Belle Rose: A Romance of the Cloak and Sword — page 233: what you’re looking at

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THE DARK SIDE OF THE PICTURE. 217 ful. He looked at Belle-Rose with a frightened air; then all at once, leaning over him, he touched the wound with his convulsive fingers. When his hand was reddened he arose, and shaking the dripping blood in the direction of Bouletord, he exclaimed, in a terrible voice: ‘*Blood shall pay for blood!”’ ee ee CHAPTER XXXI. THE DARK SIDE OF THE PICTURE. After having seen Belle-Rose take, in company with Déroute and Cornelius, the road to England, Suzanne had directed her course toward Paris. She felt certain of bring- ing Monsieur de Louvois to better sentiments in respect to Belle-Rose, felt certain of obtaining, not his pardon—since he was not guilty—but his justification, and all along the route she created a thousand gilded chimeras which re- called to her the girlish hopes which had so often intoxi- cated her in the park of Malzonvilliers. When she entered her hotel in the Rue de 1’Oseille, Claudine, who was im- patiently waiting for her, seeing her so radiant, threw herself into her arms. The two friends embraced each other, and during the night they had interminable conver- sations filled with innumerable air castles. The morning surprised them as they were still occupied in these sweet, dreams, when all at once the heavy hammer of the door fell upon the iron button. The two friends trembled and clasped each other close. A lackey came to warn Madame d’ Albergotti that an officer of Monsieur de Louvois’ house- hold was below who asked the privilege of speaking to her. Suzanne and Claudine grew pale, above all Claudine, for whom the name of minister was the symbol of inexor- able power and obstinate vengeance. But Suzanne pressed her hand. ‘Monsieur de Louvois knows everything, but Belle-Rose is out of reach. Stand up, Claudine, and let us show this officer that the fiancee and sister of an officer have no fear. Monsieur de Louvois’ envoy was introduced and re- quested Madame d’Albergotti to follow him at once to his master’s. **It is for an affair,’’ said he, ‘which suffers no delay.”’ GoOmicboo S (E(0) =}