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242 THE SKJUTS-BOY.
would bave been unpaMouable, if the amiable 1V[iss Amelia
should have been forced fo marry such a fellow.
"As soon as I corne this way again, which will probably be in
#he early par# of next summer," said the baron, when he took
his leave, "I expect fo see B[iss Amelia a bride j but perhaps
she is engaged already # One does hOt know how soon such
things sometimes happen."
The lieutenm#t-colonel was highly offended ai the manner in
which the baron expressed himself. For his intention, as showa
by his words, was clear enough. I-Ie therefore replied to :Lin-
denskoeld’s hearty words of ç«rewell with haughty and measured
coldness. Before the carriage had gone, the lieutenant-colonel
felt more miserable than ever. He had ruade a supper for
naught, and fêd a man and horse for a whole week out of
pantry, and sparely provided o««t-binj captivated by an unfor-
tunate naist#ke, that had blinded his eyes in such a manner, tha#
he dropp’ed a certainty for an uncertainty. And the worst–a#
least, for the moment, what touched him most–was that he was
unable fo wreak lais wrath upon his wife, and could not console
himself, as usual» by placing everything in ber shoes. It was
truly a pity that this mode of excuse was cut off from him; as
she had hot been obliged fo consent to a separation from De
Goesse only, but she had drawn ber husband’s attention fo the
fact, that he might bave construed the words and intentions of the
baron wrongfully–thanks to woman’s invention and cunning.
This #ime the quiet and unassuming Madame de Dressen ]Lad
known how fo spare fo herself a whole flood of reproaches, and
rejoiced ai this ç#ct with all ber hear#.
"I wish the whole marrer was to the devil," exclaimed the
lieutenant-colonel with a curse. "2#Iay the hangman take me, if
I ever again more my finger fo gel a husband for ber. She rny
look out for herself. I ara sure very few suitors will lose their
way, and corne fo this dreary, out-ot:the-way Tunefors; and she
may wait a long rime before I make another proposition for
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