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"Oh, no, I don't think you need be frightened of anything of that sort," said Lennard, who had considerably brightened up as Auriole entered the room; "perhaps I may have been going a little too long without sleep; but, you see, a man who has the great luck to discover a new comet is something like one of the old navigators who discovered new islands and continents.
Soon the King of the World stands surrounded by an auriole of this light and fiery letters write and write upon the walls the wishes and orders of God. At this moment the King of the World is in contact with the thoughts of all the men who influence the lot and life of all humankind: with Kings, Czars, Khans, warlike leaders, High Priests, scientists and other strong men.
He sent up his card by the parlour maid with the request that Miss Craven would grant him an interview. He was asked to wait and was kept waiting the best part of three quarters of an hour while Auriole completed her toilet. When at last she entered she did not show the least enthusiasm for his presence but asked rather shortly what he wanted. "I'm tired," she added, "so be as quick as you can."
Hugo Van Diest flickered his eyes at Auriole and asked in a soft guttural voice: "You prevail yes?" Auriole shook her head. "Mr. Barraclough refuses," she said. Van Diest drew in his breath between shut teeth and Oliver Laurence sighed sadly. "Refuse." "'Fraid so," nodded Richard. "You know vot is it dot we ask?" "Perfectly, but if you'd care to repeat it "
"I am only the bearer of a message, and here it is." Then he handed the Kaiser an envelope bearing the Royal Arms. "I am instructed to take your reply back as soon as possible," he continued. Then he saluted again and walked away towards the Auriole.
Auriole shut her hands tight and spoke with difficulty. "Tony, I don't know how real your affections are for this girl, but I know this. If you refuse to answer our questions your chance of marrying her is worth nothing. Understand? Nothing." And all at once Richard became serious. "Will that please you?" he asked. "Perhaps." "I don't think so. I don't think it will please you, really."
"I do know. I do know won't say." "You can't know. That's true, isn't it? Answer me answer!" And quite suddenly Richard Frencham Altar's world went all black and his knees gave way beneath him. He fell with his head in his hands crying and gasping like a broken hearted child. And Auriole came to him and put her arms round him and kissed his neck, his hair, and his poor thin hands.
Auriole sprang to her feet and put her hands on his shoulders. Her face was lovelier at close range. A faint and delightful perfume came to his nostrils, her eyes burned brightly and the scarlet mouth, with its moist trembling lower lip, was an exquisite invitation. This indeed was a very woman, he thought, a striking contrast to the small and wistful Doreen.
The details of the newly-created fleet in British waters and of those ships which were arriving from the West Indies and the Mediterranean were all settled, and, as the clock in the drawing-room chimed half-past eleven, the Auriole swung down in a spiral curve round the chimney-pots and came to rest on the gravel. "There she is; time's up!" said Lord Kitchener, rising from his seat.
I know something about them because I had some struggles with them myself at Vassar." "That's about it, Auriole," said her father. "Just what I've been saying; and I hope our friend is not going on with this kind of business too long. Now, really, Mr Lennard, you know you must not, and that's all there is to it."
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