The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-05
CHAPTER XXXvI.

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roguel You are worse. You are II fool'
CHAPTER XXXyI.
WYE LIE roll
With these words he took his leave But hts
minutes before with JOY as a relief from pros.
ent embarrassment, and possible humiliation
which he had solomnly pledged himself In re-
gard to the King Of Navarro, that could eX;
me. dashins my hopes and, spirits 40 com.
pletely that remained rooted to the spot lonG
stairs slsGr MI II w sisn he ms said Ge vase true ~ sG in the ou darH:
ness which lllled alike my room and my mind
could descry no %giimmer o., light;, ! knew
King Of Navarro also abandoned mo. l was In,
deed without hope. as without resource,
] had stood some time with mind painfully
employed upon this problem. which my knowl;
edge OF N. de Turenno's strictnoss in points OF
NJ. IA yarenne opened the door. Finding me
missHess Of Tho servants. whiStii accepted.
seeing nothing else for It. in good part. .
and You have been forgotten he continued,
=" But you will have no reason to complain
now: an ordered to conduct you to his
""To St. Cloud 2 : / exclaimed. astonlshed.
no, the King is hero" ho answered.
10 he sure. Why not"
! expressed my wonder at his Majesty's
POOH he answered roughly. lie is rs
we'll as he ever was. | will leave YOU nv light.
BE good enough to descend as soon as you are
ready. for II is i'll Keeping kings waiting, on!
and had forgotten one thing" he added, re-
turning. when he had already reached the
that you do not hold converse with any one
until you have seen the Ning. Iou will kindly
remember this if We are kept waiting in the
i replied that l was ut the Kings disposition.
and iarenno retired, leaving me to put the
nraily. however. aus9red anything but Well
Of an interview weighted with such a %conii-
press my spirits, already lowered by the long
solitude in which | had passed the day. Iear1
ing nst nG,mIh fg d h@W w : SO cop m%f en- r as sGsn mY Sos l
tune. and then descended to the loot OF the
stairs. where ! found him awaiting me with a
couple OF servants. or whom one bore a link.
We went out side BY side. and. having barely
n hundred yards to 60. seemed in u momGntto
be passing through tho gate OF the castle. |
noticed that tho entrance was very strongly
guarded. but an instaut's reflection served TO
remind me, that this was not surprising after
what had happened nj 81. Cloud. remarked
TO NJ. Ia Narenne as we crossed the courtyard
that | supposed Paris had surrendered, hut he
replied in the negative 50 curtly aud with so
little consideration that | fOreburo to ask any
other s Gnestioss; and the chateau GGinS small
narrow corridor. which appeared 10 serve as
the antechamber.
Il was brilliantly lighted and crowded from
end to end ana almost from wall to wall with
a mob of courtiers, whose siiencs, no less than
their keen and ANXIOUS looks. took me by sur.
prise. Hero and there two or three. who had
seized upon the emhrasnrc Of a window.
talkedtpgethcr in II low tnnc: or u couplr, who
thought themselves sufficiently important to
pace. the. narrow pasSageway. letwe"n the
waiting lines. conversed IN whispers ;s they
walked. But even these We're swift TO take
alarm and continually looked askancc. while
the, general company stood Mt Gaza. starting
and looking up eagerly whenever the door
swung open or a newcomer was announced.
The strange silence wnl'n prpNAtlpl reminded
me OF nothing 50 much as of the court at Bios
on the night OF the ituke OF, Ns:c rur,,s ,dcser-
empty cham bcrs: this gave Il peculiar air OF
strangenrsS to a room throngnl in every part,
about the door With silent poli.cnesS. drew mo
into tho recess Of n window. whenc" / was able
to remark. among othcr things. that the iin-
Kings Immediate following. Still. | noticed NJ.
de Rnmbouiiict; to whom. at another time, [
should. have fastened to pay my respects:
and among those who were walking up and
down Marshal Phumoit: Nor hat more
than noted the presence OF these before she
door of the chamber opened and added to Tho
number Marshal Eiron. who caIne on leaning
e on tnG afh IN OF co oIhllon' ioa an wa s'S snr p! o ,n'i SO "a IL!
self to appriso ma that some serious crisis
wns at hand, particularly as their progress
through the, crowd WAS watched. observed.
by hundred curious and attentive ores.
They disappeared at last through the out"r
accord to see VINO came next. But nearly hall
an hour elapsed before the Kings door. which
oil watched SO stndiously, again opened. This
time it was to give passage TO my late visitor.
Turenne. VIII" came out smiling. accompanied
to my great SUNRISE by VI. De liosny.
AS the two walked down the room greeting
here and there an obseQuiouS friend. am fol.
lowed in their progress by all eyes. | felt my
heart sink indeed: alike at tn, SIGHT Of Tu,-
which | found him. Aware that in proportion
aS he was pleased was like to meet with dis;
had itosny left. Losing him. however. and
! could not doubt. seeing him rs saw him:
Navarro rs gone already. 1 telt on n sudden
before. l told myself with shame that | was
those: and; recalling with. now and keen NOR
litigation the poor figure had cut in the King
Of Navarrc's antechamber at 81. Jean. l expe-
rienced so strange n gush of pity for my mis-
treSs that natning could exceed the tenderness
under lnedis faIse co!ops and WIS not Worldly Of h met
folt that my mere presence in her company
in such n place as this. and among these peo-
pie. must cover her with humiliation.
TO my great relief. since know my face was
on fire. neither Of tho two as they walked
hood. At the door they stood amoment. talk
Ing ManS S%fFIn ,yA :c and NJ it ni sS'Y ,Es V r. co N. 10 &% Fl H 70 n
The latter would not suffer it. h]pSoYrr. hut
took his leave there and hen With so many
though wa could not hear n word. thn. ny last
hopo on NJ. do iiosny vanished.
Neycrtheless that geGtIemnn was nJk SO
NHf"'
erse the room ! ND not seoa smi!" tii"Her for
an instant on his stern TEXTURES, as the two
The next moment his look f"l On me-. md
though his face carceIyaltcro he sturpoi.
NJ. do Marsac is waiting - SEQ hi" Ma
jestv - he asked. speaking 10 NJ. In Nalcnur.
Ny COMPANION remaining silent. | bowed,
In tve minutes" NJ. de- iio.ny replied
quietly. yet with . d%,Istan, air whirn mad" m"
doubt whether had otdreamcd all r"moui-
bered 81 this man. An. VI, de Paul, what can
] dc for ynu :" he continued, h"niing his head
to listen t. the application which n gentleman
who stood before mo poured inro nlo oar. II
will soc" | heard him answer. In ans case
yoli, shall know to. morrow
But you. will hn my friond - NJ. dc Paul
urged. detain! ng him by the sleeve.
Ny nsighbor seemed to shrink into himself
with disappointment. Who is it," no muir.
pitnOusly.
THE King and his service. my friend."M de
Kosny answered dryly, And with thai he
WalRel away. But half Il dozen times. nj
least, belore no rearhoi tho upper end OF tho
room saw the SCnnO repeated.
looked on nj all this in tho utmost astonish-
meni, UNABLE to guess or conceive what had
happened TO give NJ. de Rosny so much inl-
FOR II did nor ESCAPE me that the
mo with interest in the eyes OF all