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bandy   words   with   you�察  �your   monstrous   impudence   is   a   claim   to   rank   I 

cannot     ignore。   But    a  lackey    who   has   himself    followed    by   six  other 

lackeys ´ ; 

     ;Ha�察�ha�     �Has not M。 le Duc been busy all this evening to justify me�拭�

And I think mine mus' be the bes' six。           Ha�察�ha�    �You think�拭─�

     ;M。 de Chateaurien�察─�said Lady Mary�察 �we are waiting for you。; 

     ;Pardon�察─�he   replied。      ;He has something to say�察  �maybe   it is   bes' if 

you hear it now。; 

     ;I wish to hear nothing from him ´ ever� ─�

     ;My faith�察�madam�察─  �cried the   Duke�察 �this saucy fellow has paid   you 

the last insult�    �He is so sure of you he does not fear you will believe the 

truth。    When all is told�察�if you do not agree he deserved the lashing we 

planned to ´ ;     ;I'll hear no more� ─�

     ;You will bitterly repent it�察�madam。          For your own sake I entreat ´ ; 



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     ;And I also�察─�broke in M。 Beaucaire。             ;Permit me�察�mademoiselle�察�let 

him speak。; 

     ;Then let him be brief�察─�said Lady Mary�察 �for I am earnest to be quit of 

him。 His explanation or an attack on my friend and on my carriage should 

be made to my brother。; 

     ;Alas that he was not here�察─�said the Duke�察 �to aid me�               �Madam�察�was 

your   carriage   threatened�拭     �I   have   endeavored   only   to   expunge   a   debt   I 

owed to Bath and to avenge an insult offered to yourself through ´ ; 

     ;Sir�察�sir�察�my patience will bear little more� ─�

     ;A thousan' apology�察─�said M。 Beaucaire。             ;You will listen�察�I only beg�察�

Lady Mary�拭─�

     She made an angry gesture of assent。 

     ;Madam�察  �I   will   be   brief   as   I   may。 Two   months   ago   there   came   to 

Bath a French gambler calling himself Beaucaire�察�a desperate fellow with 

the cards or dice�察�and all the men of fashion went to play at his lodging�察�

where he won considerable sums。              He was small�察�wore a black wig and 

mustachio。      He   had   the insolence to show  himself   everywhere   until   the 

Master of Ceremonies rebuffed him in the pump´room�察�as you know�察�and 

after that he forbore his visits to the rooms。         Mr。 Nash explained ��and was 

confirmed�察�madam�察�by indubitable information�� that this Beaucaire was a 

man of unspeakable�察�vile�察�low birth�察�being�察�in fact�察�no other than a lackey 

of   the   French   king's   ambassador�察  �Victor   by   name�察  �de   Mirepoix's   barber。 

Although his condition was known�察�the hideous impudence of the fellow 

did not desert him�察�and he remained in Bath�察�where none would speak to 

him。; 

     ;Is your farrago nigh done�察�sir�拭─�

     ;A    few    moments�察    �madam。       One     evening�察    �three   weeks    gone�察   �I 

observed a   very  elegant   equipage draw  up   to  my door�察 �and the   Duke   of 

Chateaurien   was   announced。         The   young   man's   manners   were   worthy  ´ 

according to the French acceptance ´ and 'twere idle to deny him the most 

monstrous assurance。         He declared himself a noble traveling for pleasure。 

He had taken lodgings in Bath for a season�察�he said�察�and called at once to 

pay his respects to me。 His tone was so candid ´ in truth�察�I am the simplest 



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of men�察�very easily gulled ´ and his stroke so bold�察�that I did not for one 

moment suspect him�察�and�察�to my poignant regret ´ though in the humblest 

spirit   I   have   shown   myself   eager   to   atone   ´   that   very   evening   I   had   the 

shame of presenting him to yourself。; 

     ;The shame�察�sir� ─�

     ;Have      patience�察  �pray�察  �madam。       Ay�察  �the   shame�     �You     know     what 

figure he hath cut in Bath since that evening。                All ran merrily with him 

until   several   days   ago   Captain   Badger   denounced   him   as   an   impostor�察�

vowing that Chateaurien was nothing。; 

     ;Pardon�察─  �interrupted   M。   Beaucaire。         ;'Castle   Nowhere'   would   have 

been     so  much     better。   Why      did  you    not  make     him   say   it  that  way�察�

monsieur�拭─�

     Lady   Mary   started�察  �she   was   looking   at   the   Duke�察  �and   her   face   was 

white。     He continued�此 �Poor Captam Badger was stabbed that same day。 ´ 

; 

     ;Most befitting poor Captain Badger�察─�muttered Molyneux。 

     ; ´   ´ And his adversary had the marvelous insolence to declare that 

he fought in my quarrel�           �This afternoon the wounded man sent for me�察�

and imparted a very horrifying intelligence。               He had discovered a lackey 

whom  he   had   seen   waiting   upon   Beaucaire   in   attendance   at   the   door   of 

this   Chateaurien's   lodging。       Beaucaire   had   disappeared   the   day   before 

Chateaurien's   arrival。      Captain   Badger   looked   closely   at   Chateaurien   at 

their next meeting�察�and identified him with the missing Beaucaire beyond 

the    faintest    doubt。      Overcome         with    indignation�察     �he   immediately 

proclaimed   the   impostor。       Out   of   regard   for   me�察  �he   did   not   charge   him 

with   being   Beaucaire�察  �the   poor   soul   was   unwilling   to   put   upon   me   the 

humiliation   of   having   introduced   a   barber�察  �but   the   secret   weighed   upon 

him till he sent for me and put everything in my hands。                     I accepted the 

odium�察�thinking only of atonement。              I went to Sir John Wimpledon's fite。 

I   took   poor   Sir   Hugh�察  �there�察  �and   these   other   gentlemen   aside�察  �and   told 

them my news。 We narrowly observed this man�察�and were shocked at our 

simplicity in not having discovered him before。                 These are men of honor 

and   cool   judgment�察  �madam。         Mr。   Molyneux   had   acted   for   him   in   the 



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affair of Captain Badger�察�and was strongly prejudiced in his favor�察�but Mr。 

Molyneux�察       �Sir   Hugh�察    �Mr。   Bantison�察    �every    one    of   them�察   �in   short�察�

recognized      him。    In    spite  of   his  smooth     face   and   his  light   hair�察 �the 

adventurer   Beaucaire   was   writ   upon   him   amazing   plain。          Look   at   him�察�

madam�察�if he will dare the inspection。              You saw this Beaucaire well�察�the 

day of his expulsion from the rooms。             Is not this he�拭─�

     M。 Beaucaire stepped close to her。            Her pale face twitched。 

     ;Look� ─�he said。 

     ;Oh�察    �oh� ─  �she   whispered     with   a   dry  throat�察  �and    fell  back   in  the 

carriage。 

     ;Is it so�拭─�cried the Duke。 

     ;I do not know。 ´ I ´ cannot tell。; 

     ;One moment more。            I begged these gentlemen to allow me to wipe 

out   the   insult   I   had   unhappily   offered   to   Bath�察  �but   particularly   to   you。 

They      agreed    not   to   forestall   me    or   to  interfere。     I   left  Sir   John 

Wimpledon's early�察�and arranged to give the sorry rascal a lashing under 

your   own   eyes�察  �a   satisfaction   due   the   lady   into   whose   presence   he   had 

dared to force himself。; 

     ;'Noblesse oblige'�拭─�said M。 Beaucaire in a tone of gentle inquiry。 

     ;And now�察�madam�察─�said the Duke�察 �I will detain you not one second 

longer。     I   plead   the   good    purpose    of   my   intentions�察   �begging     you   to 

believe   that   the   desire   to   avenge   a   hateful   outrage�察  �next   to   the   wish   to 

serve you�察�forms the dearest motive in the heart of Winterset。; 

     ;Bravo� ─�cried Beaucaire softly。 

     Lady   Mary   leaned   toward   him�察  �a   thriving   terror   in   her   eyes。   ;It   is 

false�拭─�she faltered。 

     ;Monsieur should not have been born so high。                   He could have made 

little book'。; 

     ;You mean it is false�拭─�she cried breathlessly。 

     ;'Od's blood�察�is she not convinced�拭─�broke out Mr。 Bantison。 ;Fellow�察�

were you not the ambassador's barber�拭─�

     ;It is all false�拭─�she whispered。 

     ;The mos' fine art�察�mademoiselle。             How long you think it take M。 de 



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Winterset to learn that speech after he write it out�拭           �It is a mix of what is 

true   and   the   mos'   chaste   art。 Monsieur   has   become   a   man   of   letters。 

Perhaps he may enjoy that more than the wars。               Ha�察�ha� ─�

     Mr。   Bantison   burst   into   a   roar   of   laughter。 ;Do   French   gentlemen 

fight lackeys�拭     �Ho�察�ho�察�ho�       �A pretty country�        �We English do as was 

done to´night�察�have our servants beat them。; 

     ;And   attend   ourselves�察─  �added   M。   Beaucaire�察  �looking   at   the   Duke�察�

;somewhat in the background�拭             �But�察�pardon�察─�he mocked�察 �that remind' 

me。      Francois�察    �return    to  Mr。    Bantison    and    these   gentlemen      their 

weapons。; 

     ;Will you answer a question�拭─�said Molyneux mildly。 

     ;Oh�察�with pleasure�察�monsieur。; 

     ;Were you ever a barber�拭─�

     ;No�察�monsieur�察─�laughed the young man。 

     ;Pah� ─  �exclaimed   Bantison。       ;Let   me   question   him。   Now�察  �fellow�察  �a 

confession may save you from jail。           Do you deny you are Beaucaire�拭─�

     ;Deny to a such judge�拭─�

     ;Ha� ─�said Bantison。        ;What more do you want�察�Molyneux�拭               �Fellow�察�

do you deny that you came to London in the ambassador's suite�拭─�

     ;No�察�I do not deny。; 

     ;He admits it�      �Didn't you come as his barber�拭─�
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