Belle Rose: A Romance of the Cloak and Sword — page 341: what you’re looking at

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TO CONQUER OR DIE. 323 on explaining it. Have you the leisure to give me three minutes?”’ Monsieur de Charny looked at the count, not divining what his intentions were, but suspecting a snare under these words. ‘‘Speak, monsieur,’’ said he. ‘‘Oh! I shall be brief like you—but sit down; I am much fatigued, and if you remain standing, you will oblige me to rise, which would inconvenience me much.’’ Monsieur de Charny sat down again, and anger began to shine in his eyes. “It is indeed to Monsieur de Charny that I have the honor of speaking?’’ continued Monsieur de Pomereux. Monsieur de Charny leaped in his chair. ‘*Are you ina humor to jest, monsieur?’’ he exclaimed. ‘*No, I am in a humor to talk, if you permit it.”’ ‘*‘What signifies, then, this question?’’ “Tt signifies that Monsieur de Charny, the honorable Monsieur de Charny whom I have often had the pleasure to meet at Monsieur de Louvois’, being neither councilor in Parliament, nor procureat the Chatelet, having finally no judiciary charge, has no mission to arrest any one.”’ Monsieur de Charny bit his lips. **Nevertheless,’’ continued Monsieur de Pomereux, with the same sang-froid, ‘‘if, during the time whichI have been deprived of your company, you have entered the magistracy, inform me of it, and you will see me thor- oughly disposed to come to an understanding with you.”’ *“*Eh! monsieur! it is not necessary to wear the gown to have the right to arrest a scoundrel!’’ exclaimed Monsieur de Charny. ‘This scoundrel is one of my friends, monsieur, and if I consent to deliver him up, ought I not to do it only to the proper authorities?’’ ‘*Well, do I not belong to Monseiur de Louvois’ house- hold?”’ ‘6 s y: ? **Have I not all his confidence?”’ “So they say. 9 ; ‘“‘Has he not charged me with a hundred missions more er Ly sienna than this one?’’ ae yen pam you still hesitate?’’ pCR eb the least in the world.”’ “At last!’ exclaimed Monsieur de Charny, like a man : a % relieved of a great weight. Eomicboo S) (eo)