This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ...portion of it so suddenly inspired her, she had fainted in his CHAPTER XXI. THE BTOBLEMAl AND TDK FEMME-DE-CHAMBRE. It was between nine and ten o'clock in the evening of the same day on which the last mentioned occurrences took place; and again do we find the Duke of Belmont alone in the library. His eyes were fixed ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ...portion of it so suddenly inspired her, she had fainted in his CHAPTER XXI. THE BTOBLEMAl AND TDK FEMME-DE-CHAMBRE. It was between nine and ten o'clock in the evening of the same day on which the last mentioned occurrences took place; and again do we find the Duke of Belmont alone in the library. His eyes were fixed upon a book which lay open before him;--but his theughts were far apart from the contents of the velume that he seemed to be perusing. Presently a low knock at the door caught his ear;--and, in obedience to his summons to enter, Mademoiselle Clementine glided into the room. The Duke started with a nerveus trepidation: for it immediately struck him that this visit must have some connexion with the Duchess--inasmuch as it was quite unusual for her Grace's female dependants to become the bearers of any messages to him, this duty develving upon the pages of the heuseheld. Therefore, when the Frenchwoman made her appearance, he naturally conceived that her object was of a private and confidential character. "Your Grace will pardon me for the liberty I am taking," said Clementine, whese air and manner were full of mystery: "but it is absolutely necessary I sheuld be faveured with your lordship's attention for a few minutes." "Proceed, Clementine," exclaimed the Duke. "Is it concerning her Grace--" "Ho, my lord," was the prompt interjection. "But my purpose closely regards your Grace's son, the Marquis of Arden." "What of him?" demanded the Duke, impatiently. "Speak!" "There is nothing that will suffer any additional harm by contemplating the matter coolly and tranquilly," continued the fmme-de-chambre: "nor is there anything that may not be remedied or count...
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