Part 15 (2/2)
”Well,” said Philip, ”tell ”
”What is that?”
”Why does lish court about her?” said Philip, as he crossed his arms and looked his mother steadily in the face, as if he were convinced that she could not answer the question
”For a very silish are her countrye sums in order to accompany her to France, and because it would hardly be polite -not politic, certainly-to dislish nobility who have not shrunk from any devotion or sacrifice”
”A wonderful sacrifice indeed,” returned Philip, ”to desert a wretched country to coreater effect can be produced for a guinea that can be procured elsewhere for four! Extraordinary devotion, really, to travel a hundred leagues in company with a woman one is in love with!”
”In love, Philip! think what you are saying Who is in love with Madaham Perhaps you will defend him, too?”
Anne of Austria blushed and sham recalled certain recollections of a very tender and ham?” she murmured
”Yes; one of those arhaeously
”This is too bad; ainst me,” exclaianization was affected almost to tears
”Philip, my son,” exclaimed Anne of Austria, ”such an expression is unworthy of you Your wife has no lover; and, had she one, it would not be the Duke of Buckingham The members of that fahts of hospitality are sure to be respected by thelishlish so very religiously respect what belongs to princes of France?”
Anne blushed a second ti her pen froain, but in reality to conceal her confusion from her son ”Really, Philip,” she said, ”you see er blinds you while it alarms me; reflect a little”
”There is no need for reflection, madame I can see with my own eyes”
”Well, and what do you see?”
”That Buckingham never quits my wife He presumes to make presents to her, and she ventures to accept the about sauchets a la violette; well, our French perfumers, you know very well, ain asked for it without success-our French perfumers, I say, have never been able to procure this scent The duke, however, wore about him a sachet a la violette, and I am sure that the one my wife has came from him”
”Indeed, monsieur,” said Anne of Austria, ”you build your pyramids on needle points; be careful What har to his countrywoe ideas, I protest, painfully recall your father to me; he who so frequently and so unjustly ham's father was probably more reserved and htlessly, not perceiving how deeply he had wounded his s The queen turned pale, and pressed her clenched hands upon her boso herself immediately, she said, ”You came here with some intention or another, I suppose?”
”Certainly”
”What was it?”
”I caetically, and to inform you that I will not subham”
”What do you intend to do, then?”
”I shall co to reply?”
”Very well, then,” said Monsieur, with an expression of stern deterular contrast to its usual gentleness ”Very well I will rightyourself?” inquired Anne of Austria, in alarham quit the princess, I will have him quit France, and I will see that my wishes are inti of the kind, Philip,” said the queen, ”for if you act in that manner, and violate hospitality to that extent, I will invoke the severity of the king against you”
”Do you threaten me, madame?” exclaimed Philip, almost in tears; ”do you threaten me in the midst of my complaints?”
”I do not threaten you; I do but place an obstacle in the path of your hasty anger I haorous measure-to take even a discourteous step towards hiland into the reement Can it be possible that a prince of the blood, the brother of the king of France, does not kno to hide an injury, even did it exist in reality, where political necessity requires it?” Philip made a movement ”Besides,” continued the queen, ”the injury is neither true nor possible, and it is merely a matter of silly jealousy”
”Madame, I knohat I know”
”Whatever you may know, I can only advise you to be patient”
”I am not patient by disposition, madame”
The queen rose, full of severity, and with an icy ceremonious manner ”Explain what you really require, , ham does not, of his own accord, discontinue his visits to my apartments I shall forbid hi,” said Anne of Austria, her heart swelling as she spoke, and her voice tre with e his hands together, ”act as my mother and not as the queen, since I speak to you as a son; it is simply a matter of a few minutes' conversation between the duke and myself”
”It is that very conversation I forbid,” said the queen, resu her authority, ”because it is unworthy of you”
”Be it so; I will not appear in the matter, but I shall intimate my will to Madame”
”Oh!” said the queen- from reflection, ”never tyrannize over a wife-never behave too haughtily or ily convinced, is unconvinced”
”What is to be done, then?-I will consultadvisers, your Chevalier de Lorraine-your De Wardes Intrust the conduct of this affair to ham to leave, do you not?”
”As soon as possible, madame”
”Send the duke to , to every one, as usual But follow no advice but mine Alas! I too well knohat any household comes to, that is troubled by advisers”
”You shall be obeyed, madame”
”And you will be satisfied at the result Send the duke to me”
”That will not be difficult”
”Where do you suppose him to be?”
”At ”
”Very well,” said Anne of Austria, calh to tell the duke that I shall be charmed if he will pay me a visit”
Philip kissed his ham