Gallantry: Dizain des Fetes Galantes

Excerpt: ...then, in three days' time." "And in vain, my Lord Duke," said the other. Now Ormskirk raised one eyebrow, after a fashion that he had. "Because I love Marian," said Lord Humphrey, "and because I mean to be less unworthy of Marian than I have been heretofore. So that I can no longer be your spy. Besides, in nature I lack aptitude for the trade. Eh, my Lord Duke, have you already forgotten how I bungled the affair of Captain Audaine and his associates?" "But that was a maiden effo...