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Very likely the noble Gascon drink in which George
had been indulging, imparted a certain warmth and eloquence to his
descriptions of Florac's good qualities, high birth, and considerable
patrimony; Barnes looked quite amazed and scared at these announcements,
then laughed and declared once more that Warrington was chaffing him.
"As sure as the Black Prince was lord of Acquitaine--as sure as the
English were masters of Bordeaux--and why did we ever lose the country?"
cries George, filling himself a bumper,--"every word I have said about
Florac is true;" and Florac coming in at this juncture havin just
finished his cigar, George turned round and made him a fine speech in the
French language, in which he lauded his constancy and good-humour under
evil fortune, paid him two or three more cordial compliments, and
finished by drinking another great bumper to his good health.
Florac took a little wine, replied "with effusion" to the toast which his
excellent, his noble friend had just carried.


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