"
Angela gave a slight exclamation of surprise, and Cyrillon turned
his dark eyes upon her.
"Yes, mademoiselle!--I am aware that he has been in Paris lately. No
doubt you know him. Certainly he is born to be a leader of men, and
if a noble life and unsullied character, together with eloquence,
determination, and steadfastness of purpose can help him to fulfil
his mission, he will assuredly succeed. He is from America, though
born of British parents, and the first thing I gathered from him was
an overwhelming desire to study and to master the English language--
not because it was English, but because it was the universal
language spoken by America. I felt from what he said then,--and I
feel still from what I have learnt and know now,--that America has
all the future in the hollow of her hand. My intention, had I
succeeded in my revengeful attempt this morning, was to escape to
America immediately, and from there write under the nom de plume
which I have already made known. I can write as easily in English as
in French,--for my friend Aubrey Leigh was very kind and took a
great liking to me, and stayed in Touraine for a year and a half,
simply for the pleasure of instructing me and grafting his theories
upon my young and aspiring mind.
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