The War of Women Volume 2

x was very different from the first. On this occasion t

as he had entered the city, side by side with his friend Ravailly, whom he was so near killin

ed; his manners were so simple; he bore himself in his new position so good-humoredly and yet with such becoming dignity; the friends who surrounded him were so demonstrative in their evidences of affection for him; both o

and they had most precise information that the

ns at her window, and watched him pass, and was impressed with his distinguished bear

cesse; she claimed that he lacked distinction. Lenet declared that he cons

at's the he

o go where he pleased throughout the city, on business or pleasure as the case might be. At taps he returned to th

mission to write a few lines: and the permission b

f Bordeaux, I write you these few words, dear Nanon, to assure you of my affection, which my silenc

on de Ca

s the influence of Madame de

, who walked about with his left arm in that of Canolles and his right in a sling. When the drums beat and the Bordelais set out upon some expedition or hurried to quell an

y spoken to her; the viscountess seemed to be content so long as he was n

ly, whereupon she procured for him invi

ion to pay his respects to Madame de Condé, and the comely prisoner appeared

w words with her; if he could not succeed in speaking to her, to receive an affectionate smile and nod from her, to press her hand when she ent

over what had taken

ous for his honor than her own, he sought to enlarge the circle of his distractions. In the first place he fought with an officer of the garrison and with two bourgeois, which h

an extremely well-favored youth, but since he had been a prisoner he had become immeasurably more interesting. For three whole d

ood at his post by the pillar he offered the holy water to a charming creature whom he had not before seen. It was not the fault of Canolles, but of Mada

had undertaken to interfere with the entry of Madame la Princesse, and who, in his capacity of upholder of the royal authority, was detested almost as cordially as Monsieur d'épern

lace, as people in those days dined at noon, evening parties began vastly earlier; in the second place, as Canolles invariably reported at Chat

Madame Lavie was no other than the bewitching brunette to wh

d than he was overwhelmed with compliments fit to turn the head of one of the seven wise men of Greece. His defence, at the time of the f

t court, and that your gallant defence has covered you with glory; the queen has declared that she will exchange you as soon

hurry. She would have to exchange me for a sum of money, or for some good soldier; I am not worth the expense of the one, nor do I deserve the honor

vie smile

nd, "you speak very lukewar

be very agreeable for me to return to active service, where I am exp

, taking part in no council and in no enterprise for the good of the cause, forced to see others serving the cause in which they

ame Lavie, who happene

t, while I make love, which is very amusing. You people in Bordeaux are on the one hand the servants of the queen, on the other

the mistress of the house expre

adame Lavie went shares with Canolles agains

d throw stones at Monsieur Lavie's windows. When the glass was all broken, another proposed to set fire to his house. They were already running to fetch firebrands when Canolles arrived with a detachment

al, who was positively blue with terror, "what do you think

ounding. He found there upon his table a letter, the shape of w

ten by Mada

tily opened

melite Church, alone, and go to the first confessional

n original idea

as a po

to-day. Bordeaux is not a royalist city, remember, and the fate Monsieur

atever she may say, I did very well to go to Monsi