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1、MonsieurBeaucaireMonsieurBeaucairebyBoothTarkington1MonsieurBeaucaireChapterOneTheyoungFrenchmandidverywellwhathehadplannedtodo.HisguessthattheDukewouldcheatprovedgood.Astheunshodhalf-dozenfiguresthathadbeenstandingnoiselesslyintheentrywaystolesoftlyinto
2、theshadowsofthechamber,heleanedacrossthetableandsmilinglypluckedacardoutofthebigEnglishman'ssleeve."Merci,M.leDuc!"helaughed,risingandsteppingbackfromthetable.TheEnglishmancriedout,"Itmeansthedirtyworkofsilencingyouwithmybarehands!"andcameathim."Donotmov
3、e,"saidM.Beaucaire,sosharplythattheotherpaused."Observebehindyou."TheEnglishmanturned,andsawwhattraphehadblunderedinto;thenstoodtransfixed,impotent,alternatelyscarletwithrageandwhitewiththevitalshameofdiscovery.M.Beaucaireremarked,indicatingthesilentfigu
4、resbyapolitewaveofthehand,"IsitnotacomplimenttomonsieurthatIprocuresixlargementosubduehim?Theyarequitedevote'tome,andmonsieurisalone.Coulditbethathedidnotwishevenhislackeystoknowheplaywiththeyo'ngFrenchmanwhoMeestaireNashdoesnotlikeinthepomp-room?Monsieu
5、risunfortunatetohavecomeonfootandalonetomyapartment."TheDuke'smouthfoamedoverwithchaoticrevilement.Hiscaptorsmiledbrightly,andmadeaslightgesture,asonewhobrushesasideaboisterousinsect.Withthesamemotionhequelledtostonyquietaresentfulimpetusofhisservantstow
6、ardtheEnglishman."It'smurder,isit,youcarrion!"finishedtheDuke.M.Beaucaireliftedhisshouldersinamockshiver."Whatwords!No,no,no!Nokilling!Asuchwordtoasuchhost!No,no,notmur-r-der;onlydisgrace!"Helaughedaclear,lightlaughwitharisinginflection,seemingtolaunchhi
7、mselfuponanadventurousquestforsympathy."Youlittledevilishscullion!"spatouttheDuke.2MonsieurBeaucaire"Tut,tut!ButIforget.Monsieurhaspursue'hisstudiesofdeportmentamongs'hisfellow-countrymen."DoyoudreamasoulinBathwilltakeyourwordthatI-thatI-""ThatM.leDucdeW
8、intersethadacarduphissleeve?""Youpitifulstroller,youstableboy,borninastable-""Isitnotanhonortobebornwheremonsieurmusthavebeenbred?""Youscurvyfoot-boy,yougreasybarber,youcutthroatgroom-""Overwhelm'!"Theyoungmanbowedwithimpe
