For The Admiral by W.J. Marx
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"Bellièvre tells me," he said, "that you wish to join my household!"
"My lord," I replied, flushing crimson--for this speech was very startling and unexpected--"I can hardly credit that such honour is within my reach." "There is no honour to which the son of the Sieur Le Blanc cannot aspire," he said, "and you have already proved yourself a brave lad. But first you must lay the proposal before your father; if he consents, you will find me at my house in Rochelle. We pass, I believe, within a day or two's march of Le Blanc. Is your purse empty?" "No, my lord, I thank you; I have sufficient for my needs." "Very well; you know where to find me, but I warrant Bellièvre will be looking out for you!" "I shall watch for him eagerly, my lord," interposed Felix; "he is too good a comrade to be lost." "I owe this to your kindness, Felix," I remarked when the Admiral had ridden off. "Not kindness, my friend, but selfishness. I was thinking not so much of you, as of Felix Bellièvre. I foresee many happy days in store for us, Edmond." "Like the one at Sancerre, for instance!" "Ah," he replied brightly, "that is a day to be marked in red. But there |
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