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| A SOUL IN PAIN. 171 with rage and threw his own upon the blood-stained grass. The Duchess de Chateaufort rushed to Belle-Rose. ‘*Living,’’ said she, “living, my God!” And she fell upon her knees. Prayer half parted her lips, and two great tears rolled over her cheeks. JBelle- Rose raised her in his arms with passionate ardor. ‘‘So,’’ said he, ‘‘you will always save me. This makes three times I owe my life to you.’’ , Genevieve, overwhelmed by so many terrible emotions, leaned her head upon Belle-Rose’s shoulder and burst into tears. “Oh, my God!’’ said she, ‘*I would like to die thus.’ At this moment the Duke of Castel-Rodrigo—for it was he whom Genevieve had met—arrived upon the scene of com bat. “Ah! ’tis you, monsieur?’’ said he, addressing himself to Monsieur de Villebrais, whom he recognized in spite of the disorder of his clothes and the blood with which he was covered. “Ves,” said Monsieur de ‘Villebrais, who bit his lips with anger. ‘‘Diable!.monsieur, you have not delayed entering on the campaign, from what I see,”’ said the duke, in a tone of scorn. ‘‘T imagine, monsieur le duc,’’ boldly replied the traitor, “that you have not confided these brave men to me for leading them to mass.’’ The Duke of Castel-Rodrigo frowned. ‘*Besides,’’ added Monsieur de Villebrais, ‘‘it is sweet to me to know that we live in the time of chivalry. In the | future, when I have an enemy to fight, I shall: take great care to warn him of the time and the place, as did the valiant knights 6f the round table.’’ ‘‘Monsieur well knows that he lies,’’ coldly said an officer belonging to the suite of the Duke of Castel- Rodrigo; ‘‘he is not ignorant of the fact that in the time of which he speaks deserters were bastinadoed and traitors hung.’”’ This officer, who possessed an, austere and pensive countenance, was the young Prince of Orange—the same who was to be one day William IJ., King of England. ‘““Hnough, messieurs!’’ exclaimed the. duke; ‘‘I have given Monsieur de Villebrais permission to be accom- panied by ten or twelve soldiers everywhere he chose to go; but I have not, that I know, abdicated my rights as EOmMmIicbooks (E(0)