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;No�察�I do not deny。;
;He admits it� �Didn't you come as his barber�拭─�
;Yes�察 �my frien'�察 �as his barber。; Lady Mary cried out faintly�察 �and�察�
shuddering�察�put both hands over her eyes。
;I'm sorry�察─�said Molyneux。 ;You fight like a gentleman。;
;I thank you�察�monsieur。;
;You called yourself Beaucaire�拭─�
;Yes�察 �monsieur。; He was swaying to and fro�察 �his servants ran to
support him。
;I wish ´ ; continued Molyncux�察 �hesitating。 ;Evil take me� � but
I'm sorry you're hurt。;
;Assist Sir Hugh into my carriage�察─�said Lady Mary。
;Farewell�察�mademoiselle� ─�M。 Beaucaire's voice was very faint。 His
eyes were fixed upon her face。 She did not look toward him。
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They were propping Sir Hugh on the cushions。 The Duke rode up
close to Beaucaire�察�but Francois seized his bridle fiercely�察�and forced the
horse back on its haunches。
;The man's servants worship him�察─�said Molyneux。
;Curse your insolence� ─ �exclaimed the Duke。 ;How much am I to
bear from this varlet and his varlets�拭 �Beaucaire�察�if you have not left Bath
by to´morrow noon�察 �you will be clapped into jail�察 �and the lashing you
escaped to´night shall be given you thrice tenfold� ─�
;I shall be´in the ´ Assemily ´ Room' at nine ´ o'clock�察�one week ´
from ´ to´night�察─�answered the young man�察�smiling jauntily�察�though his lips
were colorless。 The words cost him nearly all his breath and strength。
;You mus' keep ´ in the ´ backgroun'�察�monsieur。 Ha�察�ha� ─ �The door of
the coach closed with a slam。
;Mademoiselle ´ fare ´ well� ─�
;Drive on� ─�said Lady Mary。
M。 Beaucaire followed the cariiage with his eyes。 As the noise of the
wheels and the hoof´beats of the accompanying cavalcade grew fainter in
the distance�察�the handkerchief he had held against his side dropped into the
white dust�察�a heavy red splotch。
;Only ´ roses�察─�he gasped�察�and fell back in the arms of his servants。
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Chapter Five
Beau Nash stood at the door of the rooms�察 �smiling blandly upon a
dainty throng in the pink of its finery and gay furbelows。 The great
exquisite bent his body constantly in a series of consummately adjusted
bows�此 �before a great dowager�察 �seeming to sweep the floor in august
deference�察 �somewhat stately to the young bucks�察 �greeting the wits with
gracous friendliness and a twinkle of raillery�察 �inclining with fatherly
gallantry before the beauties�察 �the degree of his inclination measured the
altitude of the recipient as accurately as a nicely calculated sand´glass
measures the hours。
The King of Bath was happy�察�for wit�察�beauty�察�fashion ´ to speak more
concretely�此 �nobles�察 �belles�察 �gamesters�察 �beaux�察 �statesmen�察 �and poets ´
made fairyland ��or opera bouffe�察�at least�� in his dominions�察�play ran higher
and higher�察 �and Mr。 Nash's coffers filled up with gold。 To crown his
pleasure�察 �a prince of the French blood�察 �the young Comte de Beaujolais�察�
just arrived from Paris�察�had reached Bath at noon in state�察�accompanied by
the Marquis de Mirepoix�察�the ambassador of Louis XV。 The Beau dearly
prized the society of the lofty�察�and the present visit was an honor to Bath�此�
hence to the Master of Ceremonies。 What was better�察�there would be some
profitable hours with the cards and dice。 So it was that Mr。 Nash smiled
never more benignly than on that bright evening。 The rooms rang with
the silvery voices of women and delightful laughter�察�while the fiddles went
merrily�察�their melodies chiming sweetly with the joyance of his mood。
The skill and brazen effrontery of the ambassador's scoundrelly
servant in passing himself off for a man of condition formed the point of
departure for every conversation。 It was discovered that there were but
three persons present who had not suspected him from the first�察�and�察�by a
singular paradox�察�the most astute of all proved to be old Mr。 Bicksit�察�the
traveler�察�once a visitor at Chateaurien�察�for he�察�according to report�察�had by a
coup of diplomacy entrapped the impostor into an admission that there
was no such place。 However�察�like poor Captain Badger�察�the worthy old
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man had held his peace out of regard for the Duke of Winterset。 This
nobleman�察 �heretofore secretly disliked�察 �suspected of irregular devices at
play�察 �and never admired�察 �had won admiration and popularity by his
remorse for the mistake�察�and by the modesty of his attitude in endeavoring
to atone for it�察�without presuming upon the privilege of his rank to laugh at
the indignation of society�察 �an action the more praiseworthy because his
exposure of the impostor entailed the disclosure of his own culpability in
having stood the villain's sponsor。 To´night�察�the happy gentleman�察�with
Lady Mary Carlisle upon his arm�察�went grandly about the rooms�察�sowing
and reaping a harvest of smiles。 'Twas said work would be begun at once
to rebuild the Duke's country seat�察�while several ruined Jews might be paid
out of prison。 People gazing on the beauty and the stately but modest
hero by her side�察�said they would make a noble pair。 She had long been
distinguished by his attentions�察 �and he had come brilliantly out of the
episode of the Frenchman�察�who had been his only real rival。 Wherever
they went�察�there arose a buzz of pleasing gossip and adulation。 Mr。 Nash�察�
seeing them near him�察�came forward with greetings。 A word on the side
passed between the nobleman and the exquisite。
;I had news of the rascal tonight�察─�whispered Nash。 ;He lay at a farm
till yesterday�察�when he disappeared�察�his ruffians�察�too。;
;You have arranged�拭─�asked the Duke。
;Fourteen bailiffs are watching without。 He could not come within
gunshot。 If they clap eyes on him�察�they will hustle him to jail�察�and his
cutthroats shall not avail him a hair's weight。 The impertinent swore he'd
be here by nine�察�did he�拭─�
;He said so�察�and 'tis a rash dog�察�sir。;
;It is just nine now。;;
;Send out to see if they have taken him。;
;Gladly。;
The Beau beckoned an attendant�察�and whispered in his ear。
Many of the crowd had edged up to the two gentlemen with apparent
carelessness�察 �to overhear their conversation。 Those who did overhear
repeated it in covert asides�察 �and this circulating undertone�察 �confirming a
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vague rumor that Beaucaire would attempt the entrance that night�察�lent a
pleasurable color of excitement to the evening。 The French prince�察�the
ambassador�察�and their suites were announced。 Polite as the assembly was。
it was also curious�察 �and there occurred a mannerly rush to see the
newcomers。 Lady Mary�察�already pale�察�grew whiter as the throng closed
round her�察 �she looked up pathetically at the Duke�察 �who lost no time in
extricating her from the pressure。
;Wait here�察─ �he said�察 �I will fetch you a glass of negus�察─ �and
disappeared。 He had not thought to bring a chair�察�and she�察�looking about
with an increasing faintness and finding none�察�saw that she was standing
by the door of a small side´room。 The crowd swerved back for the
passage of the legate of France�察�and pressed upon her。 She opened the door�察�
and went in。
The room was empty save for two gentlemen�察 �who were quietly
playing cards at a table。 They looked up as she entered。 They were M。
Beaucaire and Mr。 Molyneux。
She uttered a quick cry and leaned against the wall�察 �her hand to her
breast。 Beaucaire�察 �though white and weak�察 �had brought her a chair
before Molyneux could stir。
;Mademoiselle ´ ;
;Do not touch me� ─�she said�察�with such frozen abhorrence in her voice
that he stopped short。 ;Mr。 Molyneux�察�you seek strange company� ─�
;Madam�察─�replied Molyneux�察�bowing deeply�察�as much to Beaucaire as
to herself�察 �I am honored by the presence of both of you。
;Oh�察�are you mad� ─�she exclaimed�察�contemptuously。
;This gentleman has exalted me with his confidence�察 �madam�察─ �he
replied。
;Will you add your ruin to the scandal of this fellow's presence here�拭�
How he obtained entrance ´ ;
;Pardon�察 �mademoiselle�察─ �interrupted Beaucaire。 ;Did I not say I
should come�拭 �M。 Molyneux was so obliging as to answer for me to the
fourteen frien's of M。 de Winterset and Meest