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And what if the lady herself, finding her dazzling suitor drop his barnyard feathers, and soar over her head in his own eagle plumes, may not give you your dismissal, and usurp the place of pretty Madame Stuart." "You cold-blooded young villain! if you insinuate such a thing again, I'll throttle you! Leoline loves me, and me alone!"
A great gossamer veil like a cloud of silver mist over all, from head to foot; and Leoline was shown herself in a mirror, and in the sudden transformation, could have exclaimed, with the unfortunate lady in Mother Goose, shorn of her tresses when in balmy slumber: "As sure as I'm a little woman, this is none of it!"
Leoline noticed this, and noticed, too, that all wore traveling dresses most of the ladies, indeed, being attired in riding-habits.
"And I suppose I may have the use of my eyes at last?" inquired Leoline, with more haughtiness than Sir Norman could have believed possible so gentle a voice could have expressed. For reply, her companion rapidly untied the bandage, and withdrew it with a flourish.
Do content me, Leoline let me hear you say; `La Masque, whatever you've done to me, however you have wronged me, I will forgive you! Can you say that?" Leoline repeated it simply, like a little child. La Masque took her hand, held it between both her own, leaned over and looked earnestly in her face. "My little Leoline! my beautiful rosebud!
The second canto ends, it may be remembered, with the despatch of Bracy the bard to the castle of Sir Roland: "Over the mountains the Bard, as directed by Sir Leoline, hastes with his disciple; but, in consequence of one of those inundations supposed to be common to the country, the spot only where the castle once stood is discovered, the edifice itself being washed away. He determines to return.
In fact, no known language in the world could have done justice to his feelings at that precise period; for three times that night, in three different shapes, had he seen this same Leoline, and at the same moment he was watching her decked out in royal state in the rain, Ormiston had probably been assisting her from her cold bath in the river Thames.
The musicians, too, appeared to be in high feather, and the merriest music of the day assisted the noble banqueters' digestion. Under ordinary circumstances, it was rather a tantalizing scene to stand aloof and contemplate; and so the guards very likely felt; but Sir Norman's thoughts were of that room in black, the headsman's axe, and Leoline.
Sir Norman's eye flashed, and his hand fell on his sword; but, reflecting that the count might find it inconvenient to answer any more questions if he ran him through, he restrained himself and went on. "Sir, you are impertinent, but that is of no consequence, just now. Who was that lady what was her name?" "Leoline." "Was she your wife?"
Ormiston, the other was," hesitating and blushing vividly, "Sir Norman Kingsley." La Masque leaned across her chair, and laid one dainty finger lightly on the girl's hot cheek. "And for which is that blush, Leoline?"
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