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I had resolved to stay, and never more venture country-wards but the accident has ended that." He inquired how many persons the gang numbered now. The 'ruffler, or chief, answered "Five and twenty sturdy budges, bulks, files, clapperdogeons and maunders, counting the dells and doxies and other morts. Most are here, the rest are wandering eastward, along the winter lay. We follow at dawn."
But, Sangdieu! that a ruffler of the stamp of Eugene de Canaples should speak of it should call me the nephew of an Italian adventurer, should draw down upon me the cynical smile of a crowd of courtly apes pah! I am sick at the memory of it!" "Did you answer him?" "Pardieu! I should be worthy of the title he bestowed upon me had I not done so. Oh, I answered him not in words.
It was strange aye, monstrous strange, and a right good jest for fate to laugh at that I, Gaston de Luynes, vile ruffler and worthless spadassin, should have come to such a pass; I, whose forefinger had for the past ten years uptilted the chin of every tavern wench I had chanced upon; I, whose lips had never known the touch of other than the lips of these; I, who had thought my heart long dead to tenderness and devotion, or to any fondness save the animal one for my ignoble self.
Now, my master, you may call me profligate, ruffler, gamester, duellist what you will; but there are two viler things you cannot dub me, and which, methinks, I have proven you to be liar and craven." And as I spoke the burning words, I stood close up to him and tapped his breast as if to drive the epithets into his very heart.
The Ruffler put 'Jack' in Hugo's charge, with some brief instructions, and commanded John Canty to keep away from him and let him alone; he also warned Hugo not to be too rough with the lad. After a while the weather grew milder, and the clouds lifted somewhat. The troop ceased to shiver, and their spirits began to improve.
"Men lie now and then," said Gillian dryly. "And women also," replied Raoul; "why, methinks he winked on thee just now." "That right eye of thine saw never true since our good lord-Saint Mary rest him! flung a cup of wine in thy face, for pressing over boldly into his withdrawing-room." "I marvel," said Raoul, as if he heard her not, "that yonder ruffler comes hither.
Polly, and Sampson called her Mrs. Lucy? that it was Lady Jane who was in love with the actor, and not Lady Mary? that it was Harry Hilton, of the Horse Grenadiers, who had the quarrel with Chevalier Solingen, at Marybone Garden, and not Tommy Ruffler, of the Foot Guards? The names and dates did not matter much.
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