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After having for a long Time watched all Opportunities of seeing and speaking to her, finding himself disappointed and rejected, he lost all Patience, so as not to care whether his Addresses to her were heard by the whole Court, or not. One Day, as she was talking with the Ladies of Honour in the Queen's Anti-Chamber, he came to her.
He ascended and laid down his gun and pouch in the anti-chamber, the servant ushered him in, and he found only a small circle, the young lady's two old aunts and a few younger ladies of the town of Nismes, established at two card tables and entertained, as usual, by an old Captain.
"She was wholly unattended, and came in this direction. We were stationed within yon anti-chamber, which appears to be the sole means of communication with this passage, and we ought therefore to have intercepted the young man when he came forth." "You were not wont to be thus short-sighted, Lanyere.
It is a noble quality, of which no nation perhaps has more, if any so much; but it is frequently abused by them, and made productive of the most hateful effects. Frank was with my brother in his dressing-room, when the man came and was shewn into an anti-chamber by the servant.
The officers, as we passed, exchanged salutes with the Ambassadors; and as the Imperial Ambassador, who led the procession, reached the door of the anti-chamber, two trumpeters on each side played a congratulatory flourish. The ushers who had led us so far, now took their stations on each side the door, and others, in more splendid habits, succeeded them in the office of conducting us.
If you will condescend to return it as a reciprocal assurance of your love, he will reckon himself the happiest of all lovers: if not, the sentence of death, which your fatal refusal brings him, will be received with the more resignation, because he dies for love of you. He waits in your anti-chamber for your answer.
But the business is this, Sir I have a great mind to lie with this young Gentlewoman to Night, but she swears if I do, the Parson of the Parish shall know it. Par. If I do, Sir, I shall keep Counsel. Bea. And that's civil, Sir Come, lead the way, With such a Guide, the Devil's in't if we can go astray. SCENE VII. Changes to the Anti-chamber. Enter Sir Cautious. Sir Cau.
The anti-chamber opened by an arched door-way into an handsome room, lighted by a chandelier of the most brilliant cut glass; the pannels of the room were very tastily painted, and the glasses on each side very large, and in magnificent frames. The further extremity of this room opened by folding doors into the principal drawing-room, where the company were collected.
My solitary carriage attracted notice, as it rattled along towards the Protectoral Palace and the fashionable streets leading to it wore a still more dreary and deserted appearance. I found Adrian's anti-chamber crowded it was his hour for giving audience. I was unwilling to disturb his labours, and waited, watching the ingress and egress of the petitioners.
The doors of the parlour, which were folding, were thrown open, and two female attendants, dressed like vestals, and holding torches of white wax, summoned us by a low curtsey, and preceded us up the great staircase to the doors of the anti-chamber, where they made another salutation, and took their station on each side.
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