Count Hannibal, Vol. 1 of 21

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Excerpt from Count Hannibal, Vol. 1 of 21: A Romance of the Court of FranceM. 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? Sacre nom, am I King, or a dog of a -"I come, sire!" the Count cried hastily.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.