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I smiled, "You shall not be single in your hopes, M. le Comte. The gift would be base that you did not embellish." He lifted his hands, French-fashion: "Madame, it is that I have received the gift." "Indeed! M. le Comte." "Even now from the Count de Saldar, your husband." I looked most innocently, "From my husband, M. le Comte?" "From him, Madame. A portrait. An Ambassador without his coat!
Now, to suppose oneself the fashioner of such a chain of events as this which brought the whole of the Harrington family in tender unity together once more, would have elated an ordinary mind. But to the Countess de Saldar, it was simply an occasion for reflecting that she had misunderstood and could most sincerely forgive Providence.
The lawyer went on to say, that he had conformed to the desire of the testatrix in communicating the existence of the aforesaid will six days subsequent to her death, being the day after her funeral. There had been railing and jeering at the Countess de Saldar, the clever outwitted exposed adventuress, at Elburne House and Beckley Court. What did the crowing cleverer aristocrats think of her now?
There they rode upon the scene of an unwritten tragedy. In a big hog-wallow lay the skeletons of three Mexicans. Their clothing alone served to identify them. The largest of the figures had once been Sebastiano Saldar. His great, costly sombrero, heavy with gold ornamentation a hat famous all along the Rio Grande lay there pierced by three bullets.
Nevertheless, I must here state that the scene related, innocent as it was, and, as one would naturally imagine, of puny consequence, if any, did no less a thing than, subsequently, to precipitate the Protestant Countess de Saldar into the bosom of the Roman Catholic Church. A little bit of play! It seems barely just.
She and Drummond were fully agreed about the Countess; Drummond mimicking the lady: 'In verity, she is most mellifluous! while Rose sugared her lips and leaned gracefully forward with 'De Saldar, let me petition you since we must endure our title since it is not to be your Louisa? and her eyes sought the ceiling, and her hand slowly melted into her drapery, as the Countess was wont to effect it.
'What's his name? said Harry, in blunt perplexity. The Countess repeated his name, which in her pronunciation was 'Hawington, adding, 'That was my brother. I am his sister. Have you heard of the Countess de Saldar? 'Countess! muttered Harry. 'Dash it! here's a mistake. She continued, with elegant fan-like motion of her gloved fingers: 'They say there is a likeness between us.
She could see a haven of peace in that picture of the little brown box with the sleekly reverend figure bending his ear to the kneeling Beauty outside, thrice ravishing as she half-lifts the veil of her sins and her visage! yet she started alarmed to hear it whispered that the fair penitent was the Countess de Saldar; urgently she prayed that no disgraceful brother might ever drive her to that!
Evremonde, till they were joined by Drummond, when he left her and walked with Harry, and apparently shadowed the young gentleman's unreflective face; after which Harry was drawn away by the appearance of that dark star, the Countess de Saldar, whom Rose was beginning to detest. Jenny glided by William Harvey's side, far off.
'Then of it make a farce! said Raikes, for the making of farces was Franko's profession. 'Wherefore so downcast! What a line! There! let's walk on. Let us the left foot forward stout advance. I care not for the herd. ''Tis love! cried Franko. 'Ay, an' it be! Jack gloomily returned. 'For ever cruel is the sweet Saldar? Raikes winced at this name.
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