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"Why, Essper!" said Vivian, laughing, "Considering that you have taken your degree so lately, you wear the Doctor's cap with authority! Instead of being in your noviciate, one would think that you had been a philosopher long enough to have outlived your system." "Bless you, sir, for philosophy, I sucked it in with my mother's milk.
Beckendorff listened quietly till Essper had finished; he then rose. "Mr. von Philipson," said he, "as a personal favour to yourself, and to my own great inconvenience, I consented that in this interview you should be attended by a friend. I did not reckon upon your servant, and it is impossible that I can tolerate his presence for a moment.
"As your servant, sir." "I insist upon your leaving the room directly." "Ah! my friend, Essper George," said Lady Madeleine, "are you there? What is the matter?" "This, then, is Essper George!" said Violet Fane. "What kind of being can he possibly be? What indeed is the matter?"
The business of the toilet is sooner performed for a hunting party in a German forest than for a state dinner at Chateau Desir, and Vivian was ready before he was summoned. "His Serene Highness has commenced his progress towards the hall." announced Essper George to Vivian in a treble voice, and bowing with ceremony as he offered to lead the way with a white wand waving in his right hand.
"A private pass, sir, of the Prime Minister, and will entitle you to the greatest consideration." The carriage was soon again advancing rapidly to the next post-house, when, after they had proceeded about half a mile, Essper George calling loudly from behind, the drivers suddenly stopped.
"This forest, Essper, and this spear, make me remember days when I was vain enough to think that I had been sufficiently visited with sorrow. Ah! little did I then know of human misery, although I imagined I had suffered so much!" As he spoke, the sounds of a man in distress were heard from the right side of the road. "Who calls?" cried Essper. A shout was the only answer.
George and Aurelia Fitzloom. Quick flew the brilliant hours; and soon the dance was over, and the music mute. It was late when Vivian retired. As he opened his door he was surprised to find lights in his chamber. The figure of a man appeared seated at the table. It moved; it was Essper George.
As Essper was busily employed at the moment, Vivian did not stop to speak to him; but he received a respectful bow. Once or twice, also, he had met Essper in the Baron's apartments; and he seemed to have become a very great favourite with the servants of his Excellency and the Chevalier de Boeffleurs, particularly with his former butt, Ernstorff, to whom he now behaved with great deference.
As it was now morning, Vivian did not again retire to rest, but took advantage of the disturbance in the inn to continue his route at an earlier hour than he had previously intended. Essper, when he found himself safely mounted, lagged behind a few minutes to vent his spleen against the innkeeper's wife. "May St.
I love good cheer," said Essper, earnestly, "and want it more at this moment than any knave that ever yet starved: but if thou hast not a bed to let me stretch my legs on after four-and-twenty hours' hard riding, by holy Virgin! I will have horses on to Vienna."
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