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Later on, however, when he was in bed it occurred to him that the play might still be performed, though upon different lines, and with a plot rather different from what he had imagined his plot inverted, in fact. Clarice Le Mesurier, he remembered, had made the first advance to Drake. What if she for once in a while were to figure as the pursuer!
I did not at all like the idea of being compelled to quit the post of danger; while at the same time I felt it was my duty to assist in protecting Clarice. I told the lieutenant how I felt on the subject. "I will speak to your uncle," he answered; "and if you wish to remain, I will assure him that your coming is not absolutely necessary.
Buvat ascended the steps of the staircase one by one, stopping frequently to wipe his forehead; then, on arriving on the landing, where was his room and that of Clarice, he was obliged to lean his head against the wall, for he felt his legs fail him. He stood silent and hesitating, when he thought he heard Bathilde's voice crying. He remembered the poor child, and this gave him courage.
Besides, he seems to be confident that he will be able to beat off the enemy, should the farm be attacked." I confess that I was in two minds on the subject until the last moment. The plans being arranged, no time was lost in making the necessary preparations. The horses which had been selected for the journey having been well fed and watered, were brought to the door. Clarice was soon ready.
We were not aware at this time, however, that they had managed to get hold of the chest which contained our money. Our father was so ill, too, that we did not tell him what had occurred; and that very evening, as Clarice and I were sitting by his side holding his hands, he ceased to breathe. At first we could not persuade ourselves that he was dead. That was indeed a terrible night.
I do not think Clarice liked this plan, but she had no valid objection to urge against it; indeed, when she looked up at the snowy mountains before us, and the vast chasms which yawned on each side, she must have owned to herself that she was unfitted to travel through such a region.
Byrne, to begin with, had been closely questioning Shannon, and had reached certain conclusions with regard to the stabbing of Mullins that were laid before Plume, already stunned by the knowledge that, sleeping as his friendly advisers declared, or waking, as his inner consciousness would have it, Clarice, his young and still beautiful wife, had left her pillow and gone by night toward the northern limit of the line of quarters.
"Well, Clarice," he broke in abruptly, "we are never to hear the end of that she-cat's doings! My best sergeant has stolen a horse and gone galloping after her." It is always our best we lose when our better half is to blame, nor is it the way of brutal man to minimize the calamity on such occasions.
When my dear husband he was so fond of Clarice died, I read it more than anything else, except the Prayer-book, of course. You will surely find it a help." "Yes, Aunt Lucia. Your room is ready, and " "Not till I have seen her, Peter." "Susy is there now, and Miss Strong says nobody else this evening. Tomorrow " Aunt Lucia drew away.
"Will it grow the better for that?" asked the puzzled French girl. "We don't want it to grow, you goose. We want to try our fortunes." "It was Peggy Morrison's plan," spoke out Clarice Vigo. "It's an old English custom," declared Peggy, "as old as burning brushwood." "Would you like to observe this old English custom, Mademoiselle Zhone?" questioned Angélique. "Yes, let us hurry on."
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