Amy shook her head decidedly . `` I hate light men , and do n't think that is the baron , for the gloves are a size too small for those hands . Lean back and look some four or five seats lower down on the right . See what sort of person the dark man with the fine eyes is . '' Helen obeyed , but almost instantly bent to her plate again , smiling in spite of herself . `` That is an Englishman ; he stares rudely , says ` By Jove ! ' and wears no jewelry or beard . '' `` Now , I 'm disappointed . Well , keep on the watch , and tell me if you make any discoveries , for I will find the baron . '' Being hungry , Amy devoted herself to her dinner , till dessert was on the table . She was languidly eating grapes , while Helen talked with the major , when the word `` baron '' caught her ear . The speakers sat at a table behind her , so that she could not see them without turning quite round , which was impossible ; but she listened eagerly to the following scrap of chat : -- `` Is the baron going on to-morrow ? '' asked a gay voice in French . `` Yes , he is bound for Baden-Baden . The season is at its height , and he must make his game while the ball is rolling , or it is all up with the open-handed Sigismund , '' answered a rough voice . `` Wo n't his father pardon the last escapade ? '' asked a third , with a laugh . `` No , and he is right . The duel was a bad affair , for the man almost died , and the baron barely managed to get out of the scrape through court influence . When is the wedding to be ? ''
`` Never , Palsdorf XXXXX .
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