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This great grief was sincere he loved tenderly his mother that divine sentiment had accompanied him, unalterable and pure, through all the phases of a too often guilty life. After a few minutes, Rodin ventured to say to his master, as he showed him the second letter: "This, also, has just been brought from M. Duplessis. It is very important very pressing " "See what it is, and answer it.
"The Princess," she said, "has been swept off in the train of some German Royalty; so, petit pere, I must impose myself on thee." The Princess, a Russian of high rank, was the chaperon that evening of Mademoiselle Valerie Duplessis. "And I suppose I must take thee back into the ballroom," said the financier, smiling proudly, "and find thee partners."
Duplessis again glanced at his daughter's face; it was bent over her bouquet. "Is he ugly also?" "Ugly!" exclaimed the girl, indignantly; "why, he is " she checked herself and turned away her head. Duplessis became thoughtful. He was glad that he had accompanied his child into the ball-room; he would stay there, and keep watch on her and Rochebriant also.
Duplessis, habitually the driest of men, rose with a moistened eye and flushing cheek "Monsieur le Marquis, vouchsafe me the honour to shake hands with you. I, too, am by descent gentilhomme, by profession a speculator on the Bourse. In both capacities I approve the sentiment you have uttered.
He should have just time before the dinner with Duplessis to drive to A , where he still supposed Isaura resided. How, as his fiacre rolled along the well-remembered road how completely he lived in that world of romance of which he denied himself to be a denizen. Arrived at the little villa, he found it occupied only by workmen it was under repair.
But in that small assembly there were two who did not attract the notice of Duplessis or of the lady of the Imperial Court.
Alain! my friend! my son! but if you fall." "Valerie will give you a nobler son." Duplessis moved away, sighing heavily; but he said no more in deprecation of Alain's martial resolves.
"You shall have it within two hours; but you must not dine at the club to-day. I have a note from Duplessis to invite you to dine with him to-day!" "Duplessis! I know so little of him!" "You should know him better.
I cannot longer trespass on your evening. The day after to-morrow, then, I will be with you at one o'clock." "Yes, I hope then to have the letters you wish to consult; and, meanwhile, we meet to-morrow at the Hotel Duplessis." Graham had scarcely quitted Alain, and the young Marquis was about to saunter forth to his club, when Duplessis was announced.
"I tell you what it is, Duplessis," said the Vicomte de Breze, whose habitual light good temper seemed exchanged for insolent swagger "I tell you what it is, your friend the Emperor has no more courage than a chicken. He is grown old, and infirm, and lazy; he knows that he can't even mount on horseback.
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