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     The    gentleman      smiled   upon    them    delightedly。     ;What     enchanting 

peopie� ─  �he   cried。    ;Why   did   I   not   know�察  �so   I   might   have   shout'   with 

them�拭─     �The lady  noticed the   people   not   at all�察  �whereat�察 �being pleased�察�

the people cheered again。         The gentleman offered her his hand�察�she made 

a   slow   courtesy�察  �placed   the   tips   of   her   fingers   upon   his   own。 ;I   am 

honored�察�M。 de Chateaurien�察─�she said。 

     ;No�察   �no� ─   �he  cried   earnestly。    ;Behol'     a  poor    Frenchman      whom 

emperors should envy。;          Then reverently and with the pride of his gallant 

office vibrant in every line of his slight figure�察�invested in white satin and 

very grand�察�as he had prophesied�察�M。 le Duc de Chateaurien handed Lady 

Mary  Carlisle   down   the   steps�察  �an   achievement   which   had   figured   in   the 

ambitions of seven other gentlemen during the evening。 

     ;Am I to be lef'in such onhappiness�拭─�he said in a low voice。                   ;That 

rose I have beg' for so long ´ ; 

       ;Never� ─�said Lady Mary。 

     ;Ah�察�I do not deserve it�察�I know so well�           �But ´ ; 



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     ;Never� ─�

     ;It   is   the   greatness   of   my   onworthiness   that   alone   can   claim   your 

charity�察�let your kin' heart give this little red rose�察�this great alms�察�to the 

poor beggar。; 

     ;Never� ─�

     She was seated in the chair。           ;Ah�察�give the rose�察─�he whispered。 Her 

beauty shone dazzlingly on him out of the dimness。 

     ;Never� ─�she flashed defiantly as she was closed in。                ;Never� ─�

     ;Never� ─�

     The rose fell at his feet。 

       ;A rose lasts till morning�察─�said a voice behind him。 

     Turning�察  �M。   de   Chateaurien   looked   beamingly   upon   the   face   of   the 

Duke of Winterset。 

     ;'Tis already the daylight�察─�he replied�察�pointing to the east。 ;Monsieur�察�

was   it   not   enough   honor   for   you   to   han'   out   madame�察  �the   aunt   of   Lady 

Mary�拭     �Lady Rellerton retain much trace of beauty。 'Tis strange you did 

not   appear   more   happy。;       ;The   rose   is   of   an   unlucky   color�察  �I   think�察─�

observed the Duke。 

     ;The color of a blush�察�my brother。; 

     ;Unlucky�察�I still maintain�察─�said the other calmly。 

     ;The   color   of   the   veins   of   a   Frenchman。   Ha�察  �ha� ─  �cried   the   young 

man。     ;What price would be too high�拭             �A rose is a rose�      �A good´night�察�

my   brother�察  �a   good´night。     I   wish   you   dreams   of   roses�察  �red   roses�察  �only 

beautiful red�察�red roses� ─�

     ;Stay�     �Did   you   see   the   look   she   gave   these   street   folk   when   they 

shouted for her�拭       �And how are you higher than they�察�when she knows�拭�As 

high as yonder horse´boy� ─�

     ;Red   roses�察  �my   brother�察  �only   roses。    I   wish   you   dreams   of   red�察  �red 

roses� ─�



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                              Chapter Three 



       It  was   well   agreed    by   the  fashion    of  Bath   that   M。   le  Duc   de 

Chateaurien was a person of sensibility and haut ton�察�that his retinue and 

equipage surpassed in elegance�察�that his person was exquisite�察�his manner 

engaging。      In the company of gentlemen his ease was slightly tinged with 

graciousness ��his single equal in Bath being his Grace of Winterset���察�but it 

was remarked that when he bowed over a lady's hand�察�his air bespoke only 

a gay and tender reverence。 

     He was the idol of the dowagers within a week after his appearance�察�

matrons warmed to him�察�young belles looked sweetly on him�察�while   the 

gentlemen were won to admiration or envy。               He was of prodigious wealth�此�

old Mr。 Bicksit�察�who dared not�察�for his fame's sake�察�fail to have seen all 

things�察   �had   visited   Chateaurien     under    the  present    Duke's    father�察 �and 

descanted to the curious upon its grandeurs。              The young noble had one 

fault�察�he was so poor a gambler。           He cared nothing for the hazards of a 

die or the turn of a card。       Gayly admitting that he had been born with no 

spirit of adventure in him�察�he was sure�察�he declared�察�that he failed of much 

happiness by his lack of taste in such matters。 

     But   he   was   not   long   wanting   the   occasion   to   prove   his   taste   in   the 

matter   of   handling   a   weapon。     A  certain   led´captain�察  �Rohrer   by   name�察�

notorious�察�amongst other things�察�for bearing a dexterous and bloodthirsty 

blade�察�came to Bath post´haste�察�one night�察�and jostled heartily against him�察�

in the pump´room on the following morning。               M。 de Chauteaurien bowed�察�

and   turned   aside   without   offense�察  �continuing   a   conversation   with   some 

gentlemen   near   by。     Captain   Rohrer   jostled   against   him   a   second   time。 

M。 de Chateaurien   looked him  in the   eye�察�and   apologized pleasantly  for 

being so much in the way。         Thereupon Rohrer procured an introduction to 

him�察�and made some observations derogatory to the valor and virtue of the 

French。     There was current a curious piece of gossip of the French court�此�

a prince of the blood royal�察�grandson of the late Regent and second in the 

line   of   succession    to  the   throne   of  France�察   �had   rebelled   against    the 



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authority   of   Louis   XV�察  �who   had   commanded   him   to   marry   the   Princess 

Henriette�察     �cousin    to  both   of   them。    The     princess    was    reported    to  be 

openly devoted to the cousin who refused to accept her hand at the bidding 

of the king�察�and�察�as rumor ran�察�the prince's caprice elected in preference 

the   discipline   of   Vincennes�察      �to   which   retirement     the   furious   king    had 

consigned him。 The story was the staple gossip of all polite Europe�察�and 

Captain Rohrer�察�having in his mind a purpose to make use of it in leading 

up     to   a   statement     that   should     be    general     to   the   damage      of   all 

Frenchwomen�察�and which a Frenchman might not pass over as he might a 

jog   of   the  elbow�察  �repeated   it   with   garbled   truths   to   make   a  scandal   of   a 

story which bore none on a plain relation。 

     He did not reach his deduction。             M。 de Chateaurien�察�breaking into his 

narrative�察  �addressed   him   very   quietly。        ;Monsieur�察─  �he   said�察   �none   but 

swine deny the nobleness of that good and gentle lady�察�Mademoiselle la 

Princesse de Bourbon´Conti。              Every Frenchman know' that her cousin is 

a bad rebel and ingrate�察�who had only honor and rispec' for her�察�but was so 

wilful he could not let even the king say�察�'You shall marry here�察�you shall 

marry there。'       My frien's�察─�the young man turned to the others�察 �may I ask 

you to close roun' in a circle for one moment�拭               �It is clearly shown that the 

Duke   of   Orleans   is   a   scurvy   fellow�察  �but   not   ´   ;   he   wheeled   about   and 

touched Captain Rohrer on the brow with the back of his gloved hand ´ ; 

but   not   so   scurvy  as   thou�察  �thou   swine   of   the   gutter� ─  �Two   hours   later�察�

with perfect ease�察�he ran Captain Rohrer through the left shoulder ´ after 

which he sent a basket of red roses to the Duke of Winterset。                        In a few 

days he had another captain to fight。               This was a ruffling buck who had 

the   astounding   indiscretion   to   proclaim   M。   de   Chateaurien   an   impostor。 

There was no Chateaurien�察�he swore。                The Frenchman laughed in his face�察�

and�察  �at   twilight   of   the   same   day�察  �pinked   him  carefully  through   the   right 

shoulder。      It was not that he could not put aside the insult to himself�察�he 

declared      to  Mr。   Molyneux�察      �his  second�察    �and   the   few   witnesses�察    �as   he 

handed   his   wet   sword   to   his   lackey   ´   one   of   his   station   could   not   be 

insulted   by   a   doubt   of   that   station   ´   but   he   fought   in   the   quarrel   of   his 

friend Winterset。        This rascal had asserted that M。 le Duc had introduced 



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an impostor。      Could he overlook the insult to a friend�察�one to whom he 

owed      his  kind    reception    in  Bath�拭    �Then�察    �bending     over   his   fallen 

adversary�察�he whispered�此 �Naughty man�察�tell your master find some better 

quarrel for the nex' he sen' agains' me。; 

     The conduct of M。 de Chateaurien was pronounced admirable。 

     There was no surprise when the young foreigner fell naturally into the 

long train of followers of the beautiful Lady Mary Carlisle�察�nor was there 

great astonishment that he should obtain marked favor in her eyes�察�shown 

so   plainly   that  my   Lord    Townbrake�察     �Sir  Hugh   Guilford�察    �and   the  rich 

Squire   Bantison�察  �all   of   whom   had   followed   her   through   three   seasons�察�

swore with rage�察�and his Grace of Winterset stalked from her aunt's house 

with black brows。 

     Meeting the Duke there on the evening after his second encounter de 

Chateaurien      smiled    upon    him   brilliantly。  ;It   was   badly   done�察   �oh�察 �so 

badly� ─�he whispered。         ;Can you afford to have me strip' of my mask by 

any but yourself�拭      �You�察�who introduce' me�拭         �They will say there is some 

bad scandal that I could force you 

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