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'Woe, woe to those who would have had me doubt her! Philip Lucy hear! Her truth is clear to all the world! Then changing back again to French, 'Ten thousand blessings on you, Mericour! You have seen her! Where how? Mericour still spoke with frigid politeness.
'Sir, your Honour, shouted Spinks, again seizing Mericour, and striving to drag him forward, 'I would know whether the law is to be hindered from taking its course because my young Lord there is a Frenchman and bewitched. 'Ah, shrieked Lady Thistlewood, 'I knew it. They will have sent secret poison to finish him. Keep the fellow safe. He will cast it in the air.
'Ay, ay, my Lady, said Spinks, 'there are plenty of us to testify that he made my young Lord fall back as in a swoon, and reel like one distraught. Pray Heaven it have not gone further. 'Sir, exclaimed Berenger, who on the other side held his friend's hand tight, 'this is a noble gentleman the brother of the Duke de Mericour.
Their ship, it appeared, had been forced to put into the harbour, about two miles off, and Maitre Gardon and the young Abbe decided on walking thither to see it, and to have an interview with the captain, so as to secure a passage for Mericour at least. Indeed Maitre Gardon had, in consultation with Eustacie, resolved, if he found things suitable, to arrange for their all going together.
She was only glad her father esteemed him. So then foolish, fond Sir Marmaduke told her all that had passed, and if it had not been too late, he would have sent for Mericour from Lady Burnet's; but his own story did almost as well in bringing back Lucy's soft pink color.
And when Mericour still demurred with reluctance to become a burden on the bounty of the noble house, he was reminded gracefully of the debt of gratitude that the family owed to him for the relief he had brought to Berenger; and, moreover, Dame Annora giggled out that, 'if he would teach Nan and Bess to speak and read French and Italian, it would be worth something to them. The others of the family would have hushed up this uncalled-for proposal; but Mericour caught at it as the most congenial mode of returning the obligation.
Mericour had been going over with her the ode 'Jam satis, of Horatius, wherewith to prepare little Nan for him to-morrow, and then she ran hurriedly away to secure the remainder of the rose-leaves, while her companion was already on his knees picking up the petals she had dropped. 'Master Merrycourt, said Sir Marmaduke, a little gruffly, 'never heed the flower-leaves. I want a word with you.
See here! holding out what Mericour had put into his hand; 'this you cannot doubt, mother. 'Parted the pearls! Ah, the little minx! cried the lady, as she recognized the jewels. 'I thought he had been robbed? added Sir Marmaduke. 'The gentleman doubts? said Mericour, catching some of the words. 'He should know that what is confided in a French gentleman is only taken from him with his life.
Mericour had recovered himself, smiled, shook the good Sir Marmaduke proffered hand, and, begging to excuse himself from bidding good night to the ladies on the score of lateness, he walked away to cross the downs on his return to Combe Walwyn, where he was still resident, according to the arrangement by which he was there to await Berenger's return, now deferred so much beyond all reasonable expectation.
M. de Ribaumont can tell you that abbeys are no such securities in these days. Let yonder Admiral get the upper hand, and we shall see Mericour, the happy cadet of eight brothers and sisters, turned adrift from their convents. What a fatherly spectacle M. le Marquis will present!
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