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"I have his majesty's order to invite your Excellency to dinner to-morrow," said the grand Mareschal coming up at this instant. I bowed my acknowledgments, and turned again to Lord Callonby, whose surprise now seemed to have reached the climax. "Why Lorrequer, I never heard of this? when did you adopt this new career?"
Lorrequer, I mean, in any danger?" "Nothing of consequence, Miss Bingham, if he only act with prudence, and be guided by his friends. Lorrequer, you will find me in your apartments in half an hour till then, adieu."
I was fortunately spared this awkwardness of an explanation, for his lordship, approaching me with his hand extended, said "Mr. Lorrequer is most welcome at Callonby. I cannot be mistaken, I am sure I have the pleasure of addressing the nephew of my old friend, Sir Guy Lorrequer of Elton.
"In fact, my dear Lorrequer," he continued, "without wishing in the least to obtrude myself upon your confidence, I must yet be permitted to say, you are the luckiest fellow in Europe, and I most sincerely congratulate you on the prospect before you." "But, my dear Colonel, I assure you " "Well, well, there not a word more; don't blush now.
Lorrequer, I suppose, then, we are not destined to be fellow-travellers for if you must go to-morrow " "Alas! It is imperative," said I. "Then in any case, let us arrange where we shall meet, for I hope to be in Paris the day after you." "I'll stop at Meurice." "Meurice, be it," said he, "so now good night, till we meet in Paris." THE CONFESSIONS OF HARRY LORREQUER, Vol. 4 Dublin
I, therefore, briefly gave her to understand the affair at the salon which I suspected to be the cause of the threatened arrest and was about to profess my unaltered and unalterable attachment, when she suddenly stopped me. "No, Mr. Lorrequer, no. All is over between us. We must never meet again never. We have been both playing a part.
"An intimation has just reached us, from a quarter on which we can place the fullest reliance, that the celebrated amateur performer, Mr. Lorrequer, may shortly be expected amongst us; from the many accounts we have received of this highly-gifted gentleman's powers, we anticipate a great treat to the lovers of the drama," &c. &c.
Lorrequer," said he; "this is mighty like our ould practices in College-green; but upon my conscience the maire has the advantage of Gabbet. It's lucky for you I know his worship, as we'd call him at home, or this might be a serious business. Nothing would persuade them that you were not Lucien Buonaparte, or the iron mask, or something of that sort, if they took it into their heads." Mr.
"What do you mean, sirrah, by coming in at this moment; don't you see I am preparing for the attack on the half moon? Mr. Lorrequer, I beg your pardon for one moment, this fellow has completely put me out; and besides, I perceive, you have eaten the flying artillery, and in fact, my dear sir, I shall be obliged to lay down the position again."
Pleasant people, thought I, these must be, with whom such a line is advisable, much less practicable. "Mrs. Clanfrizzle, my friend Mr. Lorrequer; thinks he'll stay the summer in town. Mrs. Clan , should like him to be one of us." This latter was said sotto voce, and was a practice he continued to adopt in presenting me to his several friends through the room.
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