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"We treat him," I answered hotly, "as the man deserves to be treated who abuses the hospitality of a stranger, and places himself in the position of a common thief." The Prince shrugged his shoulders lightly, and helped himself to one of my cigarettes. "You are very young, Mr. Ducaine," he said, looking at me thoughtfully. "You have no doubt your career to make in the world.
Ducaine here together in your present mood." He laughed harshly. "Are you afraid for your lover?" he asked. "I promise you that I will hold his person sacred." "Lady Angela," I begged. "Please leave us. Then came an interruption so unexpected and yet so natural that the whole scene seemed at once to dissolve into bathos. The door was thrown open, and a footman ushered in callers.
She was unusually silent, and once or twice I caught her glancing curiously at me, as though she had something which it was in her mind to say, but needed encouragement. As we neared my cottage she asked me a question. "Why don't you want me to say that I saw this man in the village last night, and that he asked for you, Mr. Ducaine? I can't understand what difference it makes.
Ducaine, and would be much obliged if he could make it convenient to call upon him at Rowchester between three and four o'clock this afternoon." I folded the note up and turned to the groom. "Will you tell his Grace," I said, "that you found me on the road, and I was unable, therefore, to write my answer, but I will call at the time he mentions?" The man touched his hat and rode away.
I considered the matter, and I came to the conclusion that he was mistaken. I was sure of it then. I am equally sure of it now." "Tell us, Mr. Ducaine," Lord Chelsford said, "what your reasons were for making such a statement." I took a piece of red tape and a newspaper from the table before which I stood. I folded up the newspaper and tied the tape around it.
Ducaine," she added, turning coolly to me, "I trust you have remembered that the Prince is my father's guest." I was speechless, but the Prince himself intervened. "The blame, if any," he declared, "was mine. Mr. Ducaine appeared to misunderstand me from the first. I believe that his little ebullition arose altogether from too great zeal on behalf of his employers.
And needless to say, I now lingered far enough behind to be out of earshot. When they reached the turn in the path they halted and waited for me. "I am anxious for a few minutes' conversation inside with you, Ducaine," the Duke said. "Angela, you had better perhaps not wait for me." She nodded her farewell, a brief imperious little gesture, it seemed to me, with very little of kindliness in it.
You can't look him in the face and run. Mr. Ducaine, this is Sir Michael Trogoldy." He swung round and held out his hand. His eyes searched my face eagerly. "Nephew," he said, "I wanted to meet you, and I didn't want to meet you. God bless my soul! you've got Muriel's eyes and mouth. Come and dine with me one night next week-any night: let me know. Good-bye, good-bye, Lady Angela. God bless you.
The army would be forced to acknowledge my claim upon them; the nation would hear of it." "Well," I asked, "supposing all you say is true? What then?" "You are a little obtuse, Mr. Ducaine," the Prince said softly. "If twenty thousand pounds would quicken your understanding " I picked up a small inkpot from the side of the table and hurled it at him.
"We wish for a few minutes' conversation with you, Mr. Ducaine," he said, "on the subject of this recent leakage of news concerning our proceedings on the Council of Defence. I need not tell you that the subject is a very serious one." "I quite appreciate its importance, sir," I answered.
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