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As for myself " and then M. Lacordaire put his hand upon his heart in a manner that seemed to speak more plainly than he had ever spoken. "Well, if the children would really like it, and as you are so very kind," said Mrs. Thompson; and so the matter was conceded. "To-morrow afternoon?" suggested M. Lacordaire. But Mrs.
"Nonsense, child," said Mrs. Thompson; "hold your tongue. I don't know what can have put such stuff into your head." "But he does, mamma," said Mimmy, who rarely allowed her mother to put her down. Mrs. Thompson made no further answer, but again sat with her head resting on her hand. She also, if the truth must be told, was thinking of M. Lacordaire and his fondness for herself.
We shall come back here some day; shan't we, mamma?" "I cannot say, my dear." "I do so hope we shall see M. Lacordaire again. Do you know what I was thinking, mamma?" "Little girls like you ought not to think," said Mrs. Thompson, walking slowly out of the room to the top of the stairs and back again; for she had felt the necessity of preventing Mimmy from disclosing any more of her thoughts.
Thompson, finding that the path was steep and the weather warm, stood still for a while leaning against the wall, with a look of considerable fatigue in her face. "Will madame permit me the honour of offering her my arm?" said M. Lacordaire. "The road is so extraordinarily steep for madame to climb." Mrs. Thompson did permit him the honour, and so they went on till they reached the top.
Reiterated complaints poured into the emperor's ears ended by alienating Maximilian from his former friends, and it was difficult, almost impossible for them to obtain a hearing. But the empress remained loyal to them, and would perhaps have been termed by Lacordaire frenetique.
During the whole meal M. Lacordaire attended assiduously to his neighbour; and did so without any evil result, except that one Frenchman with a black moustache, at the head of the table, trod on the toe of another Frenchman with another black moustache winking as he made the sign just as M. Lacordaire, having selected a bunch of grapes, put it on Mrs. Thompson's plate with infinite grace.
Well, I really don't know, M. Lacordaire; I have seen a great deal of the place already, and I shall be going now very soon; probably in a day or two," said Mrs. Thompson.
In answer to which M. Lacordaire declared that he never could be so happy anywhere as in her close vicinity. "You are too good to me," said Mrs. Thompson, almost sighing. "I don't know what my stay here would have been without your great kindness." "It is madame that has been kind to me," said M. Lacordaire, pressing the handle of his cane against his heart.
"I declare that those girls have scampered away ever so far," said Mrs. Thompson. "Would madame wish that I should call them back?" said M. Lacordaire, innocently. "Oh, no, dear children! let them enjoy themselves; it will be a pleasure to them to run about the rock, and I suppose they will be safe with that woman?"
And they turned behind a wall which placed them out of sight, and walked on a few paces till they reached a parapet, which stood on the uttermost edge of the high rock. Leaning upon this they continued their conversation. "There are so many things to be considered," said Mrs. Thompson again. "Yes, of course," said M. Lacordaire.
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