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CHAPTER III A Man In A Thousand. Henri's Education It was some two months after D'Ormeville's hasty departure when the Baron von Frobourg announced to his daughter that he had arranged for her marriage, and that he desired her to look upon Colonel Framberg, the son of his old friend, as her future husband. What could Clementine say ? what argument could she advance against the baron's proposition. She feared her father too much to dare to confess the fault of which she had been guilty, and we have already seen that all she could obtain was a delay of three months. She went to weep on the bosom of her good nurse, to whom she had long since confided all her grief. Old Germaine was helpless in the matter, and could do nothing except bid her take courage; but, to complete her misfortune, for nearly a month Clementine had received no news whatever of D'Ormeville. What could have happened to him ? was he a prisoner ? had he been killed on the battlefield ? All these alarming ideas served to awaken her keenest anxiety, and could only render her situation more terrible. One evening when Count Hermann and his son were at the baron's, Mullern came in to give his colonel some news of the last engagement. " Well, Mullern," said the colonel, " what is there new ?" "Why, Colonel, the enemy has had a pretty beating." " Are you certain of that ?" " Yes, Colonel, an old Frank who comes from the army told me about it. Triple cartridges! He said that the affair was very hot, the enemy made a valiant defence; atfirst they routed us, and of all the First Company of the 36th Hussars, not one escaped." " What do you say ?" cried Clementine, " not even the officers ? " " O my God, not one ! all of them remained on the field." Clementine heard no more, she fainted. They r...