Chapter
1 III | see you with~other eyes. Armand, if you but knew the happiness
2 III | no other face."~ ~"Hush, Armand! You are shortening the
3 V | he is the fashion."~ ~M. Armand de Montriveau, at that moment
4 V | protection of the Republic. Armand de Montriveau left school~
5 V | other reasons, inherent in Armand~de Montriveau's character,
6 VI | anything for himself; in short, Armand de Montriveau was one of~
7 VI | during the Hundred Days, and Armand de~Montriveau left France.~ ~
8 VI | s time," said the guide. Armand braced himself for~another
9 VI | landscape. It~seemed to Armand that he had taken a new
10 VI | mind to gain a lover in~Armand de Montriveau during the
11 VI | hell he has~set his foot.~ ~Armand de Montriveau suddenly took
12 VI | yet perturbed his mind, Armand de Montriveau~discovered
13 VI | with one single reflection, Armand de~Montriveau wiped out
14 VI | unwell."~ ~"I will go," Armand said to himself.~ ~"But
15 VI | love that~she inspired? Armand had already felt that it
16 VI | frequently a compliment, but~Armand was innocent of any such
17 VI | Confound it!" thought Armand de Montriveau, "how am I
18 VI | had told her the truth. ~Armand had never loved, as he had
19 VI | to wait for her here."~ ~Armand walked up and down the drawing-room,
20 VI | for as she glided towards~Armand, the loose ends of her scarf
21 VI | simpleton to prevent her," said Armand to himself. "She has a~liking
22 VI | pleasures with a~smile that made Armand's heart give a sudden leap.~ ~"
23 VI | blue eyes turned timidly to Armand; and by~the look of misgiving
24 VI | she said.~ ~"No," returned Armand. "Until today I did not
25 VI | happier man in the world than Armand when he went~out from her.
26 VI | he have vexed you?" asked~Armand.~ ~"You do not vex me,"
27 VI | detest coquetry. A coquette~Armand, makes promises to many,
28 VI | over. I am a married woman, Armand. My~way of life with M.
29 VII | VII~"Ah!" said Armand, with the profound irony
30 VII | But, dear me, poor Armand, you are flying into a passion!"~ ~"
31 VII | yield except to force? But Armand was not learned enough in
32 VII | added, coldly; "thank you, Armand. You have given me timely~
33 VII | by the~world. I am young, Armand; a man with no delicacy
34 VII | remember your~promise."~ ~"Armand!" she cried. "What do you
35 VII | laid her forehead against Armand's~burning lips.~ ~"And then,"
36 VII | shall be one"~ ~"Accident, Armand?" (With that little dainty
37 VII | bliss of repressed desire. Armand~and Mme de Langeais, like
38 VII | pulpit-tremor" of her own. To Armand's most passionate~entreaty,
39 VII | she flushed red and exiled Armand from the sofa~so soon as
40 VII | sins for me to expiate, Armand; they are paid for~by penitence
41 VII | was something sublime in Armand's eyes; she was~not acting,
42 VII | played with it again for Armand's~benefit. She wanted to
43 VII | consequent decline of~severity.~ ~Armand happening to come in very
44 VII | back here."~ ~"Then go, Armand. Good-bye, good-bye forever."~ ~
45 VII | without so much as a glance at~Armand, as he stood with his hand
46 VII | ourselves? Religion, you~see, Armand, is a bond uniting all the
47 VII | will not make me happy!"~ ~"Armand, I should die of sorrow
48 VII | to stay in the~shadow.~ ~Armand was just beginning to understand
49 VII | some time to come, for poor Armand's only reply to~the torrent
50 VIII| not seem more~tempting? Armand, the thing I ask of you
51 VIII| Jesuitical ukase of her own; Armand's~love gave her a thrill
52 VIII| am playing with him."~ ~Armand de Montriveau stayed with
53 VIII| sanctioned by Heaven.~ ~Armand went slowly home, turning
54 VIII| is this, my dear fellow?" Armand broke in. "The Duchess~is
55 VIII| will come~to nothing."~ ~Armand ingenuously made a kind
56 VIII| estrange them.~ ~"My dear Armand, why did you not tell me
57 VIII| nothing for~your pains."~ ~Armand was dumb with amazement.~ ~"
58 VIII| made of hard stuff, my dear Armand;~there is a sort of feminine
59 VIII| whisper over the last words in~Armand's ear, and he went before
60 VIII| dressing-gown about her. "Armand! this is abominable of you! ~
61 VIII| Ronquerolles's counsels had cured Armand of sheepishness; and~further,
62 VIII| her lover. She~had read Armand's intention in his face,
63 VIII| Europe.~ ~"Madame," returned Armand, "I have not time to wait.
64 VIII| demonstrations; but as it was, Armand de Montriveau~came away
65 VIII| Langeais was sure to go to it. Armand was the first person~whom
66 VIII| the room, and this time~Armand was looking out for her,
67 VIII| her apparent contempt for Armand's~dark prophecies, was really
68 VIII| she looked round and met Armand de Montriveau's eyes. ~He
69 VIII| She~trembled. Her dread of Armand was increased by a nightmare~
70 VIII| optical delusion.~ ~"Madame," Armand continued with cold contempt, "
71 VIII| curious she felt, the heat in Armand's~words interested her even
72 IX | IX~"Armand," she began, "it seems to
73 IX | justify you to myself.--Well,~Armand, this evening, even while
74 IX | I am yours!" and fell at Armand's feet.~ ~"Yours! yours!
75 IX | one and only master!"~ ~Armand tried to raise her.~ ~"Madame,
76 IX | three masked figures.~ ~"Armand," she said, "I would not
77 IX | a surgeon"~ ~"A surgeon! Armand, my friend, of all things,
78 IX | world here to see. Ah, my Armand,~brand her quickly, this
79 IX | hotter than your fire!"~ ~Armand turned his head sharply
80 IX | for reading the depths of Armand's~heart, was all eyes; and
81 IX | heart, was all eyes; and Armand, all unsuspicious of the
82 IX | What do you counsel, Armand?"~ ~"There is no Armand
83 IX | Armand?"~ ~"There is no Armand now, Mme la Duchesse. We
84 IX | said, still curious to put~Armand's power to the test. "Thrust
85 IX | forth~out of my Eden!"~ ~Armand shook his head.~ ~"Ah! let
86 IX | said, taking possession of~Armand's glove, which she twisted
87 IX | as men count it. Oh, my Armand, there~are noble, high,
88 IX | cigar~and devouring all that Armand's lips had touched.~ ~"Do
89 IX | the~way."~ ~"I am ready, Armand," she said, bandaging her
90 IX | will not open my eyes."~ ~Armand felt sure of her after that
91 IX | some journey made together, Armand bade her go~forward; the
92 IX | in getting a glimpse of Armand. She did not dare to~utter
93 IX | de Langeais saw hope in Armand's withdrawal from the world;~
94 IX | the affirmative answer. Armand~was in Paris! He stayed
95 IX | found reasons for his delay. Armand felt~embarrassed; the reply
96 IX | of angelic flattery. But Armand's was a great~nature; he
97 IX | three in the afternoon. ~Armand lived in the Rue de Tournon,
98 IX | them threw the blame on Armand.~ ~"That savage of a Montriveau
99 IX | away~in her boudoir. And Armand?--he had been out all night,
100 X | she was introduced into Armand's apartment. It was not~
101 X | de Montriveau's door.~ ~Armand meantime had been reading
102 X | cannot be indifference, Armand, between us; and hatred
103 X | sorrow. Regrets? Oh, my Armand, may I~never know of them;
104 X | which~so drew me to you, Armand, you went from the desert
105 X | madness~ ~"I will say no more, Armand; I will stop. I will not
106 X | can both enter there, dear~Armand; the strong and the weak
107 X | came~just about midnight.~ ~Armand gave him the Duchess's letter
108 X | asked no more questions.~ ~Armand, and the devoted friends
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