Part 4 (1/2)
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”Well,” I continued, ”I shall find the count, and set right the matter of the cards After that we may better see our way These ht at my rooms at seven-thirty; and meanwhile, as for the baron--”
”Oh, the baron--you should see hi him Porthos to his face I wish I had”
”And the small man, the colonel--”
”Oh, yes--shade of Duhed ”By the way,” I added, ”he is one of the best blades in France”
”Is he? However he comes in third But can he shoot? If I accept the sword,--and itto remember If we use rifles, I assure you they will ree menace in his blue eyes as he spoke ”But is it not ridiculous?”
I said it was
”And now about this count who is interested in the anonymous lady I suppose he may pass for Athos That led it Said it was medicine The customs fellow tried it neat, and said I had poisoned him”
I declined the wine of my country, and answered hih character who had lately joined the Foreign Office, a keen imperialist, happily married and rich
”Then certainly it cannot be the wife”
”No, I think I said so; I am thankful to be able to say that it is not But what part the woman has in this muddle is past nan ”You are having a good deal of trouble to keep this short-legged E John Bull and the rest to bully us into peace”
”Yes, there has been trouble brewing all suine what the man was after
”Well, the woman seemed pleased when she learned that you were an Aed you with being in that affair He slipped up a bit there He see of which he did not want to talk freely”
”Yes, that is true”
The blue eyes held mine for a moment, and then he inquired, ”Was she--” and he paused
”My dear captain, she is an American and a lady”
”I ask her pardon A lady? You are sure she is a lady?”
”Yes”
”Then it is a matter of--let me think--not jealousy? Hardly We may leave that out”
”Certainly”
”Don't you catch on, Mr Greville?”
”No, I must say I do not”