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the very utterance of the truth of God�察�but that falls to be
the symbol of a meaningless and empty slavery�察�such is the
yoke that many young men joyfully assume�察�and under whose
dead weight they live to suffer worse than death。
'It is not that I was patient。 I have begged to be released�察�
but I knew too much�察�and I was still refused。 I have fled�察�
ay�察�and for the time successfully。 I reached Paris。 I found
a lodging in the Rue St。 Jacques�察�almost opposite the Val de
Grace。 My room was mean and bare�察�but the sun looked into it
towards evening�察�it commanded a peep of a green garden�察�a
bird hung by a neighbour's window and made the morning
beautiful�察�and I�察�who was sick�察�might lie in bed and rest
myself�此 �I�察�who was in full revolt against the principles
that I had served�察�was now no longer at the beck of the
council�察�and was no longer charged with shameful and
revolting tasks。 Oh� �what an interval of peace was that� �I
still dream�察�at times�察�that I can hear the note of my
neighbour's bird。
'My money was running out�察�and it became necessary that I
should find employment。 Scarcely had I been three days upon
the search�察�ere I thought that I was being followed。 I made
certain of the features of the man�察�which were quite strange
to me�察�and turned into a small cafe�察�where I whiled away an
hour�察�pretending to read the papers�察�but inwardly convulsed
with terror。 When I came forth again into the street�察�it was
quite empty�察�and I breathed again�察�but alas�察�I had not turned
three corners�察�when I once more observed the human hound
pursuing me。 Not an hour was to be lost�察�timely submission
might yet preserve a life which otherwise was forfeit and
dishonoured�察�and I fled�察�with what speed you may conceive�察�to
the Paris agency of the society I served。
'My submission was accepted。 I took up once more the hated
burthen of that life�察�once more I was at the call of men whom
I despised and hated�察�while yet I envied and admired them。
They at least were wholehearted in the things they purposed�察�
but I�察�who had once been such as they�察�had fallen from the
brightness of my faith�察�and now laboured�察�like a hireling�察�
for the wages of a loathed existence。 Ay�察�sir�察�to that I was
condemned�察�I obeyed to continue to live�察�and lived but to
obey。
'The last charge that was laid upon me was the one which has
to´night so tragically ended。 Boldly telling who I was�察�I
was to request from your highness�察�on behalf of my society�察�a
private audience�察�where it was designed to murder you。 If
one thing remained to me of my old convictions�察�it was the
hate of kings�察�and when this task was offered me�察�I took it
gladly。 Alas�察�sir�察�you triumphed。 As we supped�察�you gained
upon my heart。 Your character�察�your talents�察�your designs
for our unhappy country�察�all had been misrepresented。 I
began to forget you were a prince�察�I began�察�all too
feelingly�察�to remember that you were a man。 As I saw the
hour approach�察�I suffered agonies untold�察�and when�察�at last�察�
we heard the slamming of the door which announced in my
unwilling ears the arrival of the partner of my crime�察�you
will bear me out with what instancy I besought you to depart。
You would not�察�alas� �and what could I�拭 �Kill you�察�I could
not�察�my heart revolted�察�my hand turned back from such a deed。
Yet it was impossible that I should suffer you to stay�察�for
when the hour struck and my companion came�察�true to his
appointment�察�and he�察�at least�察�true to our design�察�I could
neither suffer you to be killed nor yet him to be arrested。
From such a tragic passage�察�death�察�and death alone�察�could
save me�察�and it is no fault of mine if I continue to exist。
'But you�察�madam��' continued the young man�察�addressing himself
more directly to myself�察�'were doubtless born to save the
prince and to confound our purposes。 My life you have
prolonged�察�and by turning the key on my companion�察�you have
made me the author of his death。 He heard the hour strike�察�
he was impotent to help�察�and thinking himself forfeit to
honour�察�thinking that I should fall alone upon his highness
and perish for lack of his support�察�he has turned his pistol
on himself。'
'You are right��' said Prince Florizel�此 �'it was in no
ungenerous spirit that you brought these burthens on
yourself�察�and when I see you so nobly to blame�察�so tragically
punished�察�I stand like one reproved。 For is it not strange�察�
madam�察�that you and I�察�by practising accepted and
inconsiderable virtues�察�and commonplace but still
unpardonable faults�察�should stand here�察�in the sight of God�察�
with what we call clean hands and quiet consciences�察�while
this poor youth�察�for an error that I could almost envy him�察�
should be sunk beyond the reach of hope��
'Sir��' resumed the prince�察�turning to the young man�察�'I
cannot help you�察�my help would but unchain the thunderbolt
that overhangs you�察�and I can but leave you free。'
'And�察�sir��' said I�察�'as this house belongs to me�察�I will ask
you to have the kindness to remove the body。 You and your
conspirators�察�it appears to me�察�can hardly in civility do
less。'
'It shall be done��' said the young man�察�with a dismal accent。
'And you�察�dear madam��' said the prince�察�'you�察�to whom I owe
my life�察�how can I serve you��'
'Your highness��' I said�察�'to be very plain�察�this is my
favourite house�察�being not only a valuable property�察�but
endeared to me by various associations。 I have endless
troubles with tenants of the ordinary class�此 �and at first
applauded my good fortune when I found one of the station of
your Master of the Horse。 I now begin to think otherwise�此 �
dangers set a siege about great personages�察�and I do not wish
my tenement to share these risks。 Procure me the resiliation
of the lease�察�and I shall feel myself your debtor。'
'I must tell you�察�madam��' replied his highness�察�'that Colonel
Geraldine is but a cloak for myself�察�and I should be sorry
indeed to think myself so unacceptable a tenant。'
'Your highness��' said I�察�'I have conceived a sincere
admiration for your character�察�but on the subject of house
property�察�I cannot allow the interference of my feelings。 I
will�察�however�察�to prove to you that there is nothing personal
in my request�察�here solemnly engage my word that I will never
put another tenant in this house。'
'Madam��' said Florizel�察�'you plead your cause too charmingly
to be refused。'
Thereupon we all three withdrew。 The young man�察�still
reeling in his walk�察�departed by himself to seek the
assistance of his fellow´conspirators�察�and the prince�察�with
the most attentive gallantry�察�lent me his escort to the door
of my hotel。 The next day�察�the lease was cancelled�察�nor from
that hour to this�察�though sometimes regretting my engagement�察�
have I suffered a tenant in this house。
THE SUPERFLUOUS MANSION ��CONTINUED��。
AS soon as the old lady had finished her relation�察�Somerset
made haste to offer her his compliments。
'Madam��' said he�察�'your story is not only entertaining but
instructive�察�and you have told it with infinite vivacity。 I
was much affected towards the end�察�as I held at one time very
liberal opinions�察�and should certainly have joined a secret
society if I had been able to find one。 But the whole tale
came home to me�察�and I was the better able to feel for you in
your various perplexities�察�as I am myself of somewhat hasty
temper。'
'I do not understand you��' said Mrs。 Luxmore�察�with some marks
of irritation。 'You must have strangely misinterpreted what
I have told you。 You fill me with surprise。'
Somerset�察�alarmed by the old lady's change of tone and
manner�察�hurried to recant。
'Dear Mrs。 Luxmore��' said he�察�'you certainly misconstrue my
remark。 As a man of somewhat fiery humour�察�my conscience
repeatedly pricked me when I heard what you had suffered at
the hands of persons similarly constituted。'
'Oh�察�very well indeed��' replied the old lady�察�'and a very
proper spirit。 I regret that I have met with it so rarely。'
'But in all this��' resumed the young man�察�'I perceive nothing
that concerns myself。'
'I am about to come to that��' she returned。 'And you have
already before you�察�in the pledge I gave Prince Florizel�察�one
of the elements of the affair。 I am a woman of the nomadic
sort�察�and when I have no case before the courts I make it a
habit to visit continental spas�此 �not that I have ever been
ill�察�but then I am no longer young�察�and I am always happy in
a crowd。 Well�察�to come more shortly to the point�察�I am now
on the wing for Evian�察�this incubus of a house�察�which I must
leave behind and dare not let�察�hangs heavily upon my hands�察�
and I propose to rid myself of that concern�察�and do you a
very good turn into the bargain�察�by lending you the mansion�察�
with all its fittings�察�as it stands。 The idea was sudden�察�it
appealed to me as humorous�此 �and I am sure it will cause my
relatives�察�if they should ever hear of it�察�the keenest
possible chagrin。 Here�察�then�察�is the key�察�and when you
return at two to´morrow afternoon�察�you will find neither me
nor my cats to disturb you in your new possession。'
So saying�察�the old lady arose�察�as if to dismiss her visitor�察�
but Somerset�察�looking somewhat blankly on the key�察�began to
protest。
'Dear Mrs。 Luxmore��' said he�察�'this is a most unusual
proposal。 You know nothing of me�察�beyond the fact that I
displayed both impudence and timidity。 I may be the worst
kind of scoundrel�察�I may sell your furniture ´ '
'You may blow up the house with gunpowder�察�for what I care��'
cried Mrs。 Luxmore。 'It is in vain to reason。 Such is the
force of my character that�察�when I have one idea clearly in
my head�察�I do not care two straws for any side consideration。
It amuses me to do it�察�and let that suffice。 On your side�察�
you may do what you please ´ let apartments�察�or keep a
private hotel�察�on mine�察�I promise you a full month's warning
before I return�察�and I never fail religiously to keep my
promises。'
The young man was about to renew his protest�察�when he
observed a sudden and significant change in the old lady's
countenance。
'If I thought you capable of disrespect��' she cried。
'Madam��' said