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He doubled his stakes, and threw his dice reckless and careless whether he lost or won. His voice overbore that of the stoutest of the revellers. He embraced De Pean as his friend, who returned his compliments by declaring Le Gardeur de Repentigny to be the king of good fellows, who had the "strongest head to carry wine and the stoutest heart to defy dull care of any man in Quebec."
I am not like the vipers who throng my profession. To proceed a step further, I venture boldly the theory, sir, that you are the Monsieur Lecour de Répentigny about whose title there has just been some little question." Germain's heart jumped, and he sat for a moment speechless. "It is true," he said at last. "You wish me to advise you?" Lecour nodded.
"Amelie, my darling Amelie!" exclaimed he; "I have prayed so long to see you, and they would not let me in." "It was partly my fault, Pierre," said she fondly. "I feared to let you see me. I feared to learn that you hate, as you have cause to do, the whole house of Repentigny! And yet you do not curse me, dear Pierre?" "My poor angel, you break my heart! I curse the house of Repentigny?
"Subsequently Répentigny was always held in disgrace, and after the loss of Canada he took refuge on the other side of the world. They say young Philibert has followed him thither. What do you think of the story?" Germain shuddered and did not answer. "Are you willing to wear the name?" He shuddered again and hesitated. Finally he answered with a white face
"I wish you to do it, right or wrong, proper or improper, although there is no impropriety in it. Improper becomes proper if you do it, Mademoiselle!" "Well, what is it, Chevalier, this fearful test to prove my loyalty to the Grand Company, and which makes you such a matchless flatterer?" "Just this, Angelique!" replied he. "You have much influence with the Seigneur de Repentigny?"
Four hundred Indians passed the ford under the partisan Langlade, discovered Wolfe's detachment, hid themselves, and sent their commander to tell Repentigny that there was a body of English in the forest, who might all be destroyed if he would come over at once with his Canadians.
"I will do nothing so foolish. I was thinking of getting up. I am up and should be holding a levee How do you do, my Lord Marquis? pray enter. M. le Chevalier de Repentigny; open there for my friend, the Intendant! Gentlemen, I greet you. You perceive me at my toilet but these lackeys are too slow! Fetch me my clothes, I say! Ah misery! I cannot stand! I cannot cannot even sit!
After making prize of my friend De Repentigny and bringing him off with me, as I mentioned to you, I got quickly out of the Chateau." "You did rightly, Philibert: the Intendant is ruining half the young men of birth in the Colony." "He shall not ruin Le Gardeur if I can save him," said Philibert, resolutely. "May I count upon your Excellency's cooeperation?" added he. "Assuredly, Philibert!
"Do not go out to-day, brother, I want you so particularly to stay with me to-day," said Amelie de Repentigny, with a gentle, pleading voice. "Aunt has resolved to return to Tilly to-morrow; I need your help to arrange these papers, and anyway, I want your company, brother," added she, smiling. Le Gardeur sat feverish, nervous, and ill after his wild night spent at the Taverne de Menut.
The young wife yawned and rubbed her eyes, beginning to notice that her husband might be doing something unusual. "He did not come to his supper." "Yes, mama. He came in with Monsieur de Repentigny." "I did not see him. The seignior ate alone." Archange stared, fully awake. "Where does the seignior say he is?" "The seignior does not know. They parted at the door."
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