Beauchamp's Career -- Volume 5

power to divide them; yet she came betw

g,' Rosamund replied to Beauchamp's hard stare at her; she courteously s

eyes from Beauchamp. She ro

st visit to E

dame la marquise, more ag

lish phrase-book, that I may learn how dialogues are conducted in your country to lead to certain ceremonies when old friend

t through her tutored simplicity of manner and natural graciousn

as good as irony for irony, though where Madame de Rouaillout's irony lay, or whether it was irony at all, our excelle

t gratified her to see that he was no actor fitted to carry a s

. The establishment will be in town the day after tom

them up to-m

word to utter: she protested languidly that she preferred the independence of her hotel, and fluttered a singular look at him, as if overcome by his vehement determination to have her in the house. Undoubtedly she had a taking face and style. His infatuation, neve

amund remarked, must prevent her from s

n; cooks can be had by dozens. Madame de Rouaillout is alone here; she has

Rosamund, disregarding the dumb impre

is not in London,' Ren

tery of the pair, toward the door. 'Are you blind, ma'am? Have you gone foolish? What should I have sent for you for, but to protect her? I see your mind; and off with the prude, pray! Madame will h

tenance had bec

during the year, when the mistress of the house is not in occupation. I stipulated expressly that he was to see you and suit himself to your convenience, and to le

more than five minutes; and then he w

in such a case. She saw Renee sitting stonily, too proudly self-respecting to put on a mask of flippant ease. These lovers might be a

to Renee with a thoughtful air that was conscious

once. Her eyes were una

g of her lover's plan to preserve her reputation, or rather to give her a corner of retreat in shielding the worthless thing-twice detested as her cloak of slavery coming from him! She comprehended no more. She was a house of nerves crowding in against her soul like fiery thorns, and had no space within her torture for a sensation o

ered some words about Mrs. Cull

hanke

een thanked by queenly ladies

to vindicate him; and it was reall

done t

piece of speech was pit

uch

tremour in its mildness that swelled through him on the

believe it. I see it

ly led by hop

I am at your mercy. Judge me later. If I am ever to know what happiness is, it will be with

let him have Rola

e corps d'armee, the posta

al,' he pursued; 'we are no

French word of 'w

fection for him as a brother and as a

rue,' sa

s; he represent

u say is tru

to madame, your old friend here-

free to be taken, and smiled faintly t

owed!' he broke down

nt of his life: I could not wish h

s us? It's for a

thed: 'T

r, or like a man of honour, was to lie. Falsehood hemmed him in to t

could lay out my whole life before your eyes, and show you I am unchanged in

nt abasement and chastisement, sprang tears of a different character, and weak as she was with her soul's fever and for want of food, she was piteously shaken. She said with some calmness: 'It is useless to

ened, and it did no

ssion of insincerity which was denied and scorned by his impulse to fling his arms round her and have her his for ever, he f

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fingers. 'Until

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