The Honor of the Name

ed the Duc de Sairmeuse had been c

a white heat the enthusiasm of the cold and

as those who possess nothing can afford to be; as patient as a savag

nd yet they had no concept

til now, been expended in evading

nd to steal a few sacks of wheat, he had expended treasures of

he always said, ha

and only opportunity worthy of his t

of the true circumstances which attended the

ly the bare fact; and the news sp

use," said he. "Chateau, forests, viney

han enough to terrify every

threatening that he deemed it necessary or advisable to make a complete surrender,

preparation which would render their title-deeds worthless. They could see no hope of salvation, except

ne must bow like the reed before it and rise again a

sm was all the more vociferous on account o

etected an undercurrent of an

lso said t

he is contented with that as a compensation for his lost property-good! I

uted themse

little drawing-room of the presbytery, he expre

obstinate illusions; the unconquerable, and the incorrigible-he took these

are that your people were unfavorably disposed toward us? One is compelled to beli

silent. What

ion in public opinion-this abrupt change fr

at the bottom of a

e it became apparent

hout, Chupin ventured to pres

k rounded into a circle, scraping and cr

iscern, in the shadows of the passage, the

erminable litany of protestations-he came to implor

ing; "yes, I will yield to the wishes o

were discharged, the guns belched forth their smoke and fire. Never had Sairmeuse

an appearance of haughtiness and indifference. Any display of emotion

he desired to re

y Lacheneur had shown him that Sairm

ch had been detached and sold separate

time, inexpensive, to abandon all claim to these few

lf and for my descendants, all claim to the lands belonging to my

d the finishing touch to his popularity. A great mistake! It sim

rowd with a proud and self-satisfied air, the pe

t Chanlouineau, it was only because his gift wa

uch about this encounter, which prod

rtornieu, whom he had informed of his arrival, hastened t

iend; and they took a leisurely promenade in the shade of the lofty trees, whi

e possessed, it was said, a property of more than twenty millions in England. Then, he was the friend

vide like a cake between these cormorants, whose

lept in the Chateau de Sairmeuse, in the room which had been occupied by Lach

and full of confid

e's own house!" he remarked

had made a profound impression upon his by no means susceptible heart that day. He was think