THE LETTER MADAME Je suis penetré de la douleur la plus vive, et reduit en même temps au desespoir par ce retour imprevû du Corporal, qui rend notre entrevue de ce soir la chose du monde la plus impossible. Mais, vive la joie! et toute la mienne sera de penser à vous. L'amour n'est rien sans sentiment. On dit aussi que Monsieur le Corporal monte la garde Mercredi; alors ce sera mon tour, Chacun à son tour. Je suis, Madame, JAQUES ROQUE. It was but changing the Corporal into the Count - and saying nothing about mounting guard on Wednesday, — and the letter was neither right nor wrong ;-80, to gratify the poor fellow, who stood trembling for my honour, his own, and the honour of his letter,—I took the cream gently off it,—and, whipping it up in my own way,– I sealed it up, and sent him with it to Madame de L-, and the next morning we pursued our journey to Paris. |