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Both their Majesties complimented the Marquis, and thanked us all separately for the pleasure they had had and the trouble we had given ourselves. The Emperor said to me, "Vous vous etes surpassee ce soir." I courtesied and asked him what he thought of the music. He hesitated before answering.
I felt that I must just speak first to my Aunt Dorothea; and she did shake hands with Flora and me, and courtesied to Annas. Then we courtesied to the company, and left the room, I telling the big man that Grandmamma wished Perkins to attend us. The big man looked over the banisters, and said, "Harry, call Perkins."
An evil word was on her lips, but her better angel spoke, and ere Dorothy could recover herself, she had listened and understood. 'God forbid! she said, struggling to be calm. 'But it is true that he is in prison. 'Then give God thanks, madam, who hath forbidden the one and allowed the other, said Dorothy; and finding her own composure on the point of yielding, she courtesied and left the room.
At least so thought Judge Merlin's daughter, as she courtesied before him, received the cordial shake of his hand, heard the kind tones of his voice say, "I am very glad to see you, my dear," and passed on with the throng who were proceeding toward the East Room. Once arrived in that magnificent room, they found space enough even for that vast crowd to move about in.
Edouard felt as it were a portcullis of ice come down between her and him. She courtesied and glided away. He bowed and stood frozen to the spot. He felt so lonely and so bitter, he must go to Jacintha for comfort. He took advantage of the ladies being with Dard, and marched boldly into the kitchen of Beaurepaire. "Well, I never," cried Jacintha. "But, after all, why not?"
Walden, allow me to introduce my daughter," said Mrs. Newville. There was a startled, wondering look in the hazel eyes. She courtesied, with the fresh blood suffusing her cheeks. "I am pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr. Walden," she said. "I took the liberty of bringing him," said Berinthia. "I was sure you would extend to him the same cordial welcome you give to everybody."
Dame Fürmender, who was sitting in the corner of the front pew, where everyone could see it, got up, courtesied, and went straight out of the church. But the dean kept Michal back in order to catechize her, and began to put various questions to her, which she answered so promptly and so correctly that he was perfectly delighted. He absolutely could not leave off catechizing her.
Then each girl rose and put by her spindle; courtesied to the ladies, and wished them each "Good-even," receiving a similar greeting; and the three filed out of the inner door after Perrote, each possessing herself of a lighted candle as she passed a window where they stood. The latter proved a very silent bedfellow.
Henri threw himself behind the largest of the trees, and waited. He could not see anything, except that he observed that Remy made a very low salutation, that Remy's companion courtesied like a woman, instead of bowing like a man, and that the duke, seemingly transported with delight, offered his arm to the latter, in the same way as he would have done to a woman.
A tall athletic young man approached, to whom the rustic maidens courtesied with great respect; and one of them informed Sir Ralph that it was young Master William Gamwell.
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