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"My dear count," said Adrienne, with a smile, "do not let us pursue this hypothesis, which can only leave us regrets." Suddenly, M. de Montbron started, and looked at Mdlle, de Cardoville with an expression of surprise.
"The Count de Montbron I shall not forget." "He is one of my good old friends, and lives on the Place Vendome, No. 7." "Place Vendome, No. 7 I shall remember." "M. Agricola's father must go to him this evening, and, if he is not at home, wait for his coming in. He must ask to speak to him, as if from me, and send him this ring as a proof of what he says.
"As for myself, my dear Count," said Adrienne to M. de Montbron, with her usual frankness, "my resolution is not to be shaken.
I, who thought, from our old and constant friendship, that I had some claim to your confidence have known nothing of it while you told all to another. It is painful, very painful to me." "I do not understand you, M. de Montbron." "Well then, since I must speak plainly," cried the count, "there is, I see, no hope for this unhappy boy you love another."
The sound of a door opening and closing, roused Mdlle. de Cardoville from her bitter reflections. Georgette entered the room, and said to her mistress: "Madame, can you receive the Count de Montbron?" Adrienne, too well-bred to exhibit before her women the sort of impatience occasioned by this unseasonable visit, said to Georgette: "You told M. de Montbron that I was at home?" "Yes, Madame."
Rodin entered. A rapid glance at Mdlle. de Cardoville and M. de Montbron told him at once that he was in a dilemma. In fact, nothing could be less encouraging than the faces of Adrienne and the count. The latter, when he disliked people, exhibited his antipathy, as we have already said, by an impertinently aggressive manner, which had before now occasioned a good number of duels.
A man on horseback, dressed with elegant simplicity, keeping at the other side of the avenue, contemplated with proud satisfaction this equipage which he had, as it were, created. It was M. de Bonneville Adrienne's equerry, as M. de Montbron called him for the carriage belonged to that young lady. A change had taken place in the plan for this magic day's amusement.
Mamie bloomed and bridled with her best reception manner. "Any man's nice when he's in love." It made Strether laugh. "But is Monsieur de Montbron in love already with YOU?" "Oh that's not necessary it's so much better he should be so with HER: which, thank goodness, I lost no time in discovering for myself. He's perfectly gone and I couldn't have borne it for her if he hadn't been.
"Well, then, it's all agreed, my dear prince," resumed the Jesuit. "Now, as you must see the world, it's just as well to enter by the best door, as we say. One of the friends of your maternal protectress, the Count de Montbron, an old nobleman of the greatest experience, and belonging to the first society, will introduce you in some of the best houses in Paris."
And then," added Rodin, after a short silence, fixing a penetrating, attentive, and curious look upon the prince, as if he would have subjected him to a sort of experiment by what follows; "and then, you see, M. de Montbron will be better able than I should, in the world you are about to enter, to enlighten you as to the snares that will be laid for you.
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