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Here are the facts: In September last a Guard of his Majesty the King of France presented himself with his papers, which appeared to me as much in proper form as foreign papers could seem to me. He presented a petition to me to be permitted to add the names 'de Lincy' and 'Esquire' to his documents. I allowed it. I had no suspicion that the Guard or his papers were impostures.
If Monsieur Lecour who is now de Lincy not Répentigny cannot show them satisfactorily, he does not fulfil the ordinance, that is all. He is to-day at a shooting party." "This Lincy name is a worse imposture than the other. I tell you, Monsieur Adjutant, it is impossible for such folk to have nobility." "Pardon me, sir," said Collinot, taking out his watch. "May I invite you to review the force?"
Secondly, we must carry out your design of allying yourself with old de Lincy, who is in such horrible need of a friend, that it will be a benefit to you both; and thirdly, you must see to the correction of all marriage contracts, baptismal and death certificates, and other registers by the insertion of the noble appellation which will then belong to your family. This is your case in brief."
The splendid Aldines, on vellum, fell into the hands of an ignorant notary with a new room to furnish: and he thought fit to strip off all the bindings, that had been a marvel of Italian art, and to replace them with the gaudy coverings that were more suited to his bourgeois desires. M. de Lincy remarks that Grolier's books were strangely neglected through a great part of the eighteenth century.
"It means that we are gentlepeople and that in my father there, you behold the real or principal Chevalier de Lincy. I am but the younger Chevalier." The family, at this announcement, gave voice to a mutual cry. The father looked up and said soberly "You mistake, my son." "In no respect, dear father.
Carry in my little box while I bring the black one." They brought the boxes in, and the small one that with the gilt coat of arms, from which Germain had taken his passport at Quebec was put on the table. Germain unlocked it, and brought out the de Lincy genealogical tree.
Great movements, he heard, had been aroused among the highest circles of Court, in Lecour's favour; the Prince de Poix had proved a broken reed, while the Bodyguards of both companies had clamoured for their de Lincy. The Marquis vented his rage upon de Villerai behind his back, but after a few days concluded it advantageous to make no further references to the son of the cantineer.
He is entitled to be called in this contract 'François Xavier LeCour, Chevalier de Lincy." "A ah!" exclaimed again the Notary, solemnly, raising his eyebrows and poking over Germain's parchments. "Are they not correct?" asked Germain. "Without a doubt." "Is not my father the Chevalier de Lincy?" "It seems so."
Yet, in case there be a technical defect for the purposes of a name in France, in the fact that we unfortunately hold Répentigny of a foreign power, I am ready and indeed from this time forth intend to recur to another name about which no petty cavil can rise for we are not so poor in titles as to be confined to one the original illustrious name of my family LeCour de Lincy.
"Perhaps our comrade might feel better over a hand at picquet." "Ten straws a point!" exclaimed Bellecour. "Dame, it seems to me I know his face. Where have I met you, sir?" "De Lincy, pardieu!" Grancey echoed, scrutinising the new-comer's features.
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