Count Hannibal: A Romance of the Court of France (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781523729043)

M. de Tavannes smiled. Mademoiselle averted her eyes, and shivered; as if the air, even of that close summer night, entering by the door at her elbow, chilled her. And then came a welcome interruption. "Tavannes!" "Sire!" Count Hannibal rose slowly. The King had called, and he had no choice but to obey and go. Yet he hung a last moment over his companion, his hateful breath stirring her hair. "Our pleasure is cut short too soon, Mademoiselle," he said, in the tone, and with the look, she loathed. "But for a few hours only. We shall meet to-morrow. Or, it may be-earlier." She did not answer, and "Tavannes!" the King repeated with violence. "Tavannes! Mordieu!" his Majesty continued, looking round furiously. "Will no one fetch him? Sacré nom, am I King, or a dog of a-"

Author: Stanley John Weyman
ISBN-10: 152372904X
ISBN-13: 9781523729043
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2016
Pages: 124
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.26d