hand
”inanth;then;onyourhonor;ifiaotnsoled;you
takelifeintooayhappenyou
callungrateful”
”inanth;totheday;theveryhourandthedatearesacred;
xilianidonotknoeerthatthisisthe5thof
septeer;itistenyearstodaysinceisavedyourfatherslife;who
orrelseizedtheuntshandandkissedit;theunt
allotopaythehogehefeltduetohi”inanthyouwill
findonthetable;athensitting;goodpistolsand
adeliustprosenotto
attetyourlifebeforethatti”
”oh;ialsosanto;
andpressedhiorsotitohisheart”andnow;”hesaid;
”aftertoday;youeandlivee;youcanoccupyhaidees
apartnt;anddaughteryson”
”haidee”saidrrel;”eofher”
”shedepartedlastnight”
”toleaveyou”
”toeholdyourselfreadythentojoinatthechas
elysees;andleadoutofthishousey
departure”xilianhunghishead;andobeyedhchildlike
reverence
chapter106dividingtheproceeds
theapartntonthesendfloorofthehouseintherue
saintgerindespres;efor
histher;ysteriouspersonthisanwhose
facethenciergehielfhadneverseen;forintheerhischin
ens
arhedeapointofalways
blo;
thisgentlenhadnotbeenched;forasthereportranthathewas
apersonofhighrank;andonepertinent
interference;hisingnitorictlyrespected
hisvisitsolerablyregular;thoughoccasionallyheappeared
alittlebeforeorafterhisti;butgenerally;bothinsuerand
entaboutfouroclock;though
heneverspentthenightthereathalfpastthreeintheerthe
fireedbythediscreetservant;hesuperintendenceof
thelittleapartnt;andinthesuericeshetable
atthesahouratfouroclock;asated;the
steriouspersonagearrivedtinutesafterarriage
stoppedatthehouse;aladyalightedinablackordarkbluedress;and
alhicklyveiled;shepassedl
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ikeashadohroughthelodge;and
ranupstairshoutasoundescapingunderthetouchofherlight
footnooneeveraskedherherefore;
likethatofthegentlen;lyunknoothetoncierges;
hroughoutthecapitalfordiscretion
sayshestoppedatthesendfloorthenshetappedina
peculianeratadoor;itherwas
againfastened;ande
precautionsinleavingasinenteringthehousetheladyal
first;andassoonasshehadsteppedintohercarriage;itdroveaway;
sotistoetistotheleft;thenabout
tinutesafteranwouldalsoleave;buriedinhis
cravatocealedbyhishandkerchief
thedayafteteysterious
lodgerenteredattenooinginsteadoffourinthe
afteoonalstdirectlyafterhouttheusualintervalof
ti;acabarrived;andtheveiledladyranhastilyupstairsthe
dooropened;butbeforeituldbeed:”oh;
luyfriend”thene
thatthelodgersnaill;asheheveryperfection
ofadoorkeeper;hedeuphisndnottotellhiswife”well;
atter;dear”askedthegentleheladys
agitationrevealed;”tellatter”
”oh;lucien;caninfideinyou”
”ofurse;youknoatter
youoteofthisinghaspletelybeethis
preente;easeofanxiety;or
elsefrightenatonce”
”lucien;agreateventhashappened”saidthelady;glancing
inquiringlyatlucien;”danglarsleftlastnight”
”leftdanglarsleftwherehashegone”
”idonotknow”
”eanhashegoneintendingnottoretu”
”undoubtedly;attenotothe
barrierofcharenton;thereapostchaisehe
entereditbre;sayingthatheo
fontainebleau”
”thenean”
”stayheleftaletterfor”
”aletter”
”yes;readit”andthebaronesstookfroerpocketaletterhshe
gavetodebraydebraypausedantbeforereading;asiftrying
toguessitsntents;orperhapsakinguphisndhooact;
ightntainnodoubthisideaswerearrangedinafew
nutes;forhebeganreadingtheletteruchuneasiness
intheheartofthebaroness;andhranasfollows:
”daandstfaithfulwife”
debraychanicallystoppedandlookedatthebaroness;e
becaveredhblushes”read;”shesaid
debrayntinued:
”his;youwillnolongerhaveahusbandoh;you
neednotbealard;youasyouhavelostyour
daughter;ianthatishallbetravellingononeofthethirtyor
fortyroadsleadingoutoffrany
ndue;iwill
givethelisten;thenireillionshi
paidaostdireesubr 》
e;iputthisorroend
leavingtoday;toescapethattorrohertoo
unpleasantfortoendureyouunderstandthis;doyounot;st
preciousandthis;becauseyouareasnversant
yaffairsasiaindeed;ithinkyouunderstandtheetter;
siny
fortune;onada;thatyouknow
perfectlyenhaveinfallibleinstincts;theycaneven
explainthervellousbyanalgebraiccalculationtheyhaveinvented;
buti;yoorethanthat
onedaythesefiguresdeiredtherapidityof
fallhaveyoubeenslightlydazzledatthesuddenfusionofingots
infessihaveseennothingbutthefire;letushopeyouhavefound
sogoldangtheasheshthisnsolingidea;ileaveyou;
da;andstprudenthoutanynscientiousreproachfor
abandoningyou;youhavefriendsleft;andtheashesihavealready
ntioned;andaboveallthelibertyihastentorestoretoyouand
here;da;istaddanotherionsolongasihoped
youhegoodofourhouseandforthefortuneofour
daughter;iphilosophiyeyes;butasyouhavetransford
thathouseintoavastruinibethefoundationofanother
nsfortuneyouarriedyou;butlittlerespected
excuseforspeakingsoverycandidly;butasthisisintended
onlyforourselves;idonotseeywordsihave
augntedourfortune;andithasntinuedtoincreaseduringthe
lastfifteenyears;tillextraordinaryandunexpectedcatastrophes
havesuddenlyovertuedit;ine;icanhonestly
deada;haveonlysoughttoincreaseyouro
nvincedthatyouhavesucceededileaveyou;therefore;asitook
you;rithisti
toyoyapleyou
haveset;andendfollowing
”yourverydevotedhusband;
”barondanglars”
thebaronesshadcheddebrayhislongandpainful
letter;andsa;nothstandinghisselfntrol;changelor
onceortheperusal;hefoldedtheletterand
resudhispensiveattitude”edanglars;han
anxietyeasytobeunderstood
”ada”unhesitatinglyrepeateddebray
”hideasdoesthatletterinspireyou”
”oh;itissileenough;ditinspires
danglarshasleftsuspiciously”
”e”
”idonotunderstandyou;”saiddebrayhfreezingldness
”heisgonegone;nevertoretu”
”oh;da;donotthinkthat”
”itellyouheuiknoer;heisinflexible
inanyresolutionsfordforhisoade
anyuseof;hee;heleavesinparis;
asourseparationohisbenefit;thereforehehasgone;
andiareeforever;”addeddadanglars;inthesasupplicating
tonedebray;insteadofansaininanattitude
ofnervousinquiry”length;”doyounotanse”
”ihave
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butonequestiontoaskyou;doyouintendtodo”
”ioaskyou;”repliedthebaronesshabeatingheart
”ah;then;youe”
”yes;idoedanglarshanxious
expectation
”thenifyouyadvianldly;”i
ndyoutotravel”
”totravel”sherred
”certainly;asdanglarssays;youarerich;andperfectlyfreein
opinion;aparisisabsolutelynecessaryafterthe
doubleadeiselledanglarsbrokenntractand
danglarsdisappearancethehinkyouabandonedandpoor;
fortheokeepup
anappearanaininparisforabouta
fortnight;tellingtheingthedetails
ofthisdesertiontoyourbestfriends;hereport
thenyoucanquityourhouse;leavingyourjewelsandgivingupyour
jointure;andeveryonesuthhpraisesofyour
disinterestednesstheyed;andthinkyoualso
poor;forialoneknoquiteready
togiveupacuntsasanhonestpartner”thedreadhhe
paleandtionlessbaronesslistenedtothis;
indifferencehed”sherepeated;
”ah;yes;iaindeed;desertedyouareright;sir;andnoonecan
doubtposition”theseheonlyhatthisproudand
violentlyenauredanuldutterinresponsetodebray
”butthenyouarerich;veryrich;indeed;”ntinueddebray;taking
outsopapersfroispocketbook;hetable
dadanglarsdidnotseethesheillingthe
beatingsofherheart;andrestrainingthetearso
gushforthatlengthasenseofdignityprevailed;andifshedidnot
entirelysterheragitation;sheatleastsucceededinpreventingthe
fallofasingletear”da;”saiddebray;”itisnearlysixnths
sinceedyoufuishedaprincipalof100;000
franonthofaprilinynced
operations;andintheurseofthenthgained450;000francs
injuheprofitauntedto900;000injulyweadded1;700;000
francs;itonthofthespanishbondsinaugustwe
lost300;000franonth;butonthe13thwe
deupforit;andthe
firstdayofpartnershipuptoyesterday;;showed
acapitalof2;400;000francs;thatis;1;200;000foreachofusnow;
da;”saiddebray;deliveringuphisacuntsinthethodical
nnerofastockbroker;”therearestill80;000francs;theinterestof
thisney;inhands”
”but;”saidthebaroness;”ithoughtyouneverputtheneyoutto
interest”
”exissiontodo
so;andihavedeuseofitthereare;then;40;000francsforyour
share;besidesthe100;000youfuishedtobeginakinginall
1;340;000frane;itooktheprecautionof
draoneythedaybeforeyesterday;itisnotlongago;you
see;andiinualexpectationofbeingcalledontodeliverup
aoney;halfinbanknotes;theotherhalf
incheckspayabletobearerisaythere;forasididnotnsider
housesafeenough;orlalydiscreet;andaslanded
propertycarriesevidenceoreoversinceyouhavenoright
topossessanythingindependentofyourhusband;ihavekeptthissu
noune;inachestncealedunderthatcloset;andfor
greatersecurityiselfncealeditthere
”noada;”ntinueddebray;firstopeningthecloset;then
thee;hereare800notesof1;000francseach;
reseling;asyousee;alargebookboundiniron;tothisiadda
certificateinthefundsof25;000francs;then;fortheoddcash;
kingithinkabout110;000franybanker;
ount;youyrest
assured”dadanglarschanicallytookthecheck;thebond;andthe
heapofbanknotesthisenorusfortunedenogreatappearanceon
thetabledadanglars;htearlesseyes;buthherbreast
heavingotion;placedthebanknotesinherbag;put
thecertificateandcheckintoherpocketbook;andthen;standingpale
andte;aedonekindionbutsheedinvain
”noada;”saiddebray;”youhaveasplendidfortune;anineof
about60;000livresayear;ousforaan
keepanestablishnthereforayear;atleastyouwillbeable
toindulgeallyourfancies;besides;shouldyoufindyourine
insuffiada;keuseof
ne;andiaeadytoofferyouallipossess;onloan”
”thankyou;sirthankyou;”repliedthebaroness;”youforgetthat
eischrethanapooranrequires;who
intendsforsoti;atleast;toretirefroheworld”
debrayont;surprised;butiediatelyreveringhielf;
heboedtosay;”asyouplease;da”
dadanglarshaduntilthen;perhaps;hopedforsothing;butwhen
shesahecarelessboheglancebywas
acpanied;togetherhhissignificantsilence;sheraisedherhead;
andhoutpassionorviolenceorevenhesitation;randoairs;
disdainingtoaddressalastfare
her”bah;”saiddebray;;”thesearefineprojects
sheainatho;readnovels;andspeculateatcards;sinceshe
cannolongerdosoonthebourse”thentakinguphisacuntbook;he
cancelledountshehad
justpaidaaining;”hesaid”a
pitydeiselledevillefortisdeadshesuitedineveryrespect;
andiarriedher”andhecalyeduntilthety
nuteshadelapsedafterdadanglarsdeparturebeforeheleftthe
houseduringt
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