Monsieur le Comte est peremptoire—he will take no refusal."
"C'est à dire, qu'il vous a glissé cinq louis dans la main," said Rochechouart.
"Parole d'honneur, Monseigneur !" said Dillon, laying his hand on his heart.
"Well, I suppose he must be admitted," said Rochechouart.
"This is the gentleman I mentioned to you," said the Colonel to his nieee"The Count D'Armagnac, Miss Jones."
D'Armagnac could not speak any English; but he was very handsome, and dressed à ravir; and if he could make no effective use of his tongue, he made amends with his eyes.
"But, look," said Rochechouart; "we are forgetting the ballet, all this while."
"There is the prince again at her feet," said Miss Jones; "and he has changed his dress."
"He hopes to be more successful in his present brilliant costume," said Rochechouart.
"But she's dismissing him again," said Miss Jones. "And, see, she's accepting the her?" peasant after all. Then the prince won't marry
"No," replied Rochechouart. "He says
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