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Clerambault had just finished with a Schilleresque vision of the fraternal joys promised in the future. Maxime, carried away by his enthusiasm in spite of his sense of humour, had given the orator a round of applause all by himself. Pauline noisily asked if Agénor had not heated himself in speaking, and amid the excitement Rosine silently pressed her lips to her father's hand.
Prince Agénor was willing to do Palmer big Palmer, rich Palmer, vain Palmer the honor of being one of his friends; he deigned, and very frequently, to confide to Palmer his financial difficulties, and the banker was delighted to come to his aid.
During this time Prince Agénor, seated in the club at the whist-table, was saying, while shuffling the cards: "This evening at the opera there was a marvellous woman, a certain Mme. Derline. She is the most beautiful woman in Paris!"
With these words she took an oath by the waters of Styx, which to all the gods is most dread and most awful, that the Harpies would never thereafter again approach the home of Phineus, son of Agenor, for so it was fated. And the heroes yielding to the oath, turned back their flight to the ship.
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