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According to the Greeks, he departed from Normandy with only five followers on horse-back, and thirty on foot; yet even this allowance appears too bountiful;—the sixth son of Tancred of Hauteville passed the Alps as a pilgrim, and his first military band was levied among the adventurers of Italy.”
Then, by the very nature of the accusation made, there was a certain special honour paid to the Hauteville family which he did not think at all to be their due. On many occasions his wife had spoken as though her sister had married into a House of peculiar nobility, because, forsooth, Lord Persiflage was in the Cabinet, and was supposed to have made a figure in politics.
And he was happy, and so was she, but he did not know it, he only knew he was near her. The morning after the de Hauteville ball Lady Esmondet and Vaura met at the breakfast-table, at noon, Lady Esmondet not looking paler than usual. Vaura was pale for she had slept none, her eyes looking larger and her dainty and flexible lips a deep red.
'Our party here intend to honour Hauteville with a visit to-morrow, and anticipate the pleasure of viewing the improvements, with yourself for their cicerone. Let Rawdon know immediately of this. They tell me here that the sun rises about six. As we shall not be with you till noon, I have no doubt your united energies will be able to make all requisite preparations. We may be thirty or forty.
"Did you pay five hundred francs to the woman who left the house with you?" "Certainly not." "Do you still maintain that she is a lady whom you know personally?" "I do." Again Hauteville touched the bell. "The lady who was brought with this man," he directed. Outside there sounded a murmur of voices and presently a young woman, handsomely dressed and closely veiled, was led in by a guard.
Now, my friend, you've had your little fling and it's my turn. We are coming to a part of this examination that you will not find quite so amusing. In fact you will realize before you have been twenty-four hours at the Santé that " "I'm not going to the Santé," interrupted Groener insolently. Hauteville motioned to the guard. "Put the handcuffs on him."
Why do you talk so of leaving us? 'My visit to you has been already too long. It must soon end, and I remain not in England when it ceases. 'Come and live at Hauteville, and be near us? He faintly smiled as he said, 'No, no; my doom is fixed. Hauteville is the last place that I should choose for my residence, even if I remained in England. But I hear the horses.
His life is passed in the agreeable discharge of all the important duties of his exalted station, and his present career is by far a better answer to the lucubrations of young Duncan Macmorrogh than all the abstract arguments that ever yet were offered in favour of the existence of an aristocracy. Hauteville House and Hauteville Castle proceed in regular course.
"Her bow was a feeler to find out where she is, in society, or out," said Lady Esmondet; "and," she continued, "we are to blame; we show her every day that the mighty god society accepts gold." The suite of apartments at the de Hauteville mansion in which the family received, were a scene of almost unrivalled splendour.
These persons had recently roused themselves from their nocturnal slumbers, and now, after their welcome meal and hurried toilet, looked as fresh as birds. 'Well! now we are off, said the gentleman. 'Very neat, cleanly little house this, ma'am, continued he to his companion. 'What is the sign? 'The Hauteville Arms. 'Oh! Hauteville; that is that is, let me see! the St. James family.
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