title: The Love of Monsieur
author: Gibbs, George
description: Who is this Mornay? Captain Cornbury paused to kindle his tobago. Mornay is of the Embassy of France, at any game of chance the luckiest blade in the world and a Damon for success with the petticoats, whether they're doxies or duchesses. Soho! a pretty fellow. A French chevalier-a fellow of the Marine; but a die juggler-a man of no caste, sneered Mr. Wynne. He has a wit with a point. Ay, and a rapier, too, said Lord Downey. The devil fly with these foreign lady-killers, growled Wynne again. Oh, Mornay is a man-killer, too, never fear. He's not named Bras-de-Fer for nothing, laughed Cornbury. Bah! said a voice near the door. A foundling-an outcast-a man of no birth-I'll have no more of him.