MADAME DE TREYMES
his race, his religion, his true place in the order of things."
"His mother never tried to deprive him of any of those inestimable advantages!"
Madame de Treymes unclasped her hands with a slight gesture of deprecation.
"Not consciously, perhaps; but silences and reserves can teach so much. His mother has another point of view———"
"Thank heaven!" Durham interjected.
"Thank heaven for her—yes—perhaps; but it would not have done for the boy."
Durham squared his shoulders with the sudden resolve of a man breaking through a throng of ugly phantoms.
"You have n't yet convinced me that it won't have to do for him. At the time of Madame de Malrive's separation, the court made no difficulty about giving her the custody of her son; and you must pardon me
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