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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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