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Malicorne slipped through the half-open door, and looking at the Comte de Guiche, who was surprised to see a face he did not recognize, instead of the one he expected, said: "Forgive me, monsieur le comte, but I believe a mistake has been made. M. Manicamp himself was announced to you, instead of which it is only an envoy from him." "Ah!" exclaimed De Guiche, coldly; "and what do you bring me?"
But Malicorne, as we have already said, had personal matters of his own to occupy his attention which prevented him from paying much attention to others.
"Oh!" said Montalais, "Monsieur Malicorne is so robust that a night passed in the open air with the beautiful stars above him will not do him any harm, and it will be a just punishment for the trick he has played me." "Be it so, then; let Malicorne arrange matters with you in the best way he can; I pass over," said Manicamp.
"But, madame, it is not I who prevent Louise following me thither; on the contrary, I should certainly be most happy if she came there." "But it appears that M. Malicorne, who is all-powerful at court " "Ah! so much the worse, madame," said Malicorne, "every one for himself in this poor world." "Malicorne! Malicorne!" said Montalais. Then stooping towards the young man:
But no one was there who could assist him, not even Malicorne; who, a little uneasy at finding himself in the presence of so many persons of good birth, and not a little discouraged by Montalais's bantering glances, had described a circle, and by degrees succeeded in getting a few paces from the prince, behind the group of maids of honor, and nearly within reach of Mademoiselle Aure's voice, she being the planet around which he, as her attendant satellite, seemed constrained to gravitate.
"No, indeed," said Malicorne; "M. Manicamp has conversed with you as long as he liked, and now it is my turn, if you please; I have a multitude of things to tell you about our future prospects." "You hear," said the comte, laughing; "stay with him, Mademoiselle Montalais. This is, indeed, a night for secrets."
The consequence was, that, after a quarter of an hour's conversation, during which De Guiche thought he had ascertained the whole truth with regard to La Valliere and the king, he had learned absolutely nothing more than his own eyes had already acquainted him with, while Malicorne learned, or guessed, that Raoul, who was absent, was fast becoming suspicious, and that De Guiche intended to watch over the treasure of the Hesperides.
"Come along," said she; then adding in a low voice, "When I forbid you to come the apartment of Montalais, why do you do so?" "Madame, she is my friend. Besides, I had but just come." "Did you see nobody concealed while you were there?" "Madame!" "I saw a man's hat, I tell you the hat of that fellow, that good-for-nothing!" "Madame!" repeated Louise. "Of that do-nothing Malicorne!
"Or at least I would ask him what service he would render me in exchange." "Ah! that, perhaps, is fair. Well, that friend speaks to you." "What, you, Malicorne?" "Yes; I." "Ah! ah! you are rich, then?" "I have still fifty pistoles left." "Exactly the sum I want. Where are those fifty pistoles?" "Here," said Malicorne, slapping his pocket. "Then speak, my friend; what do you want?"
"I have declared my sentiments to you," continued Malicorne. "You have told me three times, laughing all the while, that you did not love me; you have embraced me once without laughing, and that is all I want." "All?" said the proud and coquettish Montalais, in a tone through which the wounded pride was visible. "Absolutely all, mademoiselle," replied Malicorne. "Ah!"
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