felt quite sure that
the odious Maxime found him in the wayand even at the risk of
displeasing Mme. de Restaudhe meant to annoy the dandy. It had struck
him all at once that he had seen the young man before at Mme. de
Beauseant's ball; he guessed the relation between Maxime and Mme. de
Restaud; and with the youthful audacity that commits prodigious blunders
or achieves signal successhe said to himselfThis is my rival; I mean to
cut him out.
Rash resolve
lv handbags! He did not know that M. le Comte Maxime de Trailles
would wait till he was insultedso as to fire first and kill his man. Eugene
was a sportsman and a good shotbut he had not yet hit the bulls's eye
twenty times out of twenty-two. The young Count dropped into a low
chair by the hearthtook up the tongsand made up the fire so violently
and so sulkilythat Anastasie's fair face suddenly clouded over. She turned
to Eugenewith a coolquestioning glance that asked plainlyWhy do
you not go?a glance which well-bred people regard as a cue to make
their exit.
Eugene assumed an amiable expression. "Madame he began
I
hastened to call upon you----" He stopped short. The door openedand the
owner of the tilbury suddenly appeared. Heyilai：
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