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She looked up, smiled, and nodded her compact little head, as though she thought the compliment was fully deserved. Vital, who had eyes for only one person in the room, saw the look Zotique gave her, and her apparent appreciation of it, and longed to be out in the little garden at the back of the house.
"I was fond of them both," thus she declared to Maria. "And I really think I liked Zotique best; but he went off to the drive on the St. Maurice, and he wasn't to be back till summer; then Romeo asked me and I said, 'Yes. I like him very well, too." Maria made no answer, but even then her heart told her that all marriages are not like that; now she is very sure.
A little house, conspicuous for the delicacy of its architecture, stood near them, and a young man the schoolmaster who was on the verandah, reading, in his shirtsleeves, threw down his newspaper at the call of Zotique, came forward and entered eloquently into the work of information about the Reveillière, flinging his cotton-clad arms recklessly towards the winds of heaven.
"Salut, my dear Haviland, salut Messieurs. Oh! my dear Genest, how goes it?" offering his hand, which Zotique took with a caricature of extravagant joy and imitation of the other's style: "My dear Small-pox pardon me my dear friend, I am charmed to meet again a man of so much sense and honor."
He caught sight of them, and rising, without altogether dropping his broadly humorous expression, extended an invitation to take his rocking-chair, which Chrysler accepted. Zotique was like the Mephistopheles he resembled, one of those who have been every where, seen much, done everything.
"This room is the Circuit Court," Genest remarked "Zotique there, calls it the Circuitous Court A very poor pun is received with hospitality here." "I should like to know that man," said Chrysler. "Nothing easier. Zotique, come here, my cousin."
This unexpected appreciation caused Vital to color painfully, well intentioned though he knew the applause to be. The thought that Katie must be again contrasting him with Zotique kept the crimson hue on his face long after he sat down. The few remaining words which he spoke were in continued praise of his brother, of whose cleverness both he and his parents were very proud.
Benoit threw himself on his knees to Chamilly, violently begging his forgiveness, and incoherently confessing the evil work of himself and Spoon, whereat Zotique attacked him with maledictions. Chamilly restrained his companion. Soul of man was never seen to soar more easily over injury. "My dear friend, calm yourself. If there has been bad work, what should be done now is to try and rectify it.
L'Honorable listened with a smile of pleasure; Zotique looked all loyalty: and the young men beamed their over-flowing flowing endorsation of sentiments worthy of the Vigers, Dorions, and Papineaus, those grand men whose portraits hung upon their walls. As he stopped, there was a sudden movement all about. A spirit of energy took hold on all.
Vital sat down by his side, and laying his hand on his brother's shoulder, said in a low voice, "You cared a great deal, Zotique?" "A great deal, Vital." There was no reproach in the tone. "Zotique I don't know what to say I never was, as you know, a very good hand at saying things. It was hard to think of you being here all alone.
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