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Updated: May 24, 2025
It is true that during these rare visits Camors piqued himself on rendering Madame de Tecle and M. des Rameures all the duties of respectful gratitude.
M. des Rameures received this intelligence with one of the resonant coughs peculiar to him. "May I ask, without indiscretion, whether she is endowed with a pleasing person?" "She is exceedingly beautiful," was the reply. "Hem! So much the better. It seems to me the General is a little old for her: but every one is the best judge of his own affairs: Hem! the best judge of his own affairs.
M. des Rameures remarked it to them. The neighboring country people felt in the Count's language something new as it were, a tender humility; they said that in other years he had been polite, but this year he was angelic.
With all possible respect he let Camors understand plainly that he was not to be deceived by his affected ignorance into any belief that M. le Comte did not know a great deal better than he who and what M. des Rameures was where he lived, and what he did; that M. le Comte was his master, and as such was entitled to his respect, but that he was nevertheless a Parisian, and as M. des Rameures said all Parisians were jesters.
With all possible respect he let Camors understand plainly that he was not to be deceived by his affected ignorance into any belief that M. le Comte did not know a great deal better than he who and what M. des Rameures was where he lived, and what he did; that M. le Comte was his master, and as such was entitled to his respect, but that he was nevertheless a Parisian, and as M. des Rameures said all Parisians were jesters.
After some weeks of almost daily intercourse, M. des Rameures graciously praised his young neighbor as a charming fellow, an excellent musician, an amiable associate; but, regarding him as a possible deputy, he saw some things which might disqualify him. Madame de Tecle feared this, and did not hide it from M. de Camors.
You refuse to be my adopted son. Well, I regret this, and must have recourse to other projects to aid you. I warn you I shall try other projects. You must not sell your lands if you wish to become a deputy, for the country people especially those of Des Rameures will not hear of it. Meantime you will need funds. Permit me to offer you three hundred thousand francs.
That is pure truth!" cried M. des Rameures, gayly. "Did you hear that, niece?" "Yes, uncle." "And did you understand it, niece?" "No, uncle." "I do not believe you, my dear! I do not believe you!" The old man laughed heartily. "Do not believe her, Monsieur de Camors; women have the faculty of understanding compliments in every language."
"I shall persist all my life, Monsieur, for at my age assuredly I shall not expose myself to the buffoonery of your Parisian jesters." "Very well! In that event you will be obliged to take some stranger perhaps, even one of those Parisian jesters." "You have heard him, Monsieur de Camors," said M. des Rameures, with exultation.
The General had told the Count it would be impolite to break suddenly to M. des Rameures the plan they had concocted. The latter, therefore, found the note only a very warm introduction of Camors. The postscript gave him the announcement of the marriage. "The devil!" he cried. "Did you know this, Elise? Campvallon is to be married!"
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