Sealed Lips — page 202: what you’re looking at

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194 SEALED LIPS. are unaccustomed to traditions of obedience and ideas of respect, to realize how heavily the appro- bation or blame of the Czar weighed upon these Russian gentlemen. Kemeneff was in great despair when he learned that Jenny was married, but he loyally resigned himself to see another obtain what he had never asked for. After serving a month at the palace, followed by a montl of pleasure in Paris, he estab- lished himself for the summer at his villa in Biar- ritz, and when he learned by a letter from Madame Sauval that his old love was living so near him, his _ first movement was to overcome all remembrances of his love for her. But when he saw Jenny more beautiful and attractive than ever, his old passion for her returned with one more incentive, for he found an exquisite, elegant society woman distin- guished above all others. He had so much chival- rous respect for her, so much reserved admiration, his devotion took such a delicate adoration, that Godefroid, in spite of himself, conceived more esteem than jealousy for him. When he left Biar- ritz he exacted a promise from the prince to visit “ Pomeyras, a politeness, to tell the truth, almost forced upon him, for it was to the prince that Jenny owed the greater part of her pleasures as well as her success during their short sojourn. Sometimes a fear that he kept to himself haunted Godefroid. | “T am lost,” thought he, “if this applause makes GEOmichboo KS (C(O)