“You doubt? never doubt science.”
“Still, as you have the means, if you would block the King’s fancies—— ”
“I can create sympathies and so I can antipathies. Be at ease, countess, I am on the watch.”
He spoke at random as he was all impatience to get away and rejoin Lorenza.
“Surely, count,” said the lady, “you are not only my prophet of good but my guardian angel. Mind, I will defend you if you help me. Alliance!”
“It is sealed,” he said, kissing her hand.
He alighted and whistling for his horse, mounted and gallopped away.
“To Luciennes,” ordered Lady Dubarry, comforted.
CHAPTER XXVII.
LOVE VERSUS SCIENCE.
IN five minutes Balsamo was in his vestibule, looking at Fritz and asking with anxiety: