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"Flattered her grossly," remarked the Nemours doctor. "I have always noticed how vulgar forced flattery is," said old Minoret. "Why is that?" "A true thought has its own delicacy," said the abbe. "Did you dine with Madame de Portenduere?" asked Ursula, with a look of anxious curiosity. "Yes; the poor lady is terribly distressed.
"Ah!" exclaimed Zelie. "Write to your husband in the following words," he continued, placing Zelie at his desk and proceeding to dictate the letter: "My Friend, I am arrested, and I have told all. Return the certificates which uncle left to Monsieur de Portenduere in the will which you burned; for the procureur du roi has stopped payment at the Treasury."
"Yet they and I have rummaged everywhere," said Bongrand, "they to find money, and I to find a will in favor of Monsieur de Portenduere.
Ursula and Savinien trembled and looked at each other, she smiling, he not daring to show his uneasiness. "I am not mistress of myself," said Ursula, holding out her hand to Savinien in such a way that the old lady did not perceive the gesture. "Well, I have refused the offer without consulting you." "Why did you do that?" said Madame de Portenduere.
She left Sabine to the care of Madame de Portenduere and stopped the accoucheur and Calyste in the salon. "Sabine's life is at stake, monsieur," she said to Calyste; "you have betrayed her for Madame de Rochefide." Calyste blushed, like a girl still respectable, detected in a fault.
Moreover, if I distinguish myself in an expedition they are fitting out against Algiers, I shall certainly be made ensign but how soon? that no one can tell. Only, they will make the rules as elastic as possible to have the name of Portenduere again in the navy. I see very plainly that I can only hope to obtain you from your godfather; and your respect for him makes you still dearer to me.
Paris, September, 1829. To Madame de Portenduere: Madame, You cannot doubt the interest which the admiral and I both feel in your troubles. What you ask of Monsieur de Kergarouet grieves me all the more because our house was a home to your son; we were proud of him.
Illegal methods and underhand dealing demanded more talent than open efforts in face of day. Success in society, far from giving a man position, wasted his time and required an immense deal of money. The name of Portenduere, which his mother considered all-powerful, had no power at all in Paris.
"Enough, enough," said the doctor feeling his patient's pulse; "do not kill her with joy." At that moment Goupil, who found the street door ajar, opened that of the little salon, and showed his hideous face blazing with thoughts of vengeance which had crowded into his mind as he hurried along. "Monsieur de Portenduere," he said, in a voice like the hissing of a viper forced from its hole.
The certainty that the venomous Goupil would in some way be fatal to them made Ursula tremble; but she controlled herself, conscious of unspeakable pleasure in seeing that Savinien shared her emotion. "He is not handsome, that clerk of Monsieur Dionis," said Savinien, when Goupil had closed the door. "What does it signify whether such persons are handsome or ugly?" said Madame de Portenduere.
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