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But I had no time to meditate upon my imprudence. The doctor and I worked in silence for nearly an hour and it was only then while he was washing his hands in the fencing-room that he asked: “What was he up to, that imbecile?” “Oh, he was examining this curiosity,” I said.
He has been teaching some of the young nobles in London, and my father, hearing of his skill, has had him down here, at a heavy cost, for the last month, as he was for the moment without engagements in London. It was but yesterday that he returned. Naturally, I have desired to make the utmost of the opportunity, and most of my time has been spent in the fencing-room."
That effect produced, and his anger calmed, Morgan's speech had interested him, and he rather respected his adversary, and his courage in facing him, as of old days, in the fencing-room, he would have admired the opponent who hit him. "You are no longer my servant," the major said, "and the house may be yours; but the lodgings are mine, and you will have the goodness to leave them.
After consideration, the 'promeneuse' went on with her crochet, with a shrug of her shoulders which meant: "She can't come to much harm." Seated in the studio, she heard the sound of their voices on the floor below. Jacqueline was lingering in the fencing-room where Marien was in the habit of counteracting by athletic exercises the effects of a too sedentary life.
I had heard nothing and shook my head; but she nodded hers and murmured excitedly, “Yes, yes, in the fencing-room, as before.” In the same way I answered her: “Impossible! The door is locked and Therese has the key.” She asked then in the most cautious manner, “Have you seen Therese to-night?” “Yes,” I confessed without misgiving. “I left her making up the fellow’s bed when I came in here.”
"Don't I? How often must one see you in command and visit you in the fencing-room?" "Pooh, pooh there I'm as quiet as the water in yonder ditch but when anything goes against the grain, when how shall I explain it to you, without similes?" "Go on." "For instance, when I am obliged to see a sycophant treated as if he were Sir Upright " "So that vexes you greatly?" "Vexes? No!
I had remembered the wall in the fencing-room decorated with trophies of cold steel in all the civilized and savage forms; sheaves of assegais, in the guise of columns and grouped between them stars and suns of choppers, swords, knives; from Italy, from Damascus, from Abyssinia, from the ends of the world. Ortega had only to make his barbarous choice.
I said to her: ‘Why, I can hear the dear sweet gentleman this moment having his bath in the fencing-room,’ and I took her into the studio. They are there now and they are going to have their lunch together at twelve o’clock.” “Why on earth didn’t you tell me at first that the lady was Mrs. Blunt?” “Didn’t I? I thought I did,” she said innocently.
He was in the fencing-room, thoroughly aroused, his senses on the alert to catch the slightest sound. A situation not to be trifled with. Leaving the room was for us out of the question. It was quite possible for him to dash round into the hall before we could get clear of the front door.
My father, your wife who is in love with me, as you very well know your child even, who prefers me to yourself: how will these avenge me! Had you thought of that, dear Henry?" He looked at his brother with a smile; then made a fencing-room salute. Never a word said Mr. Henry, but saluted too, and the swords rang together.
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