The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-21

1874
f tihnSnnsS Soa aV come from tirncsto time to my uncie's
house at Norwich. uo.r ,o-v VOL, Z" ho IN.
But believe you i sge %e j ESss w Ui Your ne st III
sisted politely. Pray r' "o ~
for myself" oh,,ca him. when n loud dis.
was aoo ny aide, French calculations ming
ling with English oaths: Then same a sGnine.
With a hurried apology the Een,to on Win IRra ang
so pps r0s Surprising ppp that his servants ,Sn Isn HID fallen lien
into some alteration, VIII .nnS S nnn annt NY
u n ~ Ny conjecture was confirmed
when tho traveller returned, decisaing annt me
%Siinc md had been soon arranged. But then,
with a little cry Of vexntion, he caught up tnS
pSDcaeth 20 ssos sT9@ nn at me-. / was more amazed
than angry, and ~ n.y. sp I SsS c% SsisSte hin R,s sG fon4.
no. for o, ne S,S saw punished enough for his rude:
ness. although IL might lind some excuse IN
The Indifferent 81 ,h hon snise o. Of m tTaEyo MaD ii / &reiIeved
him by resuming the conversation saying with
" SIn truth. my French is tho schoolboy's
French I can tefl the parts Of the verb Jaime,
tu aimes, II aime; 1t soeS 80 far' Sir ana no
'o aNot far in speech, though often far enough
in .aet,% he 8 lai5 With a sigh.
yet, I swear you do yourself injustice. Is
tn SH little more of tho same sort, sir" And
casting about for another, phrase with which
To- bumor him / took the first that came to, my
,sS1gHej lc Gaming my I s SF%s with Fl 'n q smile smile: '0t "w naI
what say You to thisl This is something, to
know, isnntyiti Je yie n b ts f ylSns Nth 4 y 4 GFy o,
alarm Ms His i h hand dssrtsd % his breast. where
he had slowed his poeketbo ok he ser tore t out
AMID S %sn1Istg' t ! ss af's sfraeE still stiIi With %o %dsaS
the man seemed mad: He looked at me now,
as d hs saiHn his w mouth to speak, but words
seemed to fai! him; ne held out the ieathern
tsst b bGW sestu me' put n,iie Gould d not douSttft.
II haven't touched the book" said 1. Tn
deed. sir, only your visible Sgi!auon can gain
"Then bow-howi' he muttered.
You pass my undersstTndi " ; 81" ! said eGm ],
You like abracadabra and the BLACKLIST Of magic;
French in your case, and il you do l haven't
robbed you of it,.
in his hands, again examining the clasps Of it;
His next freak was to snatch his pistol and
look loo b to the nn,,c pri sesmcd l a sspst ouS NV lHi aasFhtsr.
cooled him, and no made a great effort to re-
gain his composure. but to- began 70 If ra Fy. MIN
from your book. siri' l asked. You do us
lie giared at me like a man who hears a
jest, but cannot tell whether it conceals earnest
Open tho case, SIR" I continued in mockcry.
Make sure all is there. Come, you owe mo
To my amazement he obeyed me, He opened
the case and searched through Ghd certain nd I,abpC papers rs
though in relief. yet his suspicious air did not
lea aNo him n.rnons, air." said 7. souaripe NV 81.
bows, you'll explain the comedy"
That he could not do. The very impossibility
seSret 1 MiiS sim. er fash as : h stH% 6efore with 4h f Dar:
same or anotheri What it was I could not
tell, but for certain there it was. He had no
resource but to carry the matter with a high
readiness of his nation.
You ask an eS1l111ation IA siTi, he cried cried
I give eexplanatfons When | please, and not to
every fellow who chooses to ask them of me-"
mysterious phrase" said l.. al can't tell what
it means. And If YOU won't tell me, sir, 1 must
ask others u,,.. D., -. no,oar. =. ..,a
menacinEly. "l' A'N '
retorted with a smile.
said he advancing toward me with the plain
since persuasion failed. I rose to my feet and
an ~ siSe' PROMISES. sir ~ Shen 1 piea M9su and not
TO every reno" WHO 'n'oseS " "'A { u
leave a'a this su roo@,". he cried. 'A' .'
hoS i reacb ada t Ie,c room abboVe or whether y u the
Duke and Carford had grown weary Of one an
other 90 not 81, knq y, SSs ss theirs ths TTsn nI.s ss9t 4.
| man uJJeTeu yllB luBL IuTChL ShTIOTu ODcn6u LILO
door. stood aside 10 LET his Grace enter. and
followed himself. As they came in we were in
n most hostile attitude. for the Frenchman's
nnistoi was in his hand. and nv hand had flown
to the biIt of nv sword. The Duke looked at
ma in nstonishment.
.Why' what's this. Rentlemen3" he asked.
"Mr. Dale. are you at Variance with this gen.
tjeman1' Rut before I had time In answer him
he had stepped forward and seen the French.
mans face. "Why, there is Nj. dc Fontellesl"
he cr;eS in surnr3se ar am very nleased IN
ne nee c Ho" am IN s arain IN Eng am d'orSS arfor "a hero
ia NJ de- FonteiIea' Won We're acouainted with
him when he WAS in the suite OF Tho French
Ambassador, Won carry a message. sir1"
7 Matonad kaarIv IN ali that the Duke'a worda
told me NJ de- Fonteiles bowed low Int his
confpsion was in no Tay abated, and he made
mo- nnsSer 10 10 hs Erace's question The nuEc
tmrnad 70 mo saving with some hauehtincss.
...T%is oontIeman "a n friend ~ m;ne NJ
DALE prav Whv was your hand IN vorr
sWord ""' ~ "
".specouao tho 1antIeman.a nIstol was in bia
hand sir" '"o p' Jus Al A'
You appear always to be very ready for a
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