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"Duels are real facts here, I am afraid," he said. "Gritzko has already engaged in two of them. He is not quarrelsome, but just never permits any one to cross his wishes or interfere with his game." "But what is his game? You speak as though it were some kind of cards or plot. What do you mean?" and Tamara, with heightened color, lifted her head. "The game of Gritzko?" and Count Valonne laughed.
And she kept close to her godmother while going out, and so contrived that she did not say a word alone with Gritzko. It was because he acquiesced fully in this line of conduct that she was able to carry it through, otherwise he would not have permitted it for a moment.
And there sitting by Olga Gléboff, already perfectly at home, was Lord Courtray; and further down the Princess Ardácheff sat by Stephen Strong. "Gritzko we could not wait!" Countess Olga said. Then both the Englishmen got up and greeted Tamara. "Fancy seeing you here, Tamara! What a bit of luck!" Jack Courtray said.
Jack Courtray was enthusiastic about the horses, and indeed the whole thing. He and Gritzko had arranged to go on a bear-hunt the following week, and everything looked couleur de rose except the sky, that continued covered with an inky pall. The Princess beckoned to Gritzko and took him aside. She explained her fears about the storm, and the necessity of an earlier start, to which he agreed.
On the contrary, he told her casually that Gritzko had been on some duty these three days, in case she did not know it. From the beginning Tamara always had liked Valonne. Then into the box came the same good-looking Chevalier Garde, Count Varishkine, whom she had talked to on the last occasion of Gritzko's visit, and the spirit of hurt pride caused her to be most gracious with him.
She did her best to be natural and gay, but her white face, pinched and drawn, caused her godmother to feel anxious about her. Gritzko had bidden them goodbye at the train he was going back to Milasláv to arrange for his and Jack's bear-hunt and would not be in the capital for two more days. That would be the Tuesday, and Tamara was to leave on Wednesday evening by the Nord Express.
When the last figure had moved beyond the little temple corner, the tension of all was relaxed, and they stood at ease again, and Gritzko appeared to perceive the party of ladies, and smiled. "I am coming to get some hot coffee after lunch, Sonia," he called out. "I promised Marie." "Does it not give them cold?" Tamara asked, as she looked at the Cossacks' almost shaven bare heads.
"You must promise not to quarrel any more with my godchild if we do. I am sure you frighten and upset her, Gritzko promise me," she said. He laughed. "I upset her! She is too cold and good to be upset!"
But Gritzko was obliged to turn quickly away to hide the irrepressible smile in his eyes really, sometimes, fate seemed very kind. So there was no scandal, only commiseration, and both Countess Olga and Tamara were petted and spoilt while, if there was a roguish note in Valonne's sympathetic condolences, none of them appeared to notice it. However, no petting seemed to revive Tamara.
"She has graciously promised to become my wife, and I have only to secure your consent to complete my felicity." "Gritzko! my dear boy!" was all the Princess could murmur. "If if you are sure it is for the happiness of you both nothing of course could give me greater joy; but " "It will be for our happiness," he answered, letting the hinted doubt pass.
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