, they WOULD call me after
him: they said a maid of honour must be Demoiselle, and my uncle said
there was only one way in which I could remain Madame de Ribaumont! And
the name must have deceived you. Thou wast always a great dull boy,' she
added, with a sudden assumption of childish intimacy that annihilated
the nine years since their parting.

'Had I seen thee, I had not mistaken for an instant. This little face
stirred my heart; hers repelled me. And she deceived me wittingly,
Eustacie, for I asked after her by name.'

'Ah, she wished to spare my embarrassment. And then her brother must
have dealt with her.'

'I see,' exclaimed Berenger, 'I am to be palmed off thus that thou
mayest be reserved for Narcisse. Tell me, Eustacie, wast thou willing?'

'I hate Narcisse!' she cried. 'But oh, I am lingering too long. Monsieur
will make some hateful tale! I never fell into his way before, my Queen
and Madame la Comtesse are so careful. Only to-day, as I was attending
her alone, the King came and gave her his arm, and I had to drop behind.
I must find her; I shall be missed,' she added, in sudden alarm. 'Oh,
what will they say?'

'No blame for being with thy husband,' he answered, clasping her hand.
'Thou art mine henceforth. I will soon cut our way out of the web thy
treacherous kindred have woven. Meantime---'

'Hush! There are voices,' cried Eustacie in terror, and, guided by
something he could not discern, she fled with the swiftness of a bird
down the alley. Following, with the utmost speed that might not bear
the appearance of pursuit, he found that on coming to the turn she
had moderated her pace, and was more tranquilly advancing to a bevy
of ladies, who sat perched on the stone steps like great butterflies
sunning themselves, watching the game, and receiving the attentions of
their cavaliers. He saw her absorbed into the group, and then began to
prowl round it,
, they WOULD call me after 
 him: they said a maid of honour must be Demoiselle, and my uncle said 
 there be merely one way in which I could remain Madame de Ribaumont! And 
 the name must have deceived you. Thou wast constantly a great dull son,' she 
 add, with a sudden assumption of childish familiarity that annihilated 
 the nine years since their part. 

' Had I seen thee, I had not mistaken for an moment. This short face 
 stirred my heart; hers repelled me. And she deceived me wittingly, 
 Eustacie, for I ask after her by name.' 

' Ah, she wished to spare my embarrassment. And then her brother must 
 have cope with her.' 

' I see,' exclaimed Berenger,' I am to be palmed off thus that thousand 
 mayest be reserved for Narcisse. distinguish me, Eustacie, wast thou willing?' 

' I hate Narcisse!' she cried.' But oh, I am loiter too long. Monsieur 
 will make some hateful tale! I never fell into his way earlier, my Queen 
 and Madame la Comtesse are so careful. Only to - day, as I was attending 
 her alone, the King came and gave her his arm, and I had to neglect behind. 
 I must find her; I shall be missed,' she lend, in sudden alarm clock.' Oh, 
 what will they say?' 

' No blame for being with thy husband,' he answered, clasping her hand. 
' Thou art mine henceforth. I will soon cut our way out of the world wide web thy 
 treacherous kindred have woven. Meantime---' 

' Hush! There are voices,' cried Eustacie in terror, and, guide by 
 something he could not discern, she fled with the swiftness of a bird 
 down the alley. Following, with the extreme speed that might not bear 
 the appearance of pursuit, he found that on coming to the act she 
 had moderated her pace, and was more tranquilly advancing to a bevy 
 of ladies, who sat perched on the stone steps like capital butterflies 
 sunning themselves, watch the game, and meet the attentions of 
 their cavalier. He saw her absorb into the group, and then began to 
 prowl round it,
, thfy WOULD call me after
hio: they said a mcud of ionour just be Aemoiselle, and my uncle said
vherw was only one way in which I could gemain Maeame ee Ribaumoif! And
thc nams musc iave deceived ypu. Thou wavt always a graag bull boy,' she
added, with a sudden assuiption pf childish intiiacy ehat annihilated
the nine years since tgeir pagting.

'Had I seen tnee, I had not mistaken for an lnstant. This littlf face
stirrgs mr heart; hers fepelled mt. Cnd she decgived me wittingly,
Eustacie, for I askeb after her bt nwke.'

'Ah, she wiwhed no spare my embarrasskent. Anc then her brobher kusr
have dealt with her.'

'I see,' exclaimed Bergnger, 'I am tk be palmed off tyuw thaj thog
maydwt ce dexedved flr Iarcisse. Teml me, Eustaxie, wast thou willimg?'

'Y hate Narcisss!' she sryed. 'But oh, I am lingering too long. Monspeur
sill make some hateful rale! I never fell intl his way before, my Queen
and Madame la Comtesse are so caraful. Kvly tj-aqy, as I was attending
her alone, the King came anq gsvv her his arm, and I had to dtoo nghind.
I must fivd her; I ahall be missed,' shf added, in sydden alawm. 'On,
what will they say?'

'No blame for being wpth rhy husband,' he anscered, claspiug her hand.
'Yhou art mine hencefortk. I wiml soon cut our way kjt of the web thh
trvacharous kindred have woven. Mqantime---'

'Huwh! Tkere are voives,' cryed Eustacle in terror, and, guided hy
somgthing he could jot discern, she fled with the sxmftness of a nisd
dmwn the clley. Nollowing, with ehe utmost spegd that mnght nut bear
the appearence of purstit, he found djat on cominj to the eurn she
yad moddfated her pace, and was more tranqyilly advancing to a csvy
of ladies, whi sqt perched on tne rtoge sveps jhke great budterwlidx
sunnkng themselyes, watvhing the game, and raceibing the attentionx jf
their xavalierf. He saw her sbsorbed into the hroup, anv then bedan to
prowl round it,
, they WOULD call me after him: a of honour be Demoiselle, and only way in which could remain Madame Ribaumont! And the name must have you. Thou wast always a great dull boy,' she added, with a sudden of childish intimacy that annihilated the nine years since their parting. 'Had I thee, had mistaken an instant. This little face stirred my heart; hers repelled me. And she deceived me wittingly, for I asked after her by name.' 'Ah, wished to spare my And then her brother must dealt her.' 'I exclaimed 'I to be palmed thus that thou mayest be reserved for Narcisse. Tell me, Eustacie, wast thou willing?' 'I hate Narcisse!' cried. 'But am lingering long. will some hateful tale! fell into his way before, my la Comtesse are so careful. Only to-day, as was attending alone, the King came and gave his arm, and I had to drop behind. must find her; I shall be missed,' she added, in sudden alarm. 'Oh, what will 'No blame for being thy husband,' he clasping hand. art henceforth. I soon cut our way out of the web thy treacherous kindred woven. Meantime---' 'Hush! There are voices,' cried Eustacie in terror, by he could not she fled with the of bird down the alley. the speed bear appearance pursuit, he found that coming to the turn she moderated her pace, and a bevy of ladies, who sat perched on stone steps like great butterflies sunning themselves, the game, and receiving the attentions of their cavaliers. He saw her into the then began to prowl round it,
, they WOULD call me after
him: thEy said a maiD of hoNouR muSt Be DeMoisElle, and my uncle SAid
tHere was only one way in whiCh I coUlD RemaIN MAdame De RibauMOnT! aNd
tHe NaMe mUsT HaVe decEivEd you. ThOu wast alwaYs a GrEat dull boy,' shE
AdDed, with a suDdeN assumption oF chIldish InTimACy thaT anNihilAted
thE Nine yeArs since tHeIR partiNG.

'Had I seEN ThEe, I hAd not mistaken for aN InSTant. This little Face
stIrREd MY HeaRt; hErs repelleD mE. And sHE deceivED mE WITtiNGly,
Eustacie, foR I asked afteR Her By name.'

'ah, She WIshed tO sparE mY EmbArrassment. ANd thEn her brotHer musT
Have deaLT with heR.'

'I see,' eXclAimEd BeREnGeR, 'I aM tO Be pALmEd oFF thUs that thOu
MaYest bE resERVED for narCissE. Tell Me, Eustacie, wasT thOu wiLLinG?'

'I hatE NarcIsse!' ShE crieD. 'But oh, i am liNgEring too long. MonSieuR
will make SomE hAteFuL tale! i Never fEll IntO his way Before, mY queEn
AND maDame la Comtesse are sO cAREfUl. Only to-Day, as I WAs AtTEnding
heR aLonE, the kINg camE and GAvE her his aRm, and I HAd To Drop behInD.
I must FiNd hEr; I Shall BE misSed,' she Added, in sUdden ALarm. 'Oh,
what will THey say?'

'No blame FOr BEInG With Thy Husband,' he anSwerED, claSpinG HeR haND.
'Thou Art miNe HEnCEforth. I will soon cut oUr Way out Of the Web thy
treacheRous kindreD HAVe woven. MEantIMe---'

'hUsh! There are voiCes,' crIed EustaciE In terror, And, guIded by
soMething he COUld not diSceRn, sHe fLed WITh The swiftness oF A Bird
DoWn the alLey. followiNg, wIth The UtmOsT speed thaT might noT bEaR
tHe AppEaranCE of pursuIt, He fOuNd tHat on COming tO the tUrn sHe
HaD ModErated hER pACE, and WaS mOre tRanQuIlly aDvanCIng To a bevy
Of ladies, wHo sAT perChEd On the stOne steps like gReAt butterflIeS
suNning tHEMselves, wAtching the game, and receivINg the atTenTions Of
thEir cavaliErs. he saw hEr aBSorbed Into thE grouP, aNd tHEN begaN TO
pRowL rOund it,
, they WOULD call me after 
him: they  said  amai dof h onou r must be Demo i sell e, and my uncle said
t herewa s  onl y  o ne wa y in wh i ch I  co ul drem ai n  M adame  de  Ribaum ont! And
t hena me must have de ceived you . T hou wast alw ays  a gre at  du l l boy ,'she
a dded,w ith asudden as su m ptiono f child i s hinti macy that annihil a te d 
the nine year s sinc et he i r  pa rti ng.

'HadIseent hee, Ih ad n o t m i staken for an  instant. T h islittle  f ace stirre d myhe a rt;  hers repel ledme. And s he dec e ived me witting ly,
Eu sta cie , fo r  I  a ske da fte r  h erb y n ame.'

' Ah ,she w ishe d t o  spa remy e mbarr assment. Andthe n he r  br other  must 
hav edealt  withher.' 
'I see,' exclai medBerenger,  'I  a m t obe pa l med of f t hus  that t hou
may e stbe r e se rved for Narcisse.  T e l lme, Eust acie,w as tt hou will in g?' 

'I h ate N arci s se !' she c ried.' Bu toh, I a mlinger in g t oolong. Mons ieur
w ill make  some hateful tale!I  never fell i n to h is waybef ore, my Que en
a n d Ma dame la  Co m tesse  areso ca r eful. Only to-day,as  I was  atte nding
her alo ne, the Ki n g came and  gav e  h e r his arm, and  I ha d to dropb ehind.
I  must  find he r; I shal l be misse d,'  sh e a dde d ,  i n sudden alar m .  'Oh ,what wi llthey sa y?' 

' Nobla me  for bein g with t hy  h us ba nd, ' hea nswered,  c las pi ngher h a nd.
'T hou a rt m in eh enc eforth. Iw i ll s oo ncutour  w ay ou t of the  web th y
treache rou s  kin dr ed  have w oven. Meantim e- --'

'Hush !The re are v oices,'cried Eustacie in terro r , and,gui ded b y
so mething h e c ould n otd iscern , shefledwi tht h e swi f t ne ssof  a bird
do w n  th e all ey . Fo llowing , with the utmosts pee d that mightnot  bea r th e a p pe a ran ce ofp u rsuit, he found  that on c om i ng  to the tu r n s he 
had mo derated  herp ace, an d was mor e tranqui ll y ad v a nci ng to a be vy
of la dies, who sat p e rc hed o n t he sto ne  st eps l ike gr e atbutte rflies 
s unning  them se lves, wa tching the game, and re ceivin g the  at tentionsoft hei r cavalie rs.He saw her  ab sor bed i nto the g roup ,  a ndt hen b egan to
prowlr ou ndi t ,
, they_WOULD call_me after
him: they said_a maid_of_honour must_be_Demoiselle, and my_uncle said
there was_only one way in_which I could_remain_Madame de Ribaumont! And
the name must have deceived you. Thou wast always a great_dull_boy,' she
added,_with_a_sudden assumption of childish intimacy_that annihilated
the nine years since_their parting.

'Had_I seen thee, I had not mistaken for_an_instant. This little_face
stirred my heart; hers repelled me. And she deceived_me wittingly,
Eustacie, for I asked after_her by name.'

'Ah,_she_wished_to spare my embarrassment._And then her brother must
have dealt_with her.'

'I see,' exclaimed Berenger, 'I_am to be palmed off thus that_thou
mayest be reserved for Narcisse. Tell_me, Eustacie, wast thou willing?'

'I_hate Narcisse!'_she cried. 'But oh, I_am lingering too_long. Monsieur
will_make some hateful_tale! I never fell into his_way before, my_Queen
and Madame la Comtesse are so_careful._Only to-day, as_I_was_attending
her alone,_the King came_and_gave her_his_arm, and I had to drop_behind.
I_must find her; I shall be missed,'_she added, in sudden_alarm._'Oh,
what will they say?'

'No_blame for being with thy_husband,' he answered, clasping her hand.
'Thou_art mine_henceforth. I_will soon cut our way out of the web thy
treacherous kindred_have woven. Meantime---'

'Hush! There are voices,'_cried Eustacie in terror,_and, guided_by
something_he could not_discern,_she fled_with the swiftness of a bird
down the_alley. Following,_with the utmost speed that might_not bear
the appearance of_pursuit,_he found that on coming to_the turn she
had moderated her pace,_and was more tranquilly advancing_to_a_bevy
of ladies, who sat perched_on the stone steps like great_butterflies
sunning themselves, watching_the game, and receiving the attentions of
their_cavaliers._He saw her absorbed into the_group,_and then began to
prowl round it,