Volume II Part 6 (1/2)

The governessman looked up, Irene softly said:

”That was a sharp lesson”

”No; I ive you ht so,” replied Fanfaro simply

CHAPTER V

MASTER AND SERVANT

When the young lady and her governess left the booth and wended their way along the country road, the peasants respectfully made way for them and even Bobi+chel paused in his tricks Irene held her little head sidewise as she walked through the crohile the governess marched with proudly uplifted head

”Thank God,” said Madae caroom led a beautiful racer by the bridle

”Step in, Mada, as she vaulted into the saddle

”But you promised me--”

”To be at the castle the sa lady ”And I shall keeplike an arrow, and Madae, which started off in the same direction

”Who is the handsome lady?” asked Bobi+chel

”The richest heiress in Alsace and Lorraine, Mademoiselle de Salves,”

was the answer

”Ah, she suits me,” said the clown

”Bah, she is as proud as a peacock,” growled an old peasant

”It is all the sa to be entleman in Paris, and there she fits better”

A heavy mail-coach, which halted at the Golden Sun, interrupted the conversation Mr Schwan ran to the door to receive the travellers, and at the same moment the man in the brown overcoat appeared at the threshold of the door Hardly had he seen thevoice said:

”Welcome, Monsieur le Marquis; my letter arrived, then, opportunely?”

The occupant of the coach nodded, and leaning on the other's arereuse He looked like a man prematurely old, whose bent back and wrinkled features made him look like a man of seventy, while in reality he was hardly fifty