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TttE SKJUT#-BOYo 285
fo express in words the idea th#t ]3orgenstierna had pl#yed a
joke upon ber husband’s love of rank.
"Well, what did he wish #" asked the latter.
"What# do I know? I cannot find the word by which fo
express what I mean, dear Dressen."
"That’s right, Sophia; now you talk as my wife should do;
but keep quiet. I know how fo avenge my honour–he bas
tmdertaken fo injure his future father-in-law in his most sen-
sitive point, which no gentleman of honour would bave done;
but I know what I want also, what rm about, and he shall
know if soon, too."
Madame de Dressen, who perceived that she had, fo speak
vulgarly, upset the gravy, almost lost her senses; she looked af
ber husband as tenderly as possible, took hold of his sleeve, and
patting him on the shoulder, whispered in an entreating tone:
"#My good Dressen, do nothing of which you might afterward
repent." In short, she said ever$thing that a sensible woman
could do under such circumstances.
]=[er endcavours, however, were fruitless. The lieutenant-
colonel gradually approached the door, finally opening if.
]3orgenst5erna stood in the centre of the adjoining room. ]-Iis
features were composed and earnest, as the important day re-
quired, which is natural with every man who is in the habit of
thinking deeply. :ge saluted his father-in-law with a bow, that
was more profound and respectful than he had evcr before used
toward him.
Amelia looked bashfully af ber father from behind ber loyer,
where she stood half-coneealed. The roguish smile th#t usually
brightened ber lips, was hOt fo be seen. Uneasiness and anxious
expectation h#d usurped ifs place.
The lieutenant-colonel remained silent#rage prevented his
utterance. Borgenstiern#, therefore, opened the conversation:
"¥ou bave been fo church, I believe, dear father #"
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