... to a carriage on the off side, containing Kirby, and how she, this little French jade, sprang in to take her place. One snap of the fingers and the t... ...rothers were sons of Geoffrey Fakenham, celebrated for his devotion to the French Count- 19 George Meredith ess Jules d’Andreuze, or some such name, ... ...ted off, on the discovery of the cheat, with horrible imprecations against Frenchwomen. It became known, too; that horses of his were standing saddled... ... to prove her readiness on the spot. A drop of a dozen feet or so from the French window to a flower—bed was not very difficult. Her father had taught... ...u’re a bit of a botanist too. You’re good at English and German; you had a French governess for a couple of years. By the way, you understand the use ... ...romenade, to the stupefaction of the foreigner. Princes, counts, generals, diplomats passed under him in awe. I am told that he is called St. Christop...

... the hands of their owners; Republics rested content with their Dictators; diplomats found no one whose presence in the least incommoded them; mon- ar... ...es, bicycles in crates, a consign- ment of silver-plated imported harness, French dresses and gloves, a dozen finely moulded hard-wood mantels, a fift... ... delusion of vast wealth—the folly of grandeurs, I believe our friends the French call it—is, as a rule, persistent, to the exclusion of all others.” ... ...l-immense; but of certain manifestations the English language stops short. French only, the caryatid French of Victor Hugo, would have described it; s... ...first evening, at any rate. Gone to bed, probably.” He skirted by the open French windows of the drawing-room. “No, they haven’t. They look very comfy...