kened no recollection i

never lived

ver troubled himself about the individual names of the p

hese people, he said: "Halloo! hi

ho is making an effort of memory

-Monsieur

father, had noticed that the priest's

n, Abbe?" demanded

with very evident hesitation, "is the pr

ess a smile on hearing this response, which he h

l who has had the impudence-Let him

and the priest's u

emark that Monsieur Lacheneur exercises a great influ

the advice of such as you, all these sales of confiscated estates will be ratified. Zounds! our interests are

are not of this world, Mons

impertinent response, when M. Lachene

perspiration stood out upon his temples, his res

attitude and the light that burned in her ey

he duke, "so we are the ow

r that the cure blushed that they should thus treat,

ffered the vi

he, with a politeness intended as a lesson for the d

both refused the proffered civ

ued Lacheneur, "I am an o

ind

, accorded my poor mother the ho

as shown great goodness to you and yours. And it was to prove your

t his heart and his character had developed w

even detested, by his neigh

ated him with undisguised

rage, he made a move

the truth; he had only to keep s

of the ignorant rustics. He was too well informed not to be able to distinguish between the ho

a low tone by his daughter, m

o the command of your dying aunt, and with the money which she gave me for that purpose. If yo

of spoiled fools which surround a t

f honesty and of generosity the most

rest. Sairmeuse, if I remember rightly, yielded an average income of one thousand louis per year.

as so outrageous, that Martial, disgusted, made a

the extortioner to something l

Duc! Oh, Mons

is shoulders with an

my children; but most of it has been expended in improving the esta

eneur has played the part of lord of the manor.

will allow me to take ten thousand

u ten thousand f

me the eighty thousand francs inten

can you furnish that

y, but he could not. If he opened his lips it would only be

stepped qui

voice, "is the word of this man, who, of his own free

e rich blood crimsoned her cheeks, her dark eyes flashed brilliantly, and sorr

l that Martial rega

ed, in English; "be

shed Marie-Anne. But she had said enou

addressing the duke in a tone full of implacable hatred. "Keep the legacy that your aunt gave me, I wish no

y erect, and when they were outside,

el

eplied; "it is those who have no

after them, anxious for another chance of seeing this you

eur, "to reassure you. All this will be arranged, Mademoiselle. Eyes so beaut

s no need of an advocate!"

an, who, that morning, went to warn

de Sairmeuse," h

ther, quietly, "am

ey felt that they were to be enemies; and the bitterest animosity spoke in the glances they exchanged. Perh

mbering his f

," he said, as he retired. At this threat

etter not