"A soldier's luck! just as we were going to have music and heaven,
we are summoned to field, camp, or council."
The gentlemen rose and accompanied the ladies to the drawing-room,
and prepared to depart. Colonel Philibert took a courteous leave of
the ladies of Tilly, looking in the eyes of Amelie for something
which, had she not turned them quickly upon a vase of flowers, he
might have found there. She plucked a few sprays from the bouquet,
and handed them to him as a token of pleasure at meeting him again
in his own land.
"Recollect, Pierre Philibert!" said the Lady de Tilly, holding him
cordially by the hand, "the Manor House of Tilly is your second
home, where you are ever welcome."
Philibert was deeply touched by the genuine and stately courtesy of
the lady. He kissed her hand with grateful reverence, and bowing to
both the ladies, accompanied La Corne St. Luc and Le Gardeur to the
castle of St. Louis.
Amelie sat in the recess of the window, resting her cheek upon her
tremulous hand as she watched the gentlemen proceed on their way to
the castle.
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