The American Marquis by Nick Carter — page 159: what you’re looking at

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THE AMERICAN MARQUIS. 155 She listened till she could hear his footsteps no more. ‘* He'll never love me. I knowit. But at least he kissed me.” CHAPTER XLIYV. FROM PARIS TO D’IBERRI. ‘And we are really going to D’Iberri at last, Honore?” “Yes, my. darling, to dear old D’lberri. How I long to have you see the old chateau. I hope you will like it. Now that we have started, and are actually on our way there, I have misgivings lest it should be too old and musty for my bright and joyous Grace.” ‘‘ Honore, I will not talk to you about that. You will see when I am there whether it suits me or not.” | Grace looked up at her husband with an air of adoration. ‘‘Tam so glad to get away from Paris.” “And I, too. I was so busy all the time that I seemed hardly to see you at all.” ‘*] was very lonesome sometimes.” ‘Dear little Grace! “Well, you shall have me at D’Iberri until you will be glad of a respite.” «You don’t believe that, Honore, do you?” ‘“] should be sorry if I ‘did, for it would make me very unhappy if 1 thought you could tire of me for even a minute.” ‘‘We shall be so happy there, Honore.” ‘“Indeed we shall.” | ‘‘Iam glad Alphonse refused to come with us.” <“So am I, and yet Honore fr owned. ‘What, darling?” **I did not like to leave him behind. He is so dissipated. More so, it seems to me, than ever. And I don’t know Grace—it is foolish of me, of course—but I havea strange feeling of uneasiness about him.” ‘* Don’t think of him, Honore. He worries me, too; but I know he will not change for anything we could say, so let ue be happy—just as happy as two children in vacation ime | 5% So we will, my Grace.” , ‘** No more ceremony, nomore fashions to keep up. Only COMIcbDOoKs,..co