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I have a guess that this gallant Chevalier has a design that I should be your proselyte; and, as I wish you to be mine, there cannot be a more fair proposal than to afford us fair conference together. But, as I spoke today under the influence of feelings I rarely give way to, I hope you will excuse my entering again upon controversy till we are somewhat better acquainted.
He then became one of the most assiduous and cringing courtiers at the Emperor's levies; while in the Empress's drawing-room he assumed his former air and ton of a chevalier, in hopes of imposing upon those who did not remember the nickname which his soldiers gave him ten years before, of Chevalier of the Guillotine.
At least the parties to this singular union must have agreed to ignore the lamented existence of the Chevalier d'Aunay. With the Chevalier de la Tour, at any rate, it all went well thereafter.
"I am the Chevalier de Talvis," he answered. "You have insulted an honest woman who is under my protection; unsheath!" With these words he drew his long sword; I unsheathed mine; after a minute or two I lunged rapidly, and wounded him in the breast. He jumped backward, exclaiming that I had wounded him treacherously.
'Sir, he began, 'you could do me a great kindness. The Chevalier looked up at him with glassy eyes. 'My son, he said, with an effort, 'I also had something to say. Ah! let me think. I have had enough. Call my daughter, he added, feeling helplessly with his hands, so that Berenger started up in alarm, and received him in his arms just in time to prevent his sinking to the floor senseless.
"And the sealed orders for Chevalier de Baugis?" "Here, protected in oiled silk." "See that they reach him, and no one else; they give him an authority I could not grant before, and should end La Salle's control of that country. You have met this Henri de Tonty? He was here with his master three years since, and had audience." "Ay, but that was before my time. Is he one to resist De Baugis?"
As I have not the slightest doubt as to the goodness of the bill, I will take it up myself, and this very morning: thus you will be able to leave when you like. Farewell, chevalier! I wish you a pleasant journey." With this compliment the prince left me, without giving me time to answer him.
They had met, she and her sometime lover, her preux chevalier of a month met, and she did not love him any more. Not an atom! All such feelings had been swept away, crushed out of existence by the total crushing of that respect and esteem without which no good woman can go on loving. At least no woman like Christian could. Call her not fickle, nor deem it unnatural for love so to perish.
When you speak of the old Pretender, you will call him only the Chevalier de St. George; but mention him as seldom as possible.
Brother Jacques neared them unconsciously, still at his beads. "On my honor, it is as I tell you. The Chevalier . . ." Brother Jacques raised his eyes, "What! forfeited his rights in a moment of madness? Proclaimed himself to be . . . before you all? Impossible!" The beads slipped through Brother Jacques's fingers. He leaned against the wall, his eyes round, his nostrils expanded.
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