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"The Earl of Rochester's page!" she repeated, in the same quick, excited way, that surprised and rather lowered her in that good youth's opinion, for giving way to any feelings so plebeian. "It is it must be the same!" "I have no doubt of it," said Hubert. "The same what?" "Did you not come from France from Dijon, recently?" went on Leoline, rather inappositely, as it struck her hearer.
"Oh, don't blush; there is quite light enough from yonder lamp to show that. Besides," added the lady, easily, "I don't know as I had any objection; you are interested in Leoline, and must feel curious to know something about her." "Madame, what must you think of me? I have acted unpardonably." "Oh, I know all that. There is no need to apologize, and I don't think any the worse of you for it.
So, secretly, and in the night, I left my home, with an old and trusty servant, known to you as Prudence, and my unfortunate, little brother and sisters. Strange to say, Prudence was attached to one of them, and to neither of the rest that one was Leoline, whom she resolved to keep and care for, and neither she nor I minded what became of the other two."
"Permit me to differ from your lordship. Leoline would not touch you with a pair of tongs!" "Ah! she has better taste than you give her credit for; but if I should fail, I know what to do to console myself." "May I ask what?" "Yes! there is Hubert, as like her an two peas in a pod. I shall dress him up in lace and silks, and gewgaws, and have a Leoline of my own already made its order."
Sir Norman drew his own sword, and stood on the defence, breathed one thought to Leoline, gave himself up for lost; but before quite doing so to use a phrase not altogether as original as it might be "determined to sell his life as dearly as possible."
"And what is the whole story; and why did she not tell it to me instead of you." "She told it to Leoline, thinking, probably, she had the most sense; and she told it to me, as Leoline's future husband. It is somewhat long to relate, but it will help to beguile the time while we are waiting for the royal summons."
"I do not know that this will add to your joy; but it had better be told and be done with, at once and forever. In the first place, I presume I am an orphan, for I have never known father or mother, and I have never had any other name but Leoline." "So Ormiston told me."
The farther he went away from Leoline, the dimmer her star became in the horizon of his thoughts; and the nearer he came to Miranda, the brighter and more eagerly she loomed up, until he spurred his horse to a most furious gallop, lest he should find the castle and the queen lost in the regions of space when he got there.
Sir Norman is waiting for me in a state of distraction so now, having found you, I will go and relieve his mind by reporting accordingly." "And leave me here?" cried Leoline, in affright, "and in the power of Count L'Estrange? Oh! no, no! You must take me with you, Hubert!" "My dear Leoline, it is quite impossible to do it without help, and without a ladder.
Leoline was rather surprised to find the journey so short, but she arose directly, with silence and dignity at least with as much of the latter commodity as could be reasonably expected, considering that boats on water are rather unsteady things to be dignified in and was led gently and with care out of the swaying vessel, and up another flight of stairs.
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