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"You gave me a far from agreeable commission," she rejoined, "but I can refuse you nothing; I shall go to-morrow to Maisons." At the precise moment when this conversation was taking place, Mme. de Lorcy, who was passing the day in Paris, entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. The exhibition of the work of a celebrated painter, recently deceased, had attracted thither a great throng of people.
"You are too modest," rejoined the young man. "Had I done as much, I would sound a trumpet." "Have you attempted the ascent?" asked Samuel. "Not at all. I do not care about having feats of prowess to relate," he replied, in an almost challenging tone. Mme. de Lorcy hastened to interrupt the conversation by saying, "Is this the first time you have been in Paris, monsieur?"
I know I have great scenes with her sometimes for bringing me early vegetables; le bon Dieu can, at least, bear me witness that I am no glutton. "The good Mme. de Lorcy scolded me about a bouquet of camellias she saw on my table, just like those for which I have been grateful to my angel. I don't know what notions she got into her head about them.
Mme. de Lorcy was kind-hearted, she had pretty dresses and a great deal of reason; but her reason was wanting in poetry, and poetic people to whom she gave advice required a good deal of patience to listen to the end. Those who permitted themselves to despise her counsel, and who were happy after their own fashion, incurred her lasting displeasure.
Moriaz into compliance. They made her believe, to pacify her, that the sentence was not definite, or at least that a period of grace would be granted to the condemned. M. Langis set out for Hungary, and he had now returned. In the mean time, Antoinette had refused two offers. Mme. de Lorcy had inferred this to be a favourable omen for her projects.
Promise me to reflect; reflection is an excellent thing. One thing more grant me in advance what I am going to ask you." "It is granted." "You have a godmother " "Ah! now we are coming to the point," she added. "You cannot deny that Mme. De Lorcy is a woman of the world, a woman of good sense, a woman of experience, who is deeply interested in your welfare "
Will you accept of me Moufflard II? But you must come and fetch him yourself, which will procure me the pleasure of seeing you at Maisons." The princess replied that she was on her way to England; that she was merely taking Paris in passing; that her hours were numbered; and two minutes later she announced to Mme. de Lorcy that she would call on her the following day, in the afternoon.
Do you really suspect me of having some dark plot with Mme. de Lorcy! Do you believe me capable of being implicated in an act of perfidy?" "God forbid! I only accuse you of being too joyous, and of not knowing how to conceal it." "Is that a crime?" "Perhaps it is an indiscretion."
"It does not require much of it to distinguish an honest man from an adventurer." "Ah! permit me," returned M. Langis, "that depends a good deal on practice. The most skillful are deceived." Samuel Brohl rose and made a movement to leave. Mme. de Lorcy insisted on his sitting down again.
He raised his head; he saw Antoinette; he looked wildly at her, as though he did not recognise her. He recognised her at last, made a gesture of alarm, rose precipitately, and fled. Mlle. Moriaz drew near Mme. de Lorcy, and said to her, "Well, what do you think of it?" "I think, my dear," she replied, "that Mme. de Lorcy is a fool, and that Count Larinski is a powerful man."
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