of that, whatever
else. The heart of the father changes not towards the son. Nor shall
ever your secret be lost through me. But, alas! I see you already
resolving to do that that my honour, to which I refer every question,
does not commend."

The old man turned away leaving him agitated and unable to answer. The
tide of love swept over his miserable heart and the form of Cyrene rose
in his thoughts. Her eyes turned the balance. How vast to him was their
argument.

"I cannot," he exclaimed desperately.

The more he dwelt upon it the more he found this a settled point. Of us
who think ourselves stronger, how many ever had such a temptation?

In a few hours he had left Eaux Tranquilles for Paris.

Dominique brought him to a house in the Quartier du Temple where there
was an apartment which de Bailleul often occupied: there they installed
themselves.

During the morning Germain would have in some obscure fencing or
deportment master whose instructions he would adapt to suit himself. In
the afternoon he would stroll off among the pleasure seekers who crowded
the ramparts or the arcades of the Palais Royal, or would study the
externals of high life in the Faubourg St Germain. His evenings were
largely spent in the _parterre_ of the opera.

His signature, in place of plain "Germain Lecour" now read: "LeCour de
Repentigny," with the capital "C," or "Repentigny" alone, in a bold
hand, with a paraph. And there appeared on his fob a seal cut with a
coat of arms highly foliaged--azure with silver chevrons and three
leopards' heads gold, which he had discovered to be the Repentigny
device. With it he sealed the wax on his letters. He had bought indeed a
pocket _Armorial_, the preface to which was as follows:--

"_To the Incomparable French Noblesse._

"The Author presents to you, valiant and courageous Noblesse, the
_Diamond Armorial_, which, despite the malice of the Times and the
Flight of Centuries, will carefully preserve the Lustre of your
name and the Glory of your Arms emblazoned in their true colours.
This glorious heraldic material is a Science of State. Though it is
not absolutely necessary that all gentlemen should know how to
compose and blazon arms, it is Very Important for them to know
their Own and not be ignorant of Those of Others. It is the office
of the Heralds to form, charge, break, crown and add Supporters to,
the coats of those who by some Brav