De Chaulieu put his arm round his wife's waist, and tried to rouse
himself from his depression; but it had by this time so reacted upon
her, that she could not respond to his efforts; and thus the
conversation languished, till both felt glad when they reached their
destination, which would, at all events, furnish them something to talk
about.
Having quitted the carriage and ordered a dinner at the Hotel de
l'Abbaye, the young couple proceeded to visit Mademoiselle de
Bellefonds, who was overjoyed to see her sister and new brother-in-law,
and doubly so when she found that they had obtained permission to take
her out to spend the afternoon with them.
As there is little to be seen at St. Denis but the Abbey, on quitting
that part of it devoted to education, they proceeded to visit the church
with its various objects of interest; and as De Chaulieu's thoughts
were now forced into another direction, his cheerfulness began
insensibly to return. Natalie looked so beautiful, too, and the
affection betwixt the two young sisters was so pleasant to behold! And
they spent a couple of hours wandering about with Hortense, who was
almost as well informed as the Suisse, till the brazen doors were open
which admitted them to the royal vault.
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