Robert Barr

Name: The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont — XXI. The Secret of a Noble House
Author: Robert Barr

The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont… (1906)

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“The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont — XXI. The Secret of a Noble House”, published in 1906, is a work by Robert Barr. It explores elements such as Sanderson, master and repository of family.

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Robert Barr, The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont… (1906)

“ You are not a rich man, but a servant. Your son never was in America, and never will go there. It is your master's son, the heir to great English estates, who became the Wyoming Ed of the Western prison. Even from what you say, I do not in the least doubt he was justly convicted, and you may go back to your master and tell him so. You came here to conceal the shameful secret of a wealthy and noble house; you may return knowing that secret has been revealed, and that the circumstances in which you so solemnly bound me to secrecy never existed. ”

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Robert Barr, The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont… (1906)

“ If a doctor is to cure, he must be given the full confidence of the patient; if a lawyer is to win a case he needs to know what tells against his client as well as the points in his favor; if a secret agent is to solve a mystery all the cards should be put on the table. Those who half trust a professional man need not be disappointed when results prove unsatisfactory.
A partial confidence reposed in me led to the liberation of a dangerous criminal, caused me to associate with a robber much against my own inclination, and brought me within danger of the law. ”

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Robert Barr, The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont… (1906)

“ He is broken-hearted, and a dying man, yet he presents an impassive front to the world, with all the ancient courage of his race. My young master is an only son, and failing his appearance, should his father die, title and estate will pass to strangers. Our helplessness in this situation adds to its horror. We dare not make any public move. My old master is one with such influence among the governing class of this country, of which he has long been a member, that the average Englishman, if his name were mentioned, would think his power limitless. ”

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Robert Barr, The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont… (1906)

“ Yet that power he dare not exert to save his own son from a felon's life and death. However much he or another may suffer, publicity must be avoided, and this is a secret which cannot safely be shared with more than those who know it now.'
'How many know it?'
'In this country, three persons. In an American prison, one.'
'Have you kept up communication with the young man?'
'Oh, yes.'
'Direct?'
'No; through a third person. My young master has implored his father not to write to him direct.'
'This go-between, as we may call him, is the third person in the secret? ”

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Robert Barr, The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont… (1906)

“ If you question a verdict of their courts you are a rogue, and that ends the matter. And yet when an Englishman undertakes to circumvent the law, there is no other man on earth who will go to greater lengths. ”

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Robert Barr, The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont… (1906)

“ My kind heart has ever been my most vulnerable point. We French are sentimentalists. France has before now staked its very existence for an ideal, while other countries fight for continents, cash, or commerce. ”

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Robert Barr, The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont… (1906)

“ It is frequently the case that the honor of the house he serves is more dear to him than it is to the representative of that house. Such a man is almost always the repository of family secrets; a repository whose inviolability gold cannot affect, threats sway, or cajolery influence. ”

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Robert Barr, The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont… (1906)

“ His friends arranged it with the officials in this way: The prisoner was certified to have died, and his body was turned over to his relatives. Now, if that could be done in America, it would serve two purposes. It would be the easiest way to get my young master out of the jail. ”

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Robert Barr, The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont… (1906)

“ Sanderson, it would be much better for your master and his son that you should be more open with me. These half confidences are misleading. Has the son made any suggestion regarding his release?'
'Oh yes, but not the suggestion I have put before you. His latest letter was to the effect that within six months or so there is to be an election for governor. He proposes that a large sum of money shall be used to influence this election so that a man pledged to pardon him may sit in the governor's chair.'
'I see. ”

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