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THE SKJUTS-BOY. 153
doubt, and bas received the mitten. I can see il by his looks;
I bave keen eyes which never deceive me. But did you ever
hear of the like ? fo refuse a rich, handsome loyer ! I should
only like to know, for the sake of heaven, what these people
think. But your grace will see that il is impossible for thal to
end well; you may dcpend upon if. Il is now fashionable for
people fo shool themselves. 0 Lord ! he is just aiming his gun.
l%o–that will nol do–I musl know whal is ai the bottom of
the marier. I musl contrive fo find some business out there,
for I musi know how the story runs, as true as I live."
And, in a perfect frenzy of curiosity, l#]:a#lemoiselle lçyciuist
picked up ber gloves, parasol, and handkerchief in ber hurry
forgol her snuff-box ; and hardly taking rime fo take leave of the
countess and fo answer ber question whether she wottld return
after dinner, hurried through lhe hall, where she ran over two
children with baskets of strawberrles in their hands. The latter
cried loudly, w#shing fo be paid for iheir lost fruit, ran af#er ber
and caught ai the flying ends of her shawl. With a raving
gesture she tore herself from them, and had already reached the
end of Long-street, before the children, with a piece of the shawl-
fringe in theîr hands, could venture a second attack.
With flying footsteps ]V[a#lemoiselle l%yciuist tan down the
street.
"God be praised! here cornes the assessor, as though just
called. Itave you heard, my dear sir, what an unfor#unate
accident bas hal0pened#"
"What do you mean ? Is ihere a tire anywhere # Or is if
the article about the Jesuitical liberalism, which thus 10uts yott
out of your senses ?"
"Oh, God! no i I mean the story of the poor young Cham-
berlain de Goesse ?"
"With the chamberlain ! what is the marier with him #"
"Yes! he bas proposed fo l#iss de Dresscn, and bas reccived
the miiten. If you wish fo prevent the most fearful suicide,
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