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therest.Gaston hung down his head with evident chagrin. He had allhis life been obliged to hear, or rather to undergo this cryof "Vive le Roi!" which passed over him. For a long time,being unaccustomed to hear it, his ear had had rest, and nowa younger, more vivacious, and more brilliant royalty roseup before him, like a new and more painful provocation.Madame perfectly understood the sufferings of that timid,gloomy heart; she rose from the table, Monsieur imitated hermechanically, and all the domestics, with a buzzing likethat of several bee-hives, surrounded Raoul for the purposeof questioning him.Madame saw this movement, and called M. de Saint Remy. "Thisis not the time for gossiping, but working," said she, withthe tone of an angry housekeeper.M. de Saint-Remy hastened to break the circle formed by theofficers round Raoul, so that the latter was able to gainthe ante-chamber."Care will be taken of that gentleman, I hope," addedMadame, addressing M. de Saint-Remy.The worthy man immediately hastened after Raoul. "Madamedesires refreshments to be offered to you," said he; "andthere is, besides, a lodging for you in the castle.""Thanks, M. de Saint-Remy," replied Raoul; "but you know howanxious I must be to pay my duty to M. le Comte, my father.""That is true, that is true, Monsieur Raoul; present him, atthe same time, my humble respects, if you please."Raoul thus once more got rid of the old gentleman, andpursued his way. As he was passing under the porch, leadinghis horse by the bridle, a soft voice called him from thedepths of an obscure path."Monsieur Raoul!" said the voice.The young man turned round, surprised, and saw a darkcomplexioned girl, who, with a finger on her lip, held outher other hand to him. This young lady was an utterstranger.CHAPTER 3The Interview.Raoul made one step towards the girl who thus called him."But my horse, madame?" said he."Oh! you are terribly embarrassed! Go yonder way -- there isa shed in the outer court: fasten your horse, and returnquickly!""I obey, madame."Raoul was not four minutes in performing what he had beendirected to do; he returned to the little door, where, inthe gloom, he found his mysterious conductress waiting forhim, on the first steps of a winding staircase."Are you brave enough to follow me, monsieur knight errant?"asked the girl, laughing at the momentary hesitation Raoulhad manifested.The latter replied by springing up the dark staircase afterher. They thus climbed up three stories, he behind her,touching with his hands, when he felt for the banister, asilk dress which rubbed against each side of the staircase.At every false step made by Raoul, his conductress cried,"Hush!" and held out to him a soft and perfumed hand."One would mount thus to the belfry of the castle withoutbeing conscious of fatigue," said Raoul."All of which means, monsieur, that you are very muchperplexed, very tired, and very uneasy. But be of goodcheer, monsieur; here we are, at our destination."The girl threw open a door, which immediately, without anytransition, filled with a flood of light the landing of thestaircase, at the top of which Raoul appeared, holding fastby the balustrade.The girl continued to walk on -- he followed her; sheentered a chamber -- he did the same.As soon as he was fairly in the net he heard a loud cry,and, turning round, saw at two paces from him, with herhands clasped and her eyes closed, that beautiful fair girlwith blue eyes and white shoulders, who, recognizing him,called him Raoul.He saw her, and divined at once so much love and so much joyin the expression of her countenance, that he sank on hisknees in the middle of the chamber, murmuring, on his part,the name of Louise."Ah! Montalais -- Montalais!" she sighed, "it is very wickedto deceive me so.""Who, I? I have deceived you?""Yes; you told me you would go down to inquire the news, andyou have brought up monsieur!""Well, I was obliged to do so -- how else could he havereceived the letter you wrote him?" And she pointed with herfinger to the letter which was still upon the table.Raoul made a step to take it; Louise, more rapid, althoughshe had sprung forward with a sufficiently remarkablephysical hesitation, reached out her hand to stop him. Raoulcame in contact with that trembling hand, took it within
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