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"Poor, honest young man!" he said with an accent of bitter irony. "And what could we tell the lawyer? That Sarah Brandon has made an old man, the Count Ville-Handry, fall madly in love with her? That is no crime. That she has made him marry her? That was her right. That the count has launched forth in speculations? She opposed it. That he understood nothing of business? She could not help that.
The coachman, on such occasions, made his horses literally go as fast as they could; and, but for his great skill, the foot-passengers would have been in considerable danger. Nevertheless, on this evening Count Ville-Handry twice lowered the window to call out, "Don't drive at a walk!"
"Ah!" she said to herself, "this is what Sarah Brandon and her accomplices were aiming at. My father is ruined!" That Count Ville-Handry should risk all he possessed in this terrible game of speculation was not so surprising to Henrietta.
Although he was by no means fully satisfied, Daniel went on, describing his amazement when Miss Brandon told him that she did not love Count Ville-Handry. But Maxime burst out laughing, and interrupted him, saying with bitter irony, "Of course! And then she went on, telling you that she had never yet loved anybody, having vainly looked in the world for the man of whom she dreamed.
Count Ville-Handry had not dared to refuse her that; but he had added the most painful and most humiliating conditions. But in vain they multiplied the insults; they did not extort a single complaint. Her unalterable patience would have touched ordinary executioners. And yet she had no other encouragement, no other support, but what she received from M. de Brevan.
"So, because she has been slandered, the poor girl" "I am willing to think she is innocent; but the Countess Ville-Handry must not be a slandered woman." She raised herself to her full height, and added in a higher voice, "You are master here, father; you can do as you choose.
And in another place, under the head of local items: "The palace of Count Ville-Handry was sold last week. This magnificent building, with the princely real estate belonging to it, was knocked down to the highest bidder for the sum of one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars.
When she walked up the aisle to kneel down at the altar, a murmur of admiration followed her all the way. Upon my word of honor, I thought they would applaud." This was too much enthusiasm. M. de Brevan cut it short, asking, "And Count Ville-Handry?"
Brian the responsibility of refusing or accepting my offer." He laughed, this good Count Ville-Handry, he laughed heartily, no doubt recalling his discussion with Sir Thorn, and his triumphant skill. "So," he resumed, "I went to Mrs. Brian. Ah! she did not mince matters.
"I despise her; and without esteem" "That is an old story. That is no impediment." "Finally, you know how dearly, how ardently, I love Miss Ville-Handry." "Of course; but that is not the same thing." M. de Brevan had at last finished his careful toilet. He put on a dressing-gown; and, carrying Daniel with him into the small room which he used as a dressing-room, he asked,
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