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He claimed quite unjustifiably to have discovered Woman that morning; and the things he had to say of the sex were unflattering, and occasionally almost gross. M. de Vilmorin, having ascertained the subject, did not listen. Singular though it may seem in a young French abbe of his day, M. de Vilmorin was not interested in Woman. Poor Philippe was in several ways exceptional.
Apetalous flowers may be considered as another form of monstrosity, and in Salpiglossis sinuata such a variety without a corolla made its appearance in the year 1892 in the nursery of Vilmorin. It appeared suddenly, yielded a good crop of seed and was constant from the outset, without any sign of vicinism or impurity.
If only she had told him what now he saw, that she loved M. de La Tour d'Azyr, instead of leaving him to assume her only regard for the Marquis to be based on unworthy worldly ambition, he would at once have yielded. He fetched a sigh, and breathed a prayer for forgiveness to the shade of Vilmorin. "It is perhaps as well that my lunge went wide," he said.
Then as I turned to inquire for Michelot, I espied him leaning stolidly against the porte-cochere. "How long have you been there, Michelot?" I asked. "Half an hour, mayhap." "Saw you a closed carriage pass?" "Ten minutes ago I saw one go by, followed by M. de St. Auban and a gentleman who greatly resembled M. de Vilmorin, besides an escort of four of the most villainous knaves "
Auban, who, with Vilmorin and Yvonne, careless of what might betide his followers, was now within ten paces of the boat. Pistol shots cracked behind me, and I wondered how Michelot was faring, but dared not pause to look. The twain in the boat stood up, wielding their great oars, and methought them on the point of coming to their master's aid, in which case my battle had truly been a lost one.
More was said between them, but my attention was suddenly drawn elsewhere. Michelot burst into the room, disaster written on his face. "Monsieur," he cried, in great alarm, "the Marquis de St. Auban is riding down the street with the Vicomte de Vilmorin and another gentleman."
They raised their noble heads and bestowed upon me a look of haughty and disdainful wonder, such a look as one might bestow upon a misbehaving lackey, all save Vilmorin, who, with a coward's keen nose for danger, turned slightly pale and fidgeted in his chair. I was well known to all of them, but my attitude forbade all greeting. "Has M. de Luynes lost anything?" St. Auban inquired icily.
"And in those two years I have deceived myself as to the motive that was spurring me. He spoke of me last night as the evil genius of his life, and himself he recognized the justice of this. It may be that he was right, and because of that it is probable that even had he not killed Philippe de Vilmorin, things would still have been the same. Indeed, to-day I know that they must have been.
"If you come to see monsieur my uncle, you come inopportunely, messieurs," she told them, a certain feverishness in her air. "He is closely oh, so very closely engaged." "We will wait, mademoiselle," said M. de Vilmorin, bowing gallantly over the hand she extended to him. "Indeed, who would haste to the uncle that may tarry a moment with the niece?"
Madame my aunt is receiving several guests to-day. M. de La Tour d'Azyr is to be one of them." Andre-Louis frowned and sighed. "Did you ever hear, Aline, how poor Philippe de Vilmorin came by his end?" "Yes; I was told, first by my uncle; then by M. de La Tour d'Azyr, himself." "Did not that help you to decide this marriage question?" "How could it? You forget that I am but a woman.
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