Part 57 (1/2)
”The king opposes your e?”
”He postpones it, at least I solicited his h the Co it, he positively said itlady whom you love unworthy of you, then?”
”She is worthy of a king's affection, Madame”
”I mean, she is not, perhaps, of birth equal to your own”
”Her fa, beautiful?”
”She is seventeen, and, in ly beautiful”
”Is she in the country, or at Paris?”
”She is here at Fontainebleau, Madame”
”At the court?”
”Yes”
”Do I know her?”
”She has the honor to forhness's household”
”Her name?” inquired the princess, anxiously; ”if indeed,” she added, hastily, ”her name is not a secret”
”No, Madame, my affection is too pure for reater reason to your royal highness, whose kindness towards me has been so extreme It is Mademoiselle Louise de la Valliere”
Mada stronger than surprise ht have been detected ”Ah!” she said, ”La Valliere-she who yesterday-” she paused, and then continued, ”she as taken ill, I believe”
”Yes, Mada that I heard of the accident that had befallen her”
”Did you see her before you ca leave of her”
”And you say,” resu a powerful effort over herself, ”that the king has-deferred your irl”
”Yes, Madan any reason for this postpone is it since the Co?”
”More than a ular,” said the princess, as so like a film clouded her eyes
”A month?” she repeated
”About a ht, vicoelonne ht have remarked a kind of restraint; ”land; set off at once, and in the first letter I write to England, I will clai's naelonne's hands Raoul understood that his audience was at an end; he took the letter, bowed lowly to the princess, and left the room
”A month!” reat an extent, and could he have loved her for this last in a letter to her brother, the postscript of which was a suelonne to return
The Co persuasions of Manicamp, and allowed himself to be led to the stables, where they desired their horses to be got ready for them; then, by one of the side paths, a description of which has already been given, they advanced to , was returning towards the chateau, wearing a wo burnt by the sun, which was shi+ning very brightly Monsieur was in one of those fits of good huave occasion As he was bathing he had been able to compare the whiteness of his body with that of the courtiers, and, thanks to the care which his royal highness took of himself, no one, not even the Chevalier de Lorraine, was able to stand the comparison Monsieur, , and hisbeen exercised by the healthy iht and cheerful state of ht of Guiche, who advanced to nificent white horse, the prince could not restrain an exclaht
”I think matters look well,” said Manicamp, who fancied he could read this friendly disposition upon his royal highness's countenance
”Good day, De Guiche, good day,” exclaihness!” replied De Guiche, encouraged by the tone of Philip's voice; ”health, joy, happiness, and prosperity to your highness”
”Welcoht side, but keep your horse in hand, for I wish to return at a walking pace under the cool shade of these trees”
”As you please,his place on the prince's right as he had been invited to do
”Now, ive me a little news of that De Guiche whom I used to know formerly, and who used to pay attentions to my wife”
Guiche blushed to the very whites of his eyes, while Monsieur burst out laughing, as though he had ed courtiers who surrounded Monsieur thought it their duty to follow his exah they had not heard the reinning with the first courtier, passing on through the whole coh blushi+ng scarlet, put a good countenance on the neur,” replied De Guiche, ”show a little charity towards such a miserable fellow as I am: do not hold me up to the ridicule of the Chevalier de Lorraine”
”How do you o beyond your highness, and will show no pity”
”About your passion and the princess, do you neur”
”Coet a little sweet upon Madaneur”
”Out of respect for me, I suppose; but I release you from your respect, De Guiche Confess, as if it were simply a question about Mademoiselle de Chalais or Made off, he said, beginning to laugh again, ”Comte, that wasn't at all bad!-a remark like a sword, which cuts tays at once I hit you and my brother at the same time, Chalais and La Valliere, your affianced bride and his future lady love”
”Really, neur,” said the comte, ”you are in a most brilliant humor to-day”
”The fact is, I feel well, and then I ary with neur? Why should I have been so?”