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"I do not see it, indeed," replied William, smiling; "but I am bound to believe what you assert. Let me ask you, to what does this discussion, concerning poor Mrs. Germaine's age, tend?" "To justify, or at least to excuse, poor Mr. Germaine for keeping a mistress, who is something younger, something prettier, and, above all, something more good-humoured, than his wife."
But I will part with it before next winter. I will advertise it immediately. I will begin a course of economy." Mr. Germaine's projects of economy were at this moment interrupted by the sudden entrance of his wife.
At first, he was merely proud of being acquainted with a lady of Miss Maude Germaine's importance, and contented himself with boasting of it to all his acquaintance; by degrees, he became more audacious; he began to fancy himself in love with her, and to flatter himself she would not prove inexorable.
"You seem to have all the possible information you can want at your finger-ends," said the Duke, in an admiring tone. "I suppose I know the life of Paris as well as anybody," said Guerchard. They were silent for a while. Then Germaine's maid, Irma, came into the room and said: "If you please, your Grace, Mademoiselle Kritchnoff would like to speak to you for a moment." "Oh?
They closed round it, drew it from the pocket, and, sheltered by the cloak, transferred it to his own. He set the cloak on the back of the sofa, and very softly moved back to his place by Germaine's side. No one in the room observed the movement, not even Guerchard: he was watching Sonia too intently. Sonia found the key, and held it out to Guerchard.
"But between ourselves, if I'd known that he was going to stay all that time at the South Pole " "That's true," broke in Marie. "To go away for three years and stay away seven at the end of the world." "All Germaine's beautiful youth," said Jeanne, with her malicious smile. "Thanks!" said Germaine tartly. "Well, you ARE twenty-three. It's the flower of one's age," said Jeanne.
Some persons of consequence in the county kept their determination in doubt, suffered themselves to be besieged daily with notes and messages, and hopes that their imaginary coughs, head-aches, and influenzas, were better, and that they would find themselves able to venture out on the 15th. Germaine's obliging invitation on the 15th. Some had recourse to the roads, and others to the moon. Mrs.
It seemed as if Lord George Germaine's policy of "tiring the Americans out" might be going to succeed after all. When the value of the Continental paper money now fell to zero, it was a fair indication that the people had pretty much lost all faith in Congress. In the army the cases of desertion to the British lines averaged about a hundred per month.
"Wait till we're married for that, my dear girl," said the Duke; and he laughed again, with a blithe, boyish cheerfulness, which deepened the angry flush in Germaine's cheeks. "Can't you be serious about anything?" she cried. "I am the most serious man in Europe," said the Duke. Germaine went to the window and stared out of it sulkily.
Now, this all originates in Mrs. Germaine's pride and positiveness: she never could be prevailed upon to go down to Germaine-park, these ten years past, because some of the Northamptonshire people affronted her: so our affairs have gone on just as the agent pleases; and he is a rascal, I am convinced, for he is always writing to say we are in his debt.
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