Excerpt from The Peer's Daughters, Vol. 2 of 3: A NovelMonsieur Le Comte l exclaimed Dagé, with all the fire of a hero, and all the consequence of a hair dresser! Hastily placing his hand upon his sword knot, and half drawing his curling tongs and then as hastily withdrawing his hand to thump his breast vehemently. It is true, 1 am a man, and therefore, hold a king's mistress as cheap as any other man's, but I am French before everything, and as such, I hope I know how to respect the most respectable thing in nature-the grief of a mother.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.