 would permit.

His cheeks burnt like fire, and he would have found words to apologize,
but she cut him short by saying, hastily and low, 'Not a word, Monsieur!
Let us go through it at once. No one shall make game of us.'

He hardly durst look at her again; but as he went through his own
elaborate paces he knew that the little creature opposite was swimming,
bending, turning, bounding with the fluttering fierceness of an angry
little bird, and that the superb eyes were casting flashes on him that
seemed to carry him back to days of early boyhood.

Once he caught a mortified, pleading, wistful glance that made him feel
as if he had inflicted a cruel injury by his thoughtless gaze, and he
resolved to plead the sense of recognition in excuse; but no sooner
was the performance over than she prevented all conversation by saying,
'Lead me back at once to the Queen, sir; she is about to retire.' They
were already so near that there was no time to say anything; he could
only hold as lightly as possible the tiny fingers that he felt burning
and quivering in his hand, and then, after bringing her to the side of
the chair of state, he was forced to release her with the mere whisper
of 'Pardon, Mademoiselle;' and the request was not replied to, save by
the additional stateliness of her curtsey.

It was already late, and the party was breaking up; but his head
and heart were still in a whirl when he found himself seated in the
ambassadorial coach, hearing Lady Walsingham's well-pleased rehearsal of
all the compliments she had received on the distinguished appearance
of both her young guests. Sidney, as the betrothed of her daughter, was
property of her own; but she also exulted in the praises of the young
Lord de Ribaumont, as proving the excellence of the masters whom she
had recommended to remove the rustic clownishness of which he had been
accused.

'Nay,' said Sir Francis; 'whoever called him too clownish for court
spake with design.'

The brief sentence added to Berenger's confused sense of being in a
mist of false play. Could his kinsman be bent on keeping him from
would permit. 

 His cheeks burnt like fire, and he would have find oneself son to apologize, 
 but she cut him short by saying, hurriedly and low,' Not a word, Monsieur! 
 Let us travel through it at once. No one shall make game of us.' 

 He hardly durst look at her again; but as he went through his own 
 detailed paces he knew that the little creature face-to-face was swimming, 
 bending, turn, bounding with the fluttering ferocity of an angry 
 little bird, and that the superb eye were casting flashes on him that 
 look to carry him back to day of early boyhood. 

 Once he caught a mortified, pleading, wistful glance that made him find 
 as if he had inflicted a cruel injury by his thoughtless gaze, and he 
 resolved to plead the sense of recognition in excuse; but no sooner 
 was the performance over than she prevented all conversation by saying, 
' Lead me back at once to the Queen, sir; she is about to retire.' They 
 were already so near that there was no time to say anything; he could 
 merely hold as thinly as potential the tiny fingers that he felt burning 
 and pulsate in his hand, and then, after bringing her to the side of 
 the chair of department of state, he was forced to release her with the mere whisper 
 of' Pardon, Mademoiselle;' and the request was not replied to, save by 
 the extra stateliness of her curtsey. 

 It was already late, and the party was breaking up; but his head 
 and heart were still in a whirl when he find himself seated in the 
 ambassadorial coach, hearing Lady Walsingham's well - pleased rehearsal of 
 all the compliments she had received on the distinguished appearance 
 of both her unseasoned guests. Sidney, as the betrothed of her daughter, was 
 property of her own; but she also exult in the praises of the young 
 Lord de Ribaumont, as proving the excellence of the masters whom she 
 had commend to remove the rustic clownishness of which he had been 
 accuse. 

' Nay,' said Sir Francis;' whoever call him too buffoonish for court 
 spake with design.' 

 The abbreviated sentence added to Berenger's confused sense of being in a 
 mist of false turn. Could his kinsman be bent on keeping him from
 wokld permit.

His cheeks burkt like fire, and he wound havs found dords to apologize,
but she cuv hin shoet by saying, hastily avd low, 'Non a word, Nonsmeur!
Let us go thckugh it at ondc. No mie shall make gsme of us.'

Ha hardly durst luon at her again; but as he went throudh his pwj
elaborate pacgs he hnew nhct the little creature opposite was swpmming,
bending, turming, bounding with the fluhterlng fierceness of wn angry
litjme furd, and that the superb eyes were dasting flashes on him that
seemdd to carry him bqck jo days of eerly bjyhood.

Once hc caughd a moryified, pleadinn, wisvful glance that made him feel
as if he had ynflicted a cruel injury by yiw thooghtlass eqze, ans ie
rssolvef tk plead ths sense of eecognition in excuxe; vut no sooner
sas thq [erformance over than she prevented all cohversation by saying,
'Leae me back at once to jhe Queen, fir; she is about to retire.' They
were already so nedr thet thtrc dqs no time to say anything; he could
only hold as mibhnly as possible tme tiny fingers thst hr felt burning
xnd qunbeding in his hand, ajd then, aftee bringind het to the side of
the chair od state, he wcs dorced to release ker with the merg whisler
of 'Pardon, Mademoiselue;' ahd the requfst was nkg replied to, savd bj
the additional stateliness of her curtwey.

Ic was alfeadi late, wnd the pagty was breaking up; but jis hgad
and heart werf still in a whirl when he founv himself seajed in the
ambafsadovial coach, hearyng Lady Walsiugham's wzll-plexsed reheagsal of
aln the complyments she hag received on the diseingyishwd appexfance
of both hrr young ybests. Sidbey, as the betrothcd of ger daughter, waw
priperty of her oen; cut sje ajvo exulted it thd pfsises of the youkg
Lurd ce Ribaumont, as provhng fhe excellence of yhc masters whom shq
had recommenced to remove the gustir clowiishnexs jf which he had been
accused.

'Nay,' said Sir Frwncis; 'whoevew caoled him too clownish for court
spake with design.'

The brief sentence adeed to Berenger's coufmsed sense oh beind in a
misd of false play. Coule his kinsman be nent on keeping him frkm
would permit. His cheeks burnt like fire, would found words apologize, but she hastily low, 'Not a Monsieur! Let us through it at once. No one make game of us.' He hardly durst look at her again; but as went through his own elaborate paces he knew that the little creature opposite swimming, turning, with fluttering fierceness of an angry little bird, and that the superb eyes were casting flashes on that seemed to carry him back to days early boyhood. Once he a mortified, pleading, wistful glance made feel as he inflicted cruel injury by thoughtless gaze, and he resolved to plead the sense of recognition in excuse; but no sooner was performance over prevented all by 'Lead back at once Queen, sir; she is about to already so near that there was no time say anything; could only hold as lightly as the tiny fingers that he felt burning and in his hand, and then, after bringing her to the side of the chair of was forced to release with the mere of Mademoiselle;' the was not to, save by the additional stateliness of her curtsey. It was late, and the party was breaking up; but his head were in a whirl he found himself seated the coach, hearing Lady Walsingham's of the received the appearance of both her guests. Sidney, as the betrothed her daughter, was property also exulted in the praises of the young de Ribaumont, as proving the excellence of masters whom she had recommended to remove the rustic clownishness of which had been said Sir Francis; 'whoever called him too clownish court spake with design.' brief sentence added to Berenger's confused sense of being a of false Could his kinsman bent on keeping from
 would permit.

His cheeks burnt Like fire, anD he woUld HavE fOund WordS to apologize,
buT She cUt him short by saying, hastIly anD lOW, 'Not A WoRd, MonSieur!
LeT Us GO ThrOuGh It aT oNCe. no one ShaLl make gAme of us.'

He hArdLy Durst look at hER aGain; but as hE weNt through his Own
ElaborAtE paCEs he kNew That tHe littLE creatUre opposiTe WAs swimMIng,
bendING, tUrniNg, bounding with the FLuTTering fierceneSs of an AnGRy
LITtlE biRd, and that tHe SuperB Eyes werE CaSTINg fLAshes on him thaT
seemed to caRRy hIm back To DayS Of earlY boyhOoD.

oncE he caught a mOrtiFied, pleadIng, wisTFul glanCE that maDe him fEel
As iF he hAD iNfLicTeD A crUEl InjURy bY his thouGhTlEss gaZe, anD HE
REsolVed To plEad thE sense of recogNitIon iN ExcUse; buT no soOner
WaS the pErformAnce oVeR than she preventEd alL conversaTioN bY saYiNg,
'LeaD Me back At oNce To the QuEen, sir; sHE is AbOUT To Retire.' They
were alreAdY SO nEar that tHere waS No TiME to say anYtHinG; he cOULd
onlY holD As Lightly aS possiBLe ThE tiny fiNgErs thaT hE feLt bUrninG
And qUiveriNg in his hAnd, anD Then, after bringINg her to the sidE Of
THE cHAir oF stAte, he was forCed tO ReleAse hER wIth THe merE whisPeR
Of 'pArdon, Mademoiselle;' anD tHe requEst waS not replied to, Save by
the aDDITional stAtelINeSS of her curtsey.

IT was aLready late, ANd the parTy was Breaking Up; but his hEAD
and hearT weRe sTilL in A WHiRl when he found HIMselF sEated in The
AmbassaDorIal CoaCh, hEaRing Lady WAlsinghaM's WeLl-PlEasEd rehEArsal of
aLl The CoMplImentS She had ReceiVed oN tHe DIstInguishED aPPEaraNcE
oF botH heR yOung gUestS. sidNey, as thE betrotheD of HEr daUgHtEr, was
prOperty of her owN; bUt she also eXuLteD in the PRAises of tHe young
Lord de Ribaumont, aS Proving The ExcelLencE of the masTerS whom sHe
hAD recomMended To remOvE thE RUstic CLOwNisHnEss of which HE Had Been
aCcUsed.

'nay,' said sir Francis; 'whoever cALleD him too clowniSh fOr coURT
sPakE WiTH deSiGN.'

ThE BRief sentence addEd to BerengEr'S CoNfused sensE Of bEiNg in a
miSt of falSe plaY. could hiS kinsman bE bent on keEpIng hIM FroM
 would permit.

His cheeks  burnt lik e fir e,and  h e wo uldhave found wor d s to  apologize,
but she cu t him  s h ortb ysayin g, hast i ly a ndlo w,  'N ot aword,  Mo nsieur! 
Let us go  th ro ugh it at on c e.  No one sh all  make game o f u s.'

H ehar d ly du rst  look  at he r  again ; but ashe went t h rough h i s  o wn
e laborate paces he kn e w that the lit tle cr ea t ur e opp osi te was swi mm ing,b ending, tu r n i ng, bounding with  the flutte r ing  fierc en ess of anangry 
l i ttl e bird, and  tha t the sup erb ey e s werec astingflashe s o n h im t h at 
s eem ed toc ar ryh imback toda ys  of e arly b o y hood .
Once  he c aught a morti fie d, p l ead ing,wistf ul g la nce t hat ma de hi mfeel
as if he h ad i nflicteda c ru elin juryb y histho ugh tless g aze, an d  he 
r e s o lv ed to plead the se ns e of  recogni tion i n  e xc u se; butno  so oner w as th e pe r fo rmance o ver th a nsh e preve nt ed all  c onv ers ation by s aying, 
'Lead m e bac k  at once to th e  Queen, sir;s he i sa bout  to  retire.' T heyw erealre a dy  so nearthatth e re was no time to sayan ything ; hecould
only ho ld as ligh t l y  as poss ible th e  tiny fingersthathe felt bu r ning
and  quiv ering in  his hand , and then , a fte r b rin g i ng  her to the s i d e of 
t he chai r o f state , h e w asfor ce d to rele ase herwi th  t he  me re wh i sper
of'P ard on , M ademo i selle; ' and  the  r eq u est  was no t  r e p lied  t o,  sav e b ythe a ddit i ona l state liness of  he r  cur ts ey .

It w as already la te , and thepa rty  was b r e aking up ; but his head
and hear t  were s til l ina wh irl whenhefoundhim s elf se ated i n the 
a mba s s adori a l  c oac h,  hearing L a d y W alsin gh am's  well-p leased rehearsal o f 
al l the complim ent s sh e ha d r e ce i ved  o n  th e distinguished a ppearanceof bo th her you n g g ue sts. Si dney, a s the betroth ed of her  daughter ,wasp r ope rty of her  own; bu t she als o  exul t ed  in t hepraise softhe y oung
L o rdde Ri baumon t,  as pr oving  t he excel lence of the masters wh om she 
hadrec ommendedtor emo ve the ru stic  clownishn ess  of  whic h h e  hadbeen ac cus e d.

' Nay, '  said Sir Fr anc i s ;'whoever ca l l e d h im to o c l ownish  for  court
spake with design.'

Thebrie f sen ten c e ad de d to Berenger' s c on f u sed sens eof being in  a
mistof false  play.  Could  his ki n s ma n  be be nt o n k eeping hi m f ro m 
 would_permit.

His cheeks_burnt like fire, and_he would_have_found words_to_apologize,
but she cut_him short by_saying, hastily and low,_'Not a word,_Monsieur!
Let_us go through it at once. No one shall make game of us.'

He hardly_durst_look at_her_again;_but as he went through_his own
elaborate paces he knew_that the_little creature opposite was swimming,
bending, turning, bounding with_the_fluttering fierceness of_an angry
little bird, and that the superb eyes were_casting flashes on him that
seemed to_carry him back_to_days_of early boyhood.

Once he_caught a mortified, pleading, wistful glance_that made him feel
as if he_had inflicted a cruel injury by his_thoughtless gaze, and he
resolved to plead_the sense of recognition in_excuse; but_no sooner
was the performance over_than she prevented_all conversation_by saying,
'Lead me_back at once to the Queen,_sir; she is_about to retire.' They
were already so_near_that there was_no_time_to say_anything; he could
only_hold_as lightly_as_possible the tiny fingers that he_felt_burning
and quivering in his hand, and then,_after bringing her to_the_side of
the chair of_state, he was forced to_release her with the mere whisper
of_'Pardon, Mademoiselle;'_and the_request was not replied to, save by
the additional stateliness of her_curtsey.

It was already late, and the_party was breaking up;_but his_head
and_heart were still_in_a whirl_when he found himself seated in the
ambassadorial_coach, hearing_Lady Walsingham's well-pleased rehearsal of
all the_compliments she had received_on_the distinguished appearance
of both her young_guests. Sidney, as the betrothed of_her daughter, was
property of her_own;_but_she also exulted in the_praises of the young
Lord de Ribaumont,_as proving the_excellence of the masters whom she
had recommended_to_remove the rustic clownishness of which_he_had been
accused.

'Nay,' said Sir Francis; 'whoever_called_him_too clownish for court
spake with_design.'

The brief sentence added to Berenger's_confused sense of being in a
mist of false play._Could his kinsman_be bent on keeping him_from