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The seven godmothers could modify, but could not annul Alcuine's decree, and thus the fate of the Princess was determined. "Aurore will prick her hand with a spindle; she will not die of it, but will fall into a sleep of a hundred years, from which the son of a king will come to arouse her."
In spite of these odious revelations, the child felt that her love for her mother was undiminished, and a pitying comprehension of the natural differences between the two nearest to her on earth slowly arose in her mind, allowing her to do justice to the intentions of both. Aurore wandered at first about the convent with only a vague feeling of loneliness.
It drowned the final word "gone!" but my heart pronounced that word in the emphasis of its agony. There was a noisy scene of confusion, loud words and high excitement among the crowd of disappointed bidders. Who was the fortunate one? I leant over to ascertain. The tall dark man was in conversation with the auctioneer. Aurore stood beside him. I now remembered having seen the man on the boat.
Aurore remained upon the ground; while D'Hauteville and I, taking different directions set out after the horses. D'Hauteville went farther into the woods, while I took the opposite route. I soon arrived at the zigzag fence bounding the fields of Gayarre; for we were still upon the very borders of his plantation.
He was possessed of some varied learning, much narrow prejudice, and a violent, crotchety temper, but had proved during the troubles of the Revolution his sincere and disinterested devotion to the family he served, and Aurore and "the great man," as she afterwards nicknamed her old tutor, were always good friends.
The former mistress not only cast her hands into her lap, lifted her eyes supplicatingly and dropped them again, but actually locked her fingers to keep them from trembling. "Momselle Aurore " began Palmyre, solemnly. "Now, I know what you are going to say but it is of no use to say it; do this much for me this one time and then I will let voudou alone as much as you wish forever!"
My intention was simply this: To proceed at once to the plantation of Gayarre stealthily to approach the house to communicate with Aurore through some of the slaves of the plantation; failing in this, to find out, if possible, in what part of the house she would pass the night to enter her room after all had gone to sleep propose to her to fly with me and then make our escape the best way we could.
Enough my letter had not arrived Brown refused the advance. With Hope behind me and Despair in front, I hurried back to the hotel. The remainder of the day I was occupied in searching for Aurore. I could learn nothing of her not even whether she had yet reached the city! In search of her I went to the quarters where the others had their temporary lodgment. She was not these.
There is no mercy in the Grandissime blood; but cannot I demand justice? Ha! it is justice that I shall demand!" "And you will really go and see him?" "You will see, Mademoiselle," replied Aurore, dropping a broom with which she had begun to sweep up some spilled buttons. "And I with you?" "No! To a counting-room? To the presence of the chief of that detestable race? No!"
However, she schooled herself to forgive what was irrevocable, and to acknowledge this most unwelcome daughter-in-law, the infant Aurore helping unconsciously to effect the reconciliation. But for more than three years M. Dupin's mother and his wife scarcely ever met.
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