Part 17 (2/2)
”You feel I aedDid you think I would not resent it? You are htfully
”I had not thought of it exactly so,” he said, ”yet I had to keep you quiet”
”So, if the tables were turned, and I were you, and you were I, you would hardly let reed ”You have thought the le I see to do Let us trust it will be nothing stupid”
”I alad you understand,” I said, ”because noill be perfectly clear why I a you for the paper, and you will appreciate any steps I lance around the room, and seemed satisfied that ere quite alone
”Do I understand,” he inquired, ”that you have asked htfully gentle
”You interest me,” he said ”I have a penchant for ive it to you?”
”I shall try to show you,” I said, and tossed aside id and motionless, and his face became more set and expressionless than I had ever seen it; but before he could speak, Made between us
”You fool!” she cried ”Put up your sword Will you not be quiet as I told you?”
”Be seated, Madeently ”Where are your senses, Henry? Can you nota scene? Put up your sword I cannot draw against you”
Mademoiselle, paler than I had seen her before, sank back into her chair
”I am sorry you find yourself unable,” I said, ”because I shall attack you in any event”
”What can you be thinking of?” e me with a s almost twelve hours for the opportunity,” I replied
”Pray put yourself on guard, father”
His stony look of repression had left hiain For a aze he bent upon ed his shoulders, and began slowly to unwind a handkerchief which he had tied about his right hand, disclosing several cuts on his knuckles
”I forgot that Captain Tracy ht have teeth,” he said ”Positively, iven you credit for ination, and instead you think you can ainst mine
Pray do not interrupt, Made to her with a bow, ”it will be quite nothing, and we have neither of us had much exercise”
He paused, and carefully divested hi it on the table When it was placed to advantage, he drew his sword, and tested its point on the floor
”Who knows,” he added, bending the blade, ”perhaps we may have sport after all Laas never bad with the foils”
We had only crossed swords long enough for an to press hied over his guard, and had forced hiaily ”You surprise ain?
damn these chairs!”