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Medlicott remembered afterwards that it was about, if not on Medlicott to this day declares that it was on the very Monday, June the nineteenth, when her son was executed, that Madame de Crequy left off her rouge and took to her bed, as one bereaved and hopeless. "And what became of her, my lady?" I again asked. "What could become of her?" replied Lady Ludlow.
Madame de Crequy was recovering her health, although her strength was sadly gone, and she would never be equal to such another flight, as the perilous one which she had gone through, and to which she could not bear the slightest reference.
"And so it went on, for weeks, months I could hardly count the time, it seemed so long. Medlicott told me she noticed a preternatural sensitiveness of ear in Madame de Crequy, induced by the habit of listening silently for the slightest unusual sound in the house.
Charles de Créquy was the representative of one of the most ancient families in France, which traced its descent from Arnoul, called the Old, or the Bearded, who died in 897.
What a day it has been! I suppose you know it will be on Saturday?" I could have struck the coxcomb; but held myself in, and asked to see La Valentinois, adding that my affair was of vital import. At this Créquy began to hum and haw, and I had to humour him, telling him that madame would give him but small thanks for denying me, as my business concerned what was to happen on Saturday.
"It is I, Créquy," began De Lorgnac, and the other exclaimed: "You! What in the saints' name brings you here, De Lorgnac, at this hour of the night, or rather morning? Is it not enough that I am banished here to keep watch over this infernal gate? And now you " "Come, Créquy; this is a matter of urgency.
"M. de Montigny shall be a marshal," said Louis XIII, delighted with his new and unchecked exhibition of power. "It would appear that to ask a bâton is to have one on this occasion," said M. de Saint-Géran in a low voice to the Marquis de Créquy; "let us therefore put in our claim." "With all my heart," replied the Marquis gaily.
I say I was thinking reproachfully of all this, and particularly of Clement de Crequy in connection with Urian, when Fenwick brought me a note, sealed with a coat-of-arms I knew well, though I could not remember at the moment where I had seen it. I puzzled over it, as one does sometimes, for a minute or more, before I opened the letter. In a moment I saw it was from Clement de Crequy.
However, his good fellowship had evidently won the captain's heart, and Clement had set sail under the best auspices. It was agreed that I should tell all this to Madame de Crequy, if she inquired; otherwise, it would be wiser not to renew her agitation by alluding to her son's journey. "I sat with her constantly for many days; but she never spoke of Clement.
"Clement and the good old gardener were always rather perplexed by Madame Babette's evident avoidance of all mention of the De Crequy family.
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