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He did make love to you, then?" "Lady Grenellen had brought an heiress there for him, and he was busy with her." "And you made it as difficult for him as possible to do his duty. How heartless of you, Comtesse! I would not have believed it of you." His voice was more mocking than I had ever heard it. "I did nothing of the kind." "He is an agreeable fellow, Berty." "Full of information."
Without wasting too many words, M. Ernest Berty bundled me into the carriage, and very soon we were on the way. The night was impenetrably dark and the chaise more than ordinarily rickety. I had but little opportunity to ascertain which way we were going.
Egmont and Aerschot before Valenciennes Severity of Egmont Capitulation of the city Escape and capture of the ministers Execution of La Grange and De Bray Horrible cruelty at Valenciennes Effects of the reduction of Valenciennes The Duchess at Antwerp Armed invasion of the provinces decided upon in Spain Appointment of Alva Indignation of Margaret Mission of De Billy Pretended visit of Philip Attempts of the Duchess to gain over Orange Mission of Berty Interview between Orange and Egmont at Willebroek Orange's letters to Philip, to Egmont, and to Horn Orange departs from the Netherlands Philip's letter to Egmont Secret intelligence received by Orange La Torre's mission to Brederode Brederode's departure and death Death of Bergen Despair in the provinces Great emigration Cruelties practised upon those of the new religion Edict of 24th May Wrath of the King.
"Give me a few seconds, Berty," he cried to Beaumanoir, and before the onlookers could grasp the motive of this sudden halt, he had vanished through the doorway. "You come, too; you are wanted," said Felix, addressing Beaumanoir in English. "Sure?" asked his Lordship, gazing at the quaint figure with some degree of astonishment. "Yes, it is a matter of life or death. Come!"
Three men dressed in rough clothes were sitting at a table on which stood a couple of tankards and four empty pewter mugs. My employer offered me a glass of ale, which I declined. Then we got to work. At the first words which M. Berty uttered I knew that all my surmises had been correct.
Mademoiselle Berty was with us, and in the midst of the rapid conversation which never slackened! she made some allusion to the son of this little artist, and I exclaimed involuntarily: "You married? I never should have imagined it."
Margaret now determined, by the advice of the state council, to send Secretary Berty, provided with an ample letter of instructions, upon a special mission to the Prince at Antwerp. That respectable functionary performed his task with credit, going through the usual formalities, and adducing the threadbare arguments in favor of the unlimited oath, with much adroitness and decorum.
"But the 'place' of a man is doing exactly what the particular woman in the case wants him to do, don't forget that! And Miss Trumpet finally decided, last week, that she wanted him to be her husband." "Poor Duke!" I said. "Oh, I don't think Berty minds very much. Anyway, you will be able to console him." "You have quite a mistaken idea there.
"You are an interpreter, Sir?" he queried, speaking very rapidly and in sharp commanding tones. "At your service," I replied. "My name is Ernest Berty. I want you to come with me at once to my house. I require your services as intermediary between myself and some men who have come to see me on business.
It was very obvious that no impression was to be made upon the man by formalists. Poor Berty having conjugated his paradigm conscientiously through all its moods and tenses, returned to his green board in the council-room with his proces verbal of the conference.
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