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He was ushered unannounced, as had ever been the custom at Gavrillac. This because Bénoît, M. de Kercadiou's old seneschal, had accompanied his seigneur upon this soft adventure, and was installed -- to the ceaseless and but half-concealed hilarity of the impertinent valetaille that M. Étienne had left -- as his maître d'hôtel here at Meudon.
Bénoît had welcomed M. André with incoherencies of delight; almost had he gambolled about him like some faithful dog, whilst conducting him to the salon and the presence of the Lord of Gavrillac, who would -- in the words of Bénoît -- be ravished to see M. André again.