I rose instantly. “You must excuse me, Lord Guloseton, I am called suddenly away.”
“Ha! ha!” laughed the gourmand; “some tempting viand—post prandia Callirhoe.”
“My good lord,” said I, not heeding his insinuation—“I leave you with the greatest regret.”
“And I part from you with the same; it is a real pleasure to see such a person at dinner.”
“Adieu! my host—‘Je vais vivre et manger en sage.’”
CHAPTER LIX.
I do defy him, and I spit at him,
Call him a slanderous coward and a villain—
Which to maintain I will allow him odds.—Shakspeare.
I found Glanville walking before the door with a rapid and uneven step.
“Thank Heaven!” he said, when he saw me—“I have been twice to Mivart’s to find you. The second time, I saw your servant, who told me where you were gone. I knew you well enough to be sure of your kindness.”