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"I have already met him in New Orleans, and even had the pleasure to render him a slight service." Mechanically Suzanne and I examined the addresses and amused ourselves reading the pompous title's. "'Le chevalier Louis de Blanc!" began my sister; "'L'honorable A. Déclouet'; 'Le comte Louis le Pelletrier de la Houssaye'! Ah!" she cried, throwing the packet upon the table, "the aristocrats!
I am frightened, poor little plebeian that I am." "Yes, my daughter," responded my father, "these names represent true aristocrats, as noble in virtues as in blood. My father has often told me of two uncles of the Count de la Houssaye: the first, Claude de la Pelletrier de la Houssaye, was prime minister to King Louis XV.; and the second, Barthelemy, was employed by the Minister of Finance.
She told me she was engaged to the young Count Louis le Pelletrier de la Houssaye, and I, with some change of color, told her of Abner. One day Madelaine's aunt, the Countess de Ségur, came to take her to spend the day at her palace.
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