The Mysteries of Paris V2
ry thoughtful and splenetic mood, and who said to him very roughly, "I reserve
"it is concerning an important affair, in the first place, and then I
t fe
u not
ha
uke de Lucenay. Are
es
all
this
face of the whole embassy, M. de Lucenay allowed himself to say to me,
ught fo
old blood, hear one's self accused of having a cough? and before a charming woman, too
tain
nds, the day before yesterday, had an interview with those of the du
action
which he allowed himse
shrugged hi
responded my seconds, 'M. de Lucenay still continues to insist that M. Charles Robert has a cough?' 'Yes, gentlemen; but he does not intend it as an attack upon M. Robert's reputation.' 'T
in that which a man holds
different: it is therefore my duty to proclaim that I falsely accused M. Charles Robert of having a cough. Gentlemen, I confess, not only that my loyal adversary has no cough, but I affirm that he is incapable of ever having it.' Then the duke extended his hand to me cordially, saying, 'Are you content? He
ourage well employed.
ur agreement, when I advanced you 350,000 francs, in order that you might finish the purchase of your notariat, it was s
t ne
bert, with hesitat
ha
e; an idea to become a landed p
urself; you
isagreeable to you I should wish, that is to say, I should desire, to withdraw
um
make you an
shoul
you mig
ay t
the echo
t ru
ing; absu
tell m
e there are reports in
out
s; pure scandal, no doubt, like when we speculated on the 'Change together. T
ur money is no lon
prefer to have
a mi
drawer of his b
u going to, m
g me," said the notary, ironically. And opening a little private staircase
the clerk knocked at t
es Ro
M. Ferra
orthy blu
peak to master instantly,
will return directly; I wi
out; she wears a black veil, so t
take a look at h
k left t
owers of the time of Louis XIV.; that will give me a noble appearance. It will not be like my affair with this prude of a Madame d'Harville-fine game! Oh, no; I have not made my expenses, as the stupid old port
ing in his hand some p
be
y thousand francs in Treasury notes. In a few days
tupefied. "Oh! now don
-
nk not
ut
rece
ar
ople who speak to you o
such su
will only be the more solid. But, really, take the
t, no one shall s
are a
rec
s a lady closely veiled, who wishes to speak to you on some very pressing business
go away by the l
the l
o prevent you
he clerk, saying to h
M. Ro
seeing her. No ill-fe
ve as
well!
t the door on
estly dressed, wrapped in a large shawl, her face completely concealed by