i had heard and all that i could remember of those dreadful days when we the lords of the country side had been chased across it as if we had been wolves with the howling mob still at the pier head to shake their fists and their stones at us i too that it was this very who was speaking to me who had thrown oil upon the flames in those days and whose fortunes had been s by uncle founded upon our ruin as i looked across at him i found that his keen grey eyes were fixed upon me and i could see that he had read the thought in my mind we must let be said he those are quarrels of the last generation and and you represent a new one my cousin had not said one word or taken any notice of presence but at this joining of our names she glanced at me with the same hostile expression which i had already remarked come said her father you can assure your cousin louis that so far as you are d any family misunderstanding is at an end it is very well for us to talk in that way father she answered it is not your picture that in the hall or your coat that i the wall we hold the castle and the land but it is for the heir of the de to tell us if h is satisfied with this her dark scornful eyes were fi ed upon me as she waited for my reply father hastened to f r c � is not a very to e in which io greet your cousin said he harshly it has so by the owner of chanced that louis has fallen to us but it is not for us to remind him of the fact he needs no reminding said she you do me an injustice i cried for the evident and malignant scorn of this girl me to the quick it is true that i cannot forget that this castle and these grounds belonged to my ancestors � i should be a indeed if i forget it � but if you think that i harbour any bitterness you are mistaken for my own part i ask nothing better than to open up a career for myself with my own sword and never was there a time when it could be more easily and more brilliantly done cried my uncle there are great things about to happen in the world and if you are at the emperor s you will be in the middle of them i understand that you are content to serve him i wish to serve my country by serving the emperor you do so for without him the country becomes chaos from all we hear it is not a very easy service my cousin i should have thought that you would have been very much more comfortable in ir by uncle england � and then you would have been so much safer also everything which the girl said seemed to be meant as an insult to me and yet i could not imagine how i had ever offended her never had i met a woman for whom i conceived so hearty and rapid a dislike i could see that her remarks were as offensive to her father as they were to me for he looked at her with eyes which were as angry as her own your cousin is a brave man and that is more than can be said for else that i could mention said he for whom she asked never mind he snapped and jumping up with the air of a man who is afraid that his rage may master him and that he may say more than he wished he ran from the room she seemed startled by this retort of his and rose as if she would follow him then she tossed her head and laughed i suppose that you have never met your uncle before said she after a few minutes of embarrassed silence by ic the owner of never answered i well what do you think of him now you have met him � such a question from a daughter about her father filled me with a certain vague horror i felt that he must be even a worse man than i had taken him for if he had so completely the loyalty of his own nearest and dearest your silence is a answer said she as i hesitated for a reply i do not know how you came to meet him last night or what passed between you for we do not share each other s confidences i think however that you have read him aright now i have something to ask you you had a letter from him inviting you to leave england and to come here had you not yes i had did you observe nothing on the outside i thought of those two sinister words which had puzzled me so much what it was you who warned me not to come yes it was l i had no other means of doing it by uncle bat why did you do it because i did not wish you to come here did you think that i would harm you she sat silent for a few seconds like one who is afraid of saying too much when her answer came it was a very unexpected one i was afraid that you would be you think that i am in danger here i am sure of it you advise me to leave without losing an instant from whom is the danger then again she hesitated and then with a reckless motion hke one who throws prudence to the winds she turned upon me it is from my father said she but why should he harm me that is for your sagacity to discover 