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Of Fate I have demanded like Sgarnarelle of the comedy, prosaic equity and common-sense; of Fate he has in turn demanded happiness; and Fate will at her convenience decide between us. Meantime I drink to love and happiness, since I, too, remember. I know better than to argue with Louis, you observe, my Nelchen; we de Soyecourts are not lightly severed from any notion we may have taken up.
Monseigneur would stay overnight and would to-morrow push on, to Beauseant. He had talked with her, a kindly old gentleman, but so stately that all the while she had been the tiniest thought afraid of him. He must be some exalted nobleman, Nelchen considered, a marquis at the very least.
In consequence I drink to your love and happiness!" They drank. "To your love, my son," said the Prince de Gatinais, "to the true love of a de Soyecourt." And afterward he laughingly drank: "To your happiness, my daughter, to your eternal happiness." Nelchen sipped. The two men stood with drained glasses. Now on a sudden the Prince de Gatinais groaned and clutched his breast.
Eve ate the apple for that identical reason. Yet what you say is odd, because do you know? I once had a friend who was by way of being a sort of king." Nelchen gave a squeal of delight. "And you never told me about him! I loathe you." Louis Quillan did what seemed advisable. " and, furthermore, your loathsomeness is no excuse for rumpling my hair," said Nelchen, by and by.
I am a coward, perhaps; but I have my chance of happiness, and I mean to take it. So Cousin Otto is welcome to the duchy. I infinitely prefer Nelchen." "Otto! a general in the Prussian army, Frederick's property, Frederick's idolater!" The old Prince now passed from an apex of horror to his former pleading tones. "But, then, it is not necessary you give up Nelchen.
"You and Nelchen are much at one there," the Marquis lightly replied; "yet, for my part, I fancy that Providence is not particularly interested in who happens to be the next Grand Duke of Noumaria." The Prince struck with his hand upon the arm of his chair. "You dare to jest! Louis, your levity is incorrigible. France is beaten, discredited among nations, naked to her enemies.
In common charity you ought to wear spectacles, Nelchen, in sheer compassion toward mankind." "Monseigneur, also, has wonderful eyes, Louis. They are like the stars, very brilliant and cool and incurious, yet always looking at you as though you were so insignificant that the mere fact of your presuming to exist at all was a trifle interesting." "Like the stars!"
He was quite dead, was Quillan, for the man that Nelchen loved had died within the moment of Nelchen's death. He, the poor children! his Highness meditated. Dead, both of them, both murdered four years since, slain in Poictesme yonder.... Eh bien, it was not necessary to engender melancholy.
She had too many lofty Ideas about her own duties and principles, much such uncompromising fancies as had led his father to get rid of that little Nelchen.... No, there was no putting up with these rigid virtues, day in and day out.
"Oh, yes! at times he profoundly regretted Victoria von Uhm." Then Nelchen gave him a surprise, for the girl bent toward him and leaned one hand upon each shoulder. "Diamonds are not all, are they, Louis? I thank you, dear, for telling me of what means so much to you. I can understand, I think, because for a long while I have tried to know and care for everything that concerns you."
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