,thedarling”saidnanon,ingbackfroer
errand”hesstretchedoutlikeacalfonhisbedandcryinglikethedeleine,andthatsablessingatterhthepoordearyoungn”
”letusgoandnsolehiifanyoneknocks,e
down”
dagrandetthespersuasivetonesofher
daughtersvoiceeugeniee:shehadbeeaanthe
tthedoorwas
opentheyoungnheardandsahing;plungedingrief,heonlyutteredinarticulatecries
”hoher”saideugenieinaloe
intheutteranistakethehopes
ofaheartthat,unknoepassionate
dagrandetcastatherslookuponherdaughter,andthenwhisperedinherear,
”takecare,you”
”lovehiansyfather
saidtonsieurcruchot”
charlestuedover,andsaandusin
”ihavelostfather,poorfatherifhehadtoldhissecrettroublesighthavegodpoor
fatheriagainthatithinkikissedhibr >
quiteldly”
sobscutshortthewords
”egrandet”resignyourselftothe
willofgod”
”usin,”saideugenie,”takeurageyourlossisirreparable;thereforethinkonlyofsavingyourhonor”
hthedelicateinstinctofaanind
intoallthings,evenatthention,
eugeniesoughttocheatherusinsgriefbytuinghisthoughtsinself
”honor”exan,tossingasidehishairhan
iatientgestureashesatuponhisbedands”ah
thatistrueunclesaidfatherhadfailed”heutteredaheartrendingcry,andhidhisfaceinhishands”leave,leave,usingodgodforgivefather,forhesthavesufferedsorely”
thereethingterriblyattractiveinthesightofthisyoungsorrohoutreasoningorafterthoughtitwasavirgingriefpleheartsofeugenieandherthertedto
prehend,andtheyobeyedthesignto
hielftheyed
placesbythehoutexchanginga
hefurtiveglancethatshecastaboutthe
youngnsroohatgirlishglancehetwinkling
ofaneyetheprettytriflesofhisdressingcase,hisscissors,hisrazorseossedofluxuryacrossherusins
griefonlydehihereinterestingtoher,possiblybywayofntrastneverbeforehadsoseriousanevent,sodraticasight,touchedtheiginationsofthesethertosunkinthestillnessandcalfsolitude
”a,”saideugenie,”ustouingforuncle”
”yourfatheregrandet
theyrelapsedintosilenceeugeniedre
tioningthoughtsofher
ditationthefirstdesireofthegirlsheartoshareherusinsuing
vi
aboutfouroclockanabruptknockatthedoorstrucksharplyontheheartofdagrandet
”canhavehappenedtoyourfather”shesaidtoherdaughtergrandetenteredjoyouslyaftertakingoffhisgloves,herubbedhishandshardenoughtotakeofftheirskinasishadnotbeentannedandcuredlikerussialeather,saving,ofurse,theperfuoflarchtreesandincensepresentlyhissecretescapedhi”wife,”hesaid,allourwine
issoldthedutchandthebelgianshavegoneitherketplaceinfrontoftheirinn,pretendingtobedoingnothingthatbelgianfelloeancauptotheownersof
allthegoodvineyardshavekeptbacktheirvintages,intendingtothebelgianwasindespair;isaw
thatinanutethebargainadehetakesvintageattwohundredfrancsthepuncheon,halfdoeingold;thenotesaredraonthswineswillhave
fallen”
theseteredinaquiettoneofvoice,helessso
bitterlysarur,groupedatthis
ntintherketplaceandoveredbythenehesale
grandethadjusteffected,
theirpanicthepriceofypercent
atonce
”didyouhaveathousandpuncheonsthisyear,father””yes,littleone”
thatterppliedtohisdaughterhesuperlativeexpressionoftheoldsersjoy
”thenthatkesthousandpiecesoftysouseach””yes,deisellegrandet”
”then,father,youcaneasilyhelpcharles”
theazent,theanger,thestupefactionofbelshazzarwhenhesawtheekelupharsinbeforehiseyesisnottobeparedhtheldrageofgrandet,tenhisnephew,nowfoundhinshrinedintheheartandcalculationsofhisdaughter”yhouseeverything
goessand
kefeastsandhavethatsortofthingihopei
knoydutyattioflifei
daughter,orfronybodyelseishalldofoepheitispropertodo,andyouhavenoneedtopokeyouoseintoitasforyou,eugenie,”headded,facingher,”dontspeakofthisagain,orillsendyoutotheabbayedesnoyershnanon,seeifidont;andnolaterthantorroehat
felloedo”
”no,friend,”ansegrandet
”ishedoingthen”
”heisher,”saideugenie
grandetlookedathisdaughterhoutfindingaosay;afterall,headeaupleoftusupanddo,
andthenent
heeditatinginthepublicfundsthethinningoutofhistwothousandasixhundredthousand
franthesaleofhispoplars
andtohisothergainsforthelastyearandforthecurrentyear,hehadassedatotalofninehundredthousandfrancs,houtuntingthethousandhehadgotbythesalejustncludedthete
frohefunds,thenquotedatseventy,tetedhihefiguredouthisarginofthe
