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Weary of the control which her indiscretions rendered indispensable, she has fled, we know not with whom; and all our efforts to find her have so far been unsuccessful." On the other hand, M. de Brevan wrote, "Deaf to my counsel and prayers even, Miss Ville-Handry has carried out the project of leaving her paternal home.
And this place in court, where he now sits as a prisoner, will become to him a place of honor, in which he will recover his position in society, and his honor." Malgat was acquitted. The marriage of Henrietta, Countess Ville-Handry, and Lieut. Daniel Champcey, was celebrated at the Church of St. Clothilda. Daniel's groomsmen were Malgat and the old chief surgeon of the frigate "Conquest."
I saw on the top of the paper, 'Count Ville-Handry, director in chief' and after the name followed all his titles, the high offices he has filled, and the French and foreign decorations which he has received." Daniel could no longer doubt. He said, "We knew that they would try to obtain possession of your father's fortune, and now we have the proof of it.
Our dear count will give you my address, and tell you my reception-days. I must tell you that we American girls dote upon naval officers, and that I" The remainder was lost in the noise of the wheels. The carriage which took Miss Brandon and Count Ville-Handry away was already at some distance, before Daniel could recover from his amazement, his utter consternation.
To-morrow morning I will rent in a quiet house a suitable lodging, less than modest, a little chamber. You will move into it, and await there your coming of age, or Daniel's return. No detective will ever think of seeking the daughter of Count Ville-Handry in a poor needlewoman's garret." "And I am to stay there alone, forsaken and lost?"
Sarah Brandon, now Countess Ville-Handry, was surrounded by that strange aristocracy which has risen upon the ruins of old Paris, a contraband aristocracy, a dangerous kind of high life, which, by its unheard-of extravagance and mysterious splendor, dazzles the multitude, and puzzles the police. The young countess did not exactly receive people notoriously tainted.
I insisted on having my way, and she yielded at last." So that in the latter part of October, in 1851, the Count and the Countess Ville-Handry moved into the magnificent house in Varennes Street, a princely mansion, which, however, did not cost them more than a third of its actual value, as they happened to buy at a time when real estate was very low.
Miss Ville-Handry discerned the truth with admirable instinct, drew herself up, and said in her most energetic way, "That is false!" Sir Thorn trembled; but that was all. "You have asked me to tell the truth," he said coldly, "and I have done so. Try to remember.
Thus she might make some amends for her own conduct, and show some respect to his memory. "Yes," she said to herself that night, before falling asleep, "it must be so. Daniel shall be Henrietta's husband." Thus it came about, that, only a fortnight later, Count Ville-Handry said to one of his intimate friends, pointing out Daniel,
A careful investigation revealed nothing against Sarah Brandon; but the scandals of the suicide diminished her prestige. She felt it; and, giving up her dreams of greatness, she thought of marrying a fool who was immensely wealthy, M. Wilkie Gordon, when Sir Thorn spoke to her of Count Ville-Handry. "In fortune, name, and age, the count was exactly what Sarah had dreamed of so often.
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