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The more probable and reasonable objects of his diplomacy seemed about to be attained at once. At Montferrand in Auvergne in February he met the Count of Maurienne, who brought his daughter with him, and there the treaty between them was drawn up and sworn to. At the same place appeared his former ally the king of Aragon and his former opponent the Count of Toulouse.
The one whom his companions called Arthur was the son of the Count of Montferrand, who made a name for himself in the House of Deputies on account of his great speech in favor of the murderers of Marshal Brune; the second, Gaston de Ferrette, was related to the first families of the kingdom; he had accompanied the Duke of Angoulême to Spain, and was known as an expert fencer.
"The vicomte sent his seconds to Arthur de Montferrand," he said; "the motive for the duel was to be kept secret by both combatants, and I of course had nothing to say to this. The meeting was agreed upon for this morning and took place in the Bois de Boulogne.
La Vicomte de Talizac was made a Chevalier de Saint-Louis. "Vive le Roi!" cried the women, gayly. Monsieur de Montferrand turned to his son Arthur. "You see, sir," he said, in a severe tone, "how our King, a worthy son of Henri IV., rewards those whom he finds worthy of his protection." Arthur de Montferrand had, in obedience to his father's wishes, accompanied him to this entertainment.
"Yes," answered Montferrand, "but scoundrels who bear the best names in France one is the Vicomte de Talizac, son of the Marquis de Fongereues." A young man suddenly appeared on the stairs. "Who speaks of Talizac and de Fongereues?" he asked. "Ah! Monsieur Fanfar! heaven has sent you to my assistance. My establishment is ruined, but that is nothing to the ruin of this poor girl!"
"Then we can count on seeing you to-night at our house?" asked Madeleine. "I have a surprise in store for my friends." "Can one find out in advance the nature of it?" asked Montferrand, while Fougereuse looked anxiously at Madeleine. "Oh, yes; his majesty has condescended to appoint the vicomte a captain in the Life Guards with the decoration of St. Louis," said the marquise proudly.
And he put his arm around her. "Help!" cried Francine. "Help!" At the same moment, Frederic received a tremendous blow from Montferrand. The Vicomte snatched a knife from the table, and the two men engaged in a hand to hand contest. Francine was so terrified that she could not move. Why had not Aubé heard this noise? We will return to the lower floor.
This little speech had been delivered with such assurance and ease that the old Marquis was nearly taken off his feet. The fair Magdalena was still beautiful. Monsieur de Montferrand bowed over the fair hand, and Fongereues wondered and admired. "And now let us talk a little," the lady said, as she seated herself.
Jack would squander some of his extremely hard earned money on a box of the burnt almonds for which Clermont-Ferrand is celebrated; and when we had seen everything I dared stop to see, he ran the car to Montferrand, to show me some ancient and wonderful houses, famous all over France.
A crowd of guests had gathered about Arthur and the landlord, and while a barber tried to stanch the still bleeding wound, Montferrand bitterly said: "One of the scoundrels bears a noble old name. Shame over the nobility of France that it tolerates a Talizac and Fougereuse in its ranks." "Who speaks of Talizac and Fougereuse?" cried a fresh voice, and a very handsome man approached Monsieur Aube.
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