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Half in a tone of raillery, yet with a look that showed she felt it to be just, Madame de Connal first adopted the appellation, and then changed the term to "mon bel Irlandois." Invitations upon invitations poured upon Ormond all were eager to have him at their parties he was every where attending Madame de Connal and she, how proud to be attended by Ormond!
The hint he had given, however, operated immediately upon White Connal. "This scattered-brained young Ormond," said he to himself, "desires nothing better than to fight. Very natural he has nothing to lose in the world but his bare life: neither money, nor landed property as I have to quit, in leaving the world unequal odds.
"Very well, Crepin: you have done your part, and Nature has done hers, for Monsieur." "Yes, truly," said Crepin, "Nature has done wonders for Monsieur; and Monsieur, now he is dressed, has really all the air of a Frenchman." "Quite l'air comme il faut! l'air noble!" added Connal; and he agreed with Crepin in opinion that French dress made an astonishing difference in Mr. Ormond.
"Great news for you, King Corny, I've brought your son-in-law elect, White Connal, is off." "Off how?" "Out of the world clean! Poor fellow, broke his neck with that horse he could never manage on Sunday last. I left him for dead Sunday night found him dead Monday morning came off straight with the news to you." "Dead!" repeated Corny and Harry, looking at one another.
I answer for I am determined to win your confidence by my candour I answer in one word, un billard a billiard-table. To tell you all, I confess " "Confess nothing, I beg, Mr. Connal, to me, that you do not wish to be known to Mr. O'Shane: I am his friend he is my benefactor." "You would not repeat you are a gentleman, and a man of honour."
Her scornful airs, and short answers, were not more decidedly rude to White Connal than to others; indeed she was rather more civil to him than to Ormond. There was nothing in her manner of keeping Connal at a distance, beyond what he, who had not much practice or skill in the language of female coquetry, might construe into maiden coyness to the acknowledged husband lover.
Ormond had been warned that he was to consider Dora as a married woman well, so he would, of course. She was to be Mrs. Connal so much the better: he should be quite at ease with her, and she should teach him French, and drawing, and dancing, and improve his manners.
Astonishment I conceive to be a sort of mental electric shock electric fire; it opens at once and enlightens the understanding: and really you have an understanding so well worth enlightening I do assure you, that your natural acuteness will, whenever and wherever you appear, make you un homme marquant." "Oh! spare me, Mr. Connal," said Ormond. "I am not used to French compliment."
Connal would, for a less sum, give me back my promise, and give you up altogether, my dear Dora." Dora's tears stopped, Mademoiselle's exclamations poured forth, and they both declared they were certain that Mr. Connal would not, for any thing upon earth that could be offered to him, give up the match. Corny said he was willing to make the trial, if they pleased.
"Thank your God for what you please," said Connal; "but in disdaining to be a man of the world, you will not, I hope, refuse to let me think you a man of common sense." "Think what you please of me," said Ormond, rather haughtily; "what I think of myself is the chief point with me." "You will lose this little brusquerie of manner," said Connal, "when you have mixed more with mankind.
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