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The latter came joyously in and sat down. "Oho," he cried, surveying the preparations on the table. "My good Madame Lecour, I was right when I said an hour ago I knew where to stop at noon in my parish of Répentigny." "Father, I have something extra for you this time," she replied laughing, and crossing to her cupboard, exhibited triumphantly a fine cold roast duck.
Monsieur de Répentigny then, as one might well do on such sudden pain and provocation, drew out his sword and ran him through the body, so that he died a couple of days afterwards. That, sir, is your assassination without cause!
That night Lady de Tilly held a long and serious conference with Mere Migeon and Mere Esther, upon the event which had driven her nieces to the cloister, promising that if, at the end of a month, they persisted in their resolutions, she would consent to their assumption of the white veil; and upon the completion of their novitiate, when they took the final vows, she would give them up with such a dower as would make all former gifts of the house of Repentigny and Tilly poor in the comparison.
The Marquis quitted his tone of alert judicial inquiry, and thundered out, like a criminal prosecutor "Heavens, I have it!" "What, Uncle." "He is an impostor. No Canadian named Lecour can be what he pretends nay, not even a petty gentleman, for I know the whole list by heart to its obscurest members. No Lecour whatever is on it. Who of that name is at Répentigny? Only the merchant of St.
He pressed it gently to his heart; he felt by its magnetic touch, by that dumb alphabet of love, more eloquent than spoken words, that he had won the heart of Amelie de Repentigny. "Pierre," said she, she wanted to say it was time to rejoin their companions, but the words would not come.
But the arrival of the Intendant had unsettled every good resolution she had once made to marry Le Gardeur de Repentigny and become a reputable matron in society.
De Bailleul spoke. "May I ask," said he, with the charming manners of the courtier, "Monsieur's name and country, so that I may link them with the service just done me?" "The trifle merits no notice, sir," the youth answered respectfully. "My name is Germain Lecour, of Répentigny, in Canada." "Canada!" exclaimed the Chevalier warmly. "This is good fortune, indeed.
Répentigny replies, 'This must be settled either with the Lieutenant-General, whose written order this is, or with the Intendant but I must be lodged either by you or by some one else. Philibert, who was a brute, and filled himself with wine at every meal, goes after his dinner and insults the Intendant, who threatens him with prison unless he arranges for Monsieur de Répentigny.
"I have an honest regard for the Seigneur de Repentigny!" said she, more in answer to her own feelings than to the Intendant's remark her cheek flushed, her fingers twitched nervously at her fan, which she broke in her agitation and threw the pieces vehemently upon the ground. "I have done harm enough to Le Gardeur I fear," continued she. "I had better not interfere with him any more!
"Madame was robbed last month at Fontainebleau." "And you bring back my jewels, good Abbé?" She began already to seem more radiant to him than he had dreamed. "Not that quite." "You mystify me." "Madame will remember that three of the villains were caught." "And Monsieur de Répentigny has found the others?" she cried, her countenance lighting again. The Abbé's face fell.
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