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"Madame!" cried M. Baleinier, who felt stung in spite of, himself. "You know I am rich," continued Adrienne, with overwhelming disdain; "I will double the sum that they give you. Come, sir in the name of friendship, as you call it, let me have the pleasure of outbidding them."
When he entered the room, he hastened to kiss the princess's hand with the most finished gallantry. "Always punctual, my dear M. Baleinier." "Always eager and happy to attend to your highness's orders." Then turning towards the marquis, whose hand he pressed cordially, he added: "Here we have you then at last. Do you know, that three months' absence appears very long to your friends?"
What have you done to me? or rather you will perhaps attach more value to this reason from a man of my sort," added M. Baleinier, bitterly, "or rather, what interest have I to hate you?
"Really, my dear young lady have I ever had any other design than to be useful to you?" "I do not know, sir, if your impudence be not still more odious than your cowardly treachery!" "Treachery!" said M. Baleinier, shrugging his shoulders with a grieved air; "treachery, indeed!
Adrienne?" said M. Baleinier, truly surprised at her emotion; "what! you, that were just now so courageous, weeping?" "Yes," answered Adrienne, in an agitated voice; "I weep in presence of a friend; but, before my aunt oh! never." "And yet, in that long interview, your stinging replies " "Ah me! do you think that I resigned myself with pleasure to that war of sarcasm?
"Come, sir!" said Rodin, interrupting Baleinier with an insolent air; "suppose that, from pure generosity, this dear young lady were to admit as much what will it prove in your favor? why, nothing at all." "What, sir," cried the doctor, "do you presume " "I presume to unmask you, without asking your leave. What have you just told us?
Thus the Marquis d'Aigrigny had idolized his mother; dying, she called him to her and he turned away from the last prayer of a parent in the agony of death. After such an example, how could M. Baleinier hesitate to sacrifice Adrienne?
In order to draw off her attention by a skillful diversion, the doctor exclaimed suddenly: "Bless me! I had almost forgotten." "What is the matter, M. Baleinier?" said Adrienne, turning hastily towards him. "I had forgotten a thing of the highest importance, in regard to the success of our petition." "What is it, please?" asked the young girl, anxiously. M. Baleinier gave a cunning smile.
In order to draw off her attention by a skillful diversion, the doctor exclaimed suddenly: "Bless me! I had almost forgotten." "What is the matter, M. Baleinier?" said Adrienne, turning hastily towards him. "I had forgotten a thing of the highest importance, in regard to the success of our petition." "What is it, please?" asked the young girl, anxiously. M. Baleinier gave a cunning smile.
M. d'Aigrigny threw rapidly, as he entered the apartment, an inquiring and anxious glance at M. Baleinier. The doctor answered by a shake of the head. The abbe bit his lips with silent rage; he had built his last hopes upon the doctor, and his projects seemed now forever annihilated, notwithstanding the new blow which the princess had in reserve for Adrienne.
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