"
"We can only hope for the best, aunt; and I do think Angelique loves
Le Gardeur as she never loved any other."
They were presently rejoined by Pierre Philibert. The Lady de Tilly
and Amelie apologized for Le Gardeur's departure,--he had been
compelled to go to the city on an affair of urgency, and had left
them to make his excuses. Pierre Philibert was not without a shrewd
perception of the state of affairs. He pitied Le Gardeur, and
excused him, speaking most kindly of him in a way that touched the
heart of Amelie. The ball went on with unflagging spirit and
enjoyment. The old walls fairly vibrated with the music and dancing
of the gay company.
The music, like the tide in the great river that night, reached its
flood only after the small hours had set in. Amelie had given her
hand to Pierre for one or two dances, and many a friendly, many a
half envious guess was made as to the probable Chatelaine of
Belmont.
CHAPTER XXII.
SO GLOZED THE TEMPTER.
The lamps burned brightly in the boudoir of Angelique des Meloises
on the night of the fete of Pierre Philibert.
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