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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

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