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Maline was wrong, and that had I been Ernanton de Carmainges, M. de St. Maline would be at this moment stretched on the ground instead of sitting here." St. Maline looked at him furiously. "Oh, I mean what I say," continued he; "and stay, there is some one at the door who appears to agree with me." All turned at this, and saw Ernanton standing in the doorway, looking very pale.
One might have heard half a mile off the imprecations of St. Maline, although he was half stifled by the water. By the time he scrambled out his horse had got some little way off.
"Oh, madame, I shall not be idle." "Well, then, go, Ernanton." "It is strange," thought the young man, as he retraced his steps; "I cannot doubt that she likes me, and yet she does not seem the least anxious as to whether or not I get killed by that brute of a St. Maline.
Maline looked at each other. "Speak, monsieur, if you wish," said Ernanton to his adversary. St. Maline was suffocated by this courtesy, he could not speak, he could only bend his head; then Ernanton, advancing said, to Chicot "Monsieur, would it be indiscreet to inquire your name?" "I am called 'the Shade." "Do you expect anything?" "Yes, monsieur." "Will you be good enough to tell us what?"
Maline, angrily; "what is he doing here?" "Good-evening, gentlemen," said Carmainges; "I did not, I confess, expect to find so much good company." "Diable!" growled St. Maline; "this is unforeseen." "By me also, I assure you," said Ernanton, laughing. "It is embarrassing; what were you doing here?" "If I asked you that question, would you answer?" "No." "Then let me act as you would."
I wish she could establish herself as a lecturer, though there is nothing I detest more ardently than lectures. I missed you sorely at the meeting of the Aubrey Home house-committee yesterday. Harriet Maline and Mrs. Percy Brown had a battle royal over the laying of the new water-pipes, and over my prostrate body, which still aches from the contest. I wish Harriet would resign.
Maline glanced at De Loignac, who was too much accustomed to these honors not to be indifferent to them; and he could not but feel the superiority of his calm and modest demeanor, and even would try to imitate, for a few minutes, until the thought would recur again, "I am seen and looked at, and people say, 'Who is that happy gentleman who accompanies the king?" St.
"We wished to know, my dear friend, if it was you up here." "Well, monsieur, now you know it, leave me in peace." "Cap de Bious! have you become a hermit?" "As for that, monsieur, permit me to leave you in doubt." "Ah! bah!" cried St. Maline, trying to enter, "are you really alone? you have no light."
Maline was full of joy and even of gratitude; but gradually his face clouded again as he thought of the superiority of Ernanton over himself, for he knew that in the same situation he should not even have thought of acting in a similar manner. He stammered out thanks, to which Ernanton paid no attention, then furiously seized the reins of his horse and mounted again.
Come, madame, I answer for your free passage." Then appeared a woman, whose head was covered by a hood, and her face by a mask, and who took Ernanton's arm, tremblingly. St. Maline stood by, stifling with rage at his merited punishment. He drew his dagger as Ernanton passed by him. Did he mean to strike Ernanton, or only to do what he did?
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