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They always look as though they detested one another," said Sonia, without raising her eyes from the letter she was addressing. "You've noticed that, have you?" said Germaine. "Now, as far as Jacques is concerned he's he's so indifferent. None the less, when we were at the Relzieres on Thursday, I caught him quarrelling with Paul de Relzieres."
The road, running with the irritating straightness of so many of the roads of France, was visible for a full three miles. It was empty. "Perhaps the Duke went to the Chateau de Relzieres to see his cousin though I fancy that at bottom the Duke does not care very much for the Baron de Relzieres.
"And he a mere baron," said Jeanne, laughing. "What? Is that true?" said Sonia. "Didn't you know, Mlle. Kritchnoff? She nearly became engaged to the Duke's cousin, the Baron de Relzieres. It was not nearly so grand."
I have two pieces of news to announce to you: the death of the Duke of Charmerace, who died three years ago, and my intention of becoming engaged to his cousin and heir, M. de Relzieres, who will assume the title and the arms." "For Mademoiselle Gournay-Martin," "Her maid, IRMA." "She does write in shocking bad taste," said Lupin, shaking his head sadly.
It could hardly be about Sonia, or my maid," said Germaine. "But what was the reason of the duel?" "Oh, the reason of it was entirely childish," said the Duke. "I was in a bad temper; and De Relzieres said something that annoyed me." "Then it wasn't about me; and if it wasn't about me, it wasn't really worth while fighting," said Germaine in a tone of acute disappointment.
Sonia did not seem to share her freedom from anxiety. Her forehead was puckered in little lines of perplexity, as if she were puzzling out some problem; and there was a look of something very like fear in her gentle eyes. "Wasn't Relzieres a great friend of your fiance at one time?" said Jeanne. "A great friend? I should think he was," said Germaine.
Ninety-nine human beings would have been irritated to exasperation by her fidgeting; Sonia endured it with a perfect patience. Five times Germaine asked her whether she should wear her heliotrope or her pink gown at a forthcoming dinner at Madame de Relzieres'. Five times Sonia said, without the slightest variation in her tone, "I think you look better in the pink."
"The last thing I should dream of, my dear girl," said the Duke, smiling. "And De Relzieres? Is he wounded?" said Germaine. "Poor dear De Relzieres: he won't be out of bed for the next six months," said the Duke; and he laughed lightly and gaily. "Good gracious!" cried Germaine. "It will do poor dear De Relzieres a world of good.
"Oh, it's all very well to laugh at me; but being the cousin and heir of the Duke, Relzieres would have assumed the title, and I should have been Duchess just the same," said Germaine triumphantly. "Evidently that was all that mattered," said Jeanne. "Well, dear, I must be off. We've promised to run in to see the Comtesse de Grosjean. You know the Comtesse de Grosjean?"
"Ready?" said Lupin; and he dictated: "MADEMOISELLE," "I have a very robust constitution, and my indisposition will very soon be over. I shall have the honour of sending, this afternoon, my humble wedding present to the future Madame de Relzieres." "For Jacques de Bartut, Marquis de Relzieres, Prince of Virieux, Duke of Charmerace." "His butler, ARSENE."
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