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For them, it would seem there is no beyond; nothing but the dumb waiting for the removal of that curse which has lasted nineteen hundred years, and instead of wearing itself out, seems to gain in strength as the world grows older. "We will go by the back ways," said Cartoner, "and need never see any of our world in Warsaw at all."
We were talking of such things last night, and Monsieur Deulin said that his ideal combination in a man was an infinite patience and a sudden premeditated recklessness." "Now you have come down to a mere career again," said Cartoner. "Not necessarily." The prince came into the room again at this moment. "What are you people discussing," he asked, "so gravely?"
There was an odd silence for a moment, only broken by the stealthy feet of the gate-keeper coming forward to join the group. Then Cartoner spoke, quietly and collectedly. His nerve was so steady that he had taken time to reflect as to which tongue to make use of. For all had disadvantages, but silence meant death. "This near fore-shoe," he said in French, turning to his horse, "is nearly off.
Deulin still held Cartoner by the sleeve, and gently compelled him to turn towards a girl who was looking round with bright and eager eyes. She had a manner full of energy and spirit, and might have been an English girl of open air and active tastes. "Princess Wanda," said the Frenchman, "my friend Mr. Cartoner."
But I think she does not remember though she seemed to recollect Mr. Cartoner, whom she met at the same time." Deulin looked at her with his quick smile as he nodded a little, comprehending nod, and Netty's eyes looked into his innocently. "Be assured," he answered, "that she has not seen you, or she would not fail to remember you. You are sitting back to back, you observe.
It does not matter about my father and Martin. It is required of them a sort of family tradition. It is their business in life almost their pleasure." "It is my business in life almost my pleasure," said Cartoner, with a smile. "But is there no one at home in England that you ought to think of?" in an odd, sharp voice.
"We have been dining with Mangles," explained Deulin. "And we do not quite know what we are doing, or where we are going," added Cartoner. "But we think we are going home." "You seem to be on the spree," said Martin, with a laugh in his voice, and none in his eyes. "We are," answered Deulin. "Come," said Martin, turning to send away the carriage. "Come your shortest way is through our place now.
Cartoner awaited orders in London, for all the world was dimly aware of something stirring in the north, and no one knew what to expect or where to look for the unexpected. It was a cold winter that year, and the Baltic closed early. Captain Cable chartered the Minnie in the coasting trade, and after Christmas he put her into one of the cheaper dry-docks down the river towards Rotherhithe.
"Ah! if you were only idle, as I am" he paused, with a sharp, little sigh "if you only could be idle, how much happier you would be!" "A Frenchman," replied Cartoner, without looking up, "thinks that noise means happiness." "Then you are happy you pretend to happiness?" inquired Deulin, sitting down without being invited to do so, and drawing towards him a cigarette-case that lay upon the table.
But you understand?" "Yes, dear, I understand," replied the woman who had known happiness. And she closed her lips quickly, as if she feared that they might falter. "It is so clearly my duty, and duty is best, is it not?" said Wanda. As she spoke she turned to Cartoner. The question was asked of none other.
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