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"Monseigneur," resumed La Ramée, "since you have so far honoured me with your confidence, I wish you would tell me one of the forty methods of escape which your highness had invented." "With pleasure," replied the duke. "Grimaud, give me the pasty."
La Ramee adored his wife and children, whom now he could only catch a glimpse of from the top of the wall, when in order to please him they used to walk on the opposite side of the moat.
"Oh! my lord duke, 'tis the height of ingratitude; but your highness has never seriously thought of it?" "Yes," returned the duke, "I must confess I sometimes think of it." "Still by one of your forty methods, your highness?" "Yes, yes, indeed." "My lord," said La Ramee, "now we are quite at our ease and enjoying ourselves, pray tell me one of those forty ways invented by your highness."
"Well, my lord," said La Ramee, falling into the trap, "what is there to prevent your trying them? Besides, I have promised him your patronage." "You are right," said the duke. "If I am to remain here permanently, as Monsieur Mazarin has kindly given me to understand, I must provide myself with a diversion for my old age, I must turn gourmand."
Well, Monsieur La Ramee, you shall judge of it yourself and at once. 'I cannot, I replied; 'it is absolutely necessary for me to return to the chateau. 'Very well, said he, 'go and attend to your affairs, since you seem to be in a hurry, but come back in half an hour. 'In half an hour? 'Yes, have you breakfasted? 'Faith, no. 'Well, here is a pate that will be ready for you, with a bottle of old Burgundy. So, you see, my lord, since I am hungry, I would, with your highness's leave " And La Ramee bent low.
"And you are right, my dear La Ramee," said the duke, wiping away the sweat that stood on his brow, wide awake though he was; "after this I will think of nothing but eating and drinking." "Well?" asked the duke when they were alone. "Well!" replied La Ramee, "your supper is ordered." "Ah! and what is it to be? Monsieur, my majordomo, will there be a pie?"
La Ramee was in ecstasies at having beaten a prince of the blood. The duke went indoors and retired to bed, where he spent, indeed, the greater part of every day, as they had taken his books away. La Ramee carried off all his clothes, in order to be certain that the duke would not stir.
On the other hand, lowly louteth the Baboo, with eyes downcast and palm applied reverentially to his sleek forehead. How now? This Baboo is a banyan of solid substance, and the Mullicks all are citizens of credit and renown; while Ramee Durwan gets five rupees a month, and makes his bed at the gate.
"Who is this creature?" Grimaud did not answer, but bowed a second time. "Art thou dumb?" cried the duke. Grimaud made a sign that he was not. "What art thou, then? Answer! I command thee!" said the duke. "A keeper," replied Grimaud. "A keeper!" reiterated the duke; "there was nothing wanting in my collection, except this gallows-bird. Halloo! La Ramee! some one!"
Then they were off for two days realizing on a wintry dawn that they had been the noisiest and most conspicuous members of the noisiest and most conspicuous party at the Boul' Mich', or the Club Ramee, or at other resorts much less particular about the hilarity of their clientele.
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