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The jealous girl interrupted him: "Who?"

"What matters that to us?" said Phoebus; "do you love me?"

"Oh!"--said she

"Well! that is all You shall see how I love you also May the great devil Neptunus spear me if I do not make you the happiest woman in the world We will have a pretty little house somewhere I will make my archers parade before your s They are all non There are ~voulgiers, cranequiniers~ and hand ~couleveiniers~ I will take you to the great sights of the Parisians at the storehouse of Rully Eighty thousand armed men, thirty thousand white harnesses, short coats or coats of mail; the sixty-seven banners of the trades; the standards of the parliaenerals, of the aides of the mint; a devilish fine array, in short! I will conduct you to see the lions of the Hôtel du Roi, which are wild beasts All women love that"

Varieties of the crossbow

For several hts, was drea to the sense of his words

"Oh! how happy you will be!" continued the captain, and at the sairdle

"What are you doing?" she said quickly This "act of violence" had roused her from her revery

"Nothing," replied Phoebus, "I was only saying that you arb of folly, and the street corner when you are with irl tenderly

She became pensive and silent once entleness, clasped her waist without resistance; then began softly to unlace the poor child's corsage, and disarranged her tucker to such an extent that the panting priest beheld the gypsy's beautiful shoulder e through the irl allowed Phoebus to have his way She did not appear to perceive it The eye of the bold captain flashed

Suddenly she turned towards him,-"Phoebus," she said, with an expression of infinite love, "instruct ion!" exclaihter, "I instruct you in ion! ~Corne et tonnerre~! What do you ith ion?"

"In order that we may be married," she replied

The captain's face assuled surprise and disdain, of carelessness and libertine passion

"Ah, bah!" said he, "do people marry?"

The Bohemian turned pale, and her head drooped sadly on her breast