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Immediately after Dionysia's departure, they had come to him, hoping to hear at last what was meant by that mysterious interview; but at the first word he had cried out with a tone of voice which frightened his sisters to death, "That is none of your business!
The Baron de Chandore was not a baby, as he liked to call it. Deeply interested as he was, he got up, and said, "I want to take a little fresh air." And he went out, understanding very well that his being Dionysia's grandfather might keep Anthony from telling the truth. "That is a sensible man," thought M. Folgat. Then he added aloud, "Now we are alone, my dear Anthony, you can speak frankly.
There is no heart absolutely bad, as there is none altogether good. As she listened to Dionysia's passionate entreaty, her resolution began to grow weaker. "Would it be such a great sacrifice?" she asked. Tears sprang to the eyes of the poor young girl. "Alas!" she said, "I offer you my life. I know very well you will not be long jealous of me."
And, as everybody endeavored to be better informed than his neighbor, quite a number of idle men had assumed the duty of watching Jacques's friends, and spent their days in trying to find out what was going on at M. de Chandore's house. Thus it came about, that, on the evening of Dionysia's visit to Jacques, the street was full of curious people.
But now she threatened him with the loss of his betrothed, the loss of that pure and chaste love which burnt in Dionysia's heart, and he could not endure that. "I will spare her no longer," he cried, mad with wrath. "I will hesitate no longer. I have not the right to do so; for I am bound to defend Dionysia!"
Come, give me your flowers, the sea-air will spoil them; and walk with Leonine: the air is fine, and will enliven you. Come, Leonine, take her by the arm, and walk with her. 'No, madam, said Marina, 'I pray you let me not deprive you of your servant': for Leonine was one of Dionysia's attendants.
"Yes! you for whose sake he abandoned me, you whom he was going to marry, you with whom he hoped to enjoy long happy years, and a happiness not furtive and sinful like ours, but a legitimate, honest happiness." Tears were trembling in Dionysia's eyes. She was beloved: she thought of what she must suffer who was not beloved. "And yet I should have been generous," she murmured.
When the king heard this new request of Dionysia's he was rather discouraged. However he searched for the dress and, at last, after expending a great sum of money, he procured such a gown. When Dionysia saw that a dress the colour of the sea and all its fishes had been found for her she again went to seek counsel from her old playmate. "Do not be afraid," Labismena again said to her.
Come, give me your flowers, the sea-air will spoil them; and walk with Leoline: the air is fine, and will enliven you. Come, Leoline, take her by the arm, and walk with her." "No, madam," said Marina, "I pray you let me not deprive you of your servant:" for Leoline was one of Dionysia's attendants.
And that is a fact. We can furnish proof, we can produce witnesses, we had no matches; for we had forgotten our match-box, the day before, at M. de Chandore's, the box which we always carry about on our person, which everybody knows, and which is still lying on the mantelpiece in Miss Dionysia's little boudoir. Well, having no matches, we found that we could go no farther without a smoke.
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