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A child of destiny, he had but to use his will; some power unknown, some beneficent fairy had watched over his birth, and undertaken to smooth away all obstacles, gratify all desires. Near to him, but in the fourth group, his cousin Charles of Duras stood and scowled.
On the evening of his appointment, this general was exposed in a very straightforward and public manner by M. de Duras.
"Talk away, you buffoon!" Lord Lewis of Duras, with his arms akimbo, shouted, "Ah! it does one good to laugh. My spleen is cured. I propose a vote of thanks in these terms: 'The House of Lords returns thanks to the Green Box." Gwynplaine, it may be remembered, had dreamt of a different welcome.
He, to colour his refusal, told me he could not part with me at present, as I was the chief ornament of his Court; that he must, keep me a little longer, after which he would accompany me himself on my way as far as Poitiers. With this answer and assurance, he sent M. de Duras back.
Through the powerful protection of the Marshal de DURAS, her lover, she prevailed over her formidable rival, who, however, had on her side the public, and the sublimity of her talent. This quarrel arose from Madame VESTRIS wishing to wrest from Mademoiselle SAINVAL the parts for which she was engaged.
Frustrated in this quarter, I repaired to the principal clerk of the criminal tribunal, and inquired the name and address of a lawyer of eminence and repute. The clerk complied with my demand, and recommended me to Angelo Duras, the brother of a celebrated Florentine physician." "Both of whom are known to me by name," observed the grand vizier; "and Angelo Duras is a man of unblemished integrity.
Her brother immediately followed to console her; and the company retired, each individual to his own abode. But of all that company who had been present at the reading of the will, none experienced such painful emotions as Dr. Duras.
Duras seized that opportunity to approach Nisida, who was standing at the window; and as he thrust into her hand a note, which was immediately concealed in her dress, he was struck with surprise and grief at the acute anguish that was depicted on her countenance. Large tears stood on her long, dark lashes, and her face was ashy pale.
All through the dinner the King scarcely ever took his eyes off Madame de Torcy, said hardly a word, and bore a look of anger that rendered everybody very attentive, and even troubled the Duchesse de Duras.
Her mother lent us her house one afternoon, in order that we might speak more at length and more at our ease there to Madame de Lesdiguieres than we could at the Hotel de Duras. We only gained a torrent of tears for our pains. A few days after this, I was very much astonished to hear Chamillart relate to me all that had passed at this interview.
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