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I was by honour bound to leave nothing undone that might result in the Vicomte's enlargement." Ornbreval laughed softly, but with consummate amusement. "A sans-culotte with a sense of honour is such an anomaly " he began, when Mademoiselle interposed, a note of anger sounding in her voice.
But Paris is not France. That fact is hardly realised in England, I think." "What," inquired Mr. Bodery, with that conversational heaviness of touch which is essentially British, "is the meaning of this disturbance?" Sidney Carew was enveloped in a perfect cloud of smoke. For a moment and a moment only the Vicomte's profound gaze rested on the Englishman's face. Mr.
He shoved a brown velvet curtain aside and entered a small, dark room which opened from his study. A pressure of the finger upon the blinds caused them to spring open, and the broad daylight streamed through the high windows. The walls, which were hung with brown velvet, formed an octagon, and opposite the broad windows were two pictures in gold frames. The vicomte's look rested on these pictures.
The vicomte's disturbed features and the tone of his voice caused Gontram to become anxious, and leading Carmen into the music-room, he stammered an excuse, and then returned to Spero. "What has happened to you?" he asked, as he saw the young man was still excited. "I am afraid I am a very inattentive host." "Oh, that is not it," said Spero, hesitating; "but " "Well, speak.
Before Anna Pavlovna and the others had time to smile their appreciation of the vicomte's epigram, Pierre again broke into the conversation, and though Anna Pavlovna felt sure he would say something inappropriate, she was unable to stop him.
Quick as light the vicomte's foil went almost double against the poet's doublet. From this time on the poet played warily. He maintained a splendid defense, so splendid that doubt began to gather in the vicomte's eyes. Twice Victor stooped and his foil slid under the vicomte's guard, touching him roughly on the thigh, But Victor was fighting against the inevitable.
"But you are mad! A trap, if laid for you, could only be done by me. I must now ask you the same question you put to me: Have you confidence in me?" "Perfect confidence," said the vicomte, warmly. "God be praised! Now follow me to the parlor, and forget your black thoughts," and, shoving his arm under the vicomte's, he led him into the music-room.
"Ay, that I will," I said. "Then this also must be made known the duke," said Lanfranc, darkly. "Now, my dear son," said the abbot, "retire to our chamberlain. Cast off these poor weeds, and take from him aught in his presses that befits thy dignity, and then return to us, that we may see our vicomte's nephew in his bravery." With a courtly bow I left them.
He had merely blundered in that clumsy way of his, which was no doubt a part of the inheritance bequeathed to him by his bourgeois ancestry. He knew nothing of the little Vicomte's private affairs, still less of his relationship with Adele, but he knew enough of the world and enough of Paris to be acquainted with the lady's reputation. He hated at all times to speak of women.
It is evident, from the Vicomte's remarks, that he found time to continue Honora's lessons in golf or rather that she found time, in the midst of her manifold and self-imposed duties, to take them. And in this diversion she was encouraged by Mrs. Holt herself.
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