gainedthenaof”thestoic”anyofthose
thisepithetrepeateditbecausetheyhadheardit;anddid
notevenknoeantthisanhistherand
sisterundertheserioustrialh
theyfelttheyistakenthe
gravityofthisevent;forthentafterrrelhadenteredhis
privateofficehcles;juliesahelatterleaveitpale;
treling;andhisfeaturesbetrayingtheutstnsteationshe
ashepassedbyher;butthehycreature
hasteneddohestaircasehunusualprecipitation;andonlyraised
hishandstoheavenandexadeiselle;deiselle;
isfortuneont
aftergoupstairscarryingthreeheavy
ledgers;aportfolio;andabagofney
rrelexanedtheledgers;openedtheportfolio;anduntedthe
neyallhisfundsauntedto6;000;or8;000francs;hisbills
receivableuptothe5thto4;000or5;000;akingthebestof
everything;gavehi4;000franountingto287;500
franeansforkingapossiblesettlenton
acunthoorreldoohisdinner;heappearedvery
ingtothetenthanthedeepest
dejectionorrelusuallyoutandused
totakehisffeeatthephocaeanclub;andreadthesephore;this
dayhedidnotleavethehouse;butretuedtohisoffice
astocles;heseedpletelybeofthedayhe
selfonastonehhisheadbare
andexposedtotheblazingsuneanueltriedtoforttheen;but
hiseloquenanooedhthe
businessofthehouse;nottofeelthatagreatcatastrophehungover
therrelfalynightca;thetenhadched;hopingthat
rreletothebuttheyheardhiass
beforetheirdoor;andtryingtoncealthenoiseofhisfootsteps
theylistened;he;andfastenedthedoor
insidedarrelsentherdaughtertobed;andhalfanhourafter
juliehadretired;sherose;tookoffhershoes;andstealthily
alongthepassage;toseethroughthekeyholeherhusbandwas
doinginthepassageshesareatingshadowasjulie;who;
uneasyherself;hadanticipatedherthertheyoungladytowards
darrel
”heising;”shesaidtheyhadunderstoodeachotherhout
speakingdarrellookedagainthroughthekeyhole;rrelwas
errelrerked;herdaughterhadnotobserved;
thatherhusbandpedpapertheterribleideathathe
inghishadnot
strengthtoutteraedascalsever;
etohisbreakfastpunctually;and
then;afterdinner;heplacedhisdaughterbesidehitookherhead
inhisar;andheldherforalongtiagainsthisbosointhe
evening;julietoldherther;thatalthoughhe;
shehadnoticedthatherfathersheartbeatviolentlythenext
tuchthesaheeveningofthe4thof
septeer;rrelaskedhisdaughterforthekeyofhisstudyjulie
treledatthisrequest;edtoherofbadonwhydidher
fatheraskforthiskey;andaken
froerinenttheyounggirllookedatrrel
”haveidoneher;”shesaid;”thatyoushouldtakethis
keyfroe”
”nothing;dear;”repliedtheunhappyn;thetearsstartingtohis
eyesatthissilequestion;”nothing;onlyiade
apretenusthaveleftitinroo”
shesaidandsheentshe
hastenedtonsulteanuel”donotgivethiskeytoyourfather;”
saidhe;”andtorrooing;ifpossible;donotquithiora
nt”shequestionedeanuel;butheknehing;orsay
ber;
darrelreinedlisteningforeverysound;and;untilthree
ooing;sheheardherhusbandpaingreat
agitationitselfonthebed
thetheranddaughterpassedthenighttogethertheyhadexpected
xiliansinoing
rrelenteredtheirchaerhe;buttheagitationofthe
nightdare
toaskhioore
affectionatetohisdaughter;thanhehadeverbeenheuldnotcease
gazingatandkissingthesindfulofeanuels
request;her;buthesaid
toherquickly;”reinother;dearest”julieo
acpanyhi”iodoso;”saidhe
thiserrelhadeversospoken;buthesaiditin
atoneofpatealkindness;andjuliedidnotdaretodisobeyshe
reinedatthesaspotstandingteandtionlessaninstant
aftersencircleher;andauth
pressedherforeheadshelookedupandutteredanexclationofjoy
”xilian;dearestbrother”shecriedatthesee
rrelrose;andthres”ther;”saidthe
youngn;lookingalteatelyatdarrelandherdaughter;”
hasoccurrede;andi
haveehitherhallspeed”
”julie;”saiddarrel;kingasigntotheyoungn;”goand
tellyourfatherthatxilianhasjustarrived”theyounglady
rushedoutoftheapartnt;butonthefirststepofthestaircaseshe
foundanholdingaletterinhishand
”areyounotdeisellejulierrel”inquiredthen;hastrong
italianaccent
”yes;sir;”repliedjuliehhesitation;”isyourpleasureido
notknowyou”
”readthisletter;”hesaid;handingittoherjuliehesitated”it
nessenger
theyounggirlhastilytooktheletterfroisheopeneditquickly
andread:
”gothisnttothealleesdeillan;enterthehouseno15;
asktheporterforthekeyoftheroonthefifthfloor;enterthe
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apartnt;takefroheerofthentelpieceapursetedinred
silk;andgiveittoyourfatheritisiortantthatheshouldreceive
itbeforeelevenoisedtoobeyilicitlyreer
youroath
”sinbadthesailor”
theyounggirlutteredajoyfulcry;raisedhereyes;lookedroundto
questionthessenger;buthehaddisappearedshecasthereyes
againoverthenotetoperuseitasendti;andsaherewasa
postscriptsheread:
”itisiortantthatyoushouldfulfilthisssioninpersonand
aloneifyougoacpaniedbyanyotherperson;orshouldanyoneelse
goinyourplace;theporterhathedoesnotknohing
aboutit”
thispostscriptdecreasedgreatlytheyounggirlshappinesshere
nothingtofearesnarelaidforherherinnocence
hadkeptherinignoranightassailayounggirl
ofheragebutthereisnoneedtoknoofearit;
indeed;itybeobserved;thatitisusuallyunknohat
inspirethegreatestterror
juliehesitated;andresolvedtotakeunselyet;throughasingular
iulse;itotheorherbrotherthatsheapplied;
buttoeanuelshehasteneddohadoccurredonthe
dayson&frenchhadetoherfathers;related
thesiseshehadde;and
shotheletter”youstgo;then;deiselle;”saideanuel
”gothere”rredjulie
”yes;ipanyyou”
”butdidyounotreadthatistbealone”saidjulie
”andyoushallbealone;”repliedtheyoungn”iyouat
theeroftheruedesee;andifyouaresolongabsentastoke
uneasy;iofyoushall
havee”
”then;eanuel”saidtheyounggirlhhesitation;”itisyour
opinionthatishouldobeythisinvitation”
”yesdidnotthessengersayyourfatherssafetydependeduponit”
”but;then;eanuel”sheasked
eanuelhesitatedant;buthisdesiretokejuliedecide
iediatelydehieply
”listen;”hesaid;”todayisthe5thofsepteer;isitnot”
”yes”
”today;then;atelevenoclock;yourfatherhasnearlythreehundred
thousandfrancstopay”
”yes;hat”
”nuel;”fifteenthousandfrancs
inthehouse”
”hen”
”eone
etohisaid;hepelledatto
declarehielfabankrupt”
”oh;e;then;e”criedshe;hasteningaan
duringthisti;darrelhadtoldhersoneverythingtheyoung
nkneisfortunesh
hadbefallenhisfather;greatchangeshadtakenplaceinthestyleof
livingandhousekeeping;buthedidnotknoattershadreached
suchapointhehunderstruckthen;rushinghastilyoutofthe
apartnt;heranupstairs;expectingtofindhisfatherinhisstudy;
butherappedthereinvain
whilehedoor
open;tued;andsaherinsteadofgoingdirecttohisstudy;
rrelhadretuedtohisbedchaer;ont
quittingrrelutteredacryofsurpriseatthesightofhisson;
ofainedtionlessonthespot;
pressingethinghehadncealedunderhisat
xiliansprangdosroundhis
fathersneck;butsuddenlyhereiled;andplacedhisrighthandon
rrelsbreast”father;”heexclaid;tuingpaleasdeath;”
areyougoingtodohthatbraceofpistolsunderyourat”
”oh;thisisorrel
”father;father;inheavensna;”exan;”are
theseweaponsfor”
”xilian;”repliedrrel;lookingfixedlyathisson;”youarea
n;andanofhonore;andioyou”
andsteprrelilian
follo;trelingasheorrelopenedthedoor;andclosed
itbehindhisson;then;;tohisdeskon
hepistols;andpointedhhisfingertoanopen
ledgerinthisledgeradeoutanexactbalancesheetofhis
affairsrrelhadtopay;hinhalfanhour;287;500francsallhe
possessedorrel
theyoungnedashereadrrelsaidnota
uldhesayneedheaddtosuchadesperateproofinfigures”
andhaveyoudoneallthatispossible;father;toetthisdisastrous
result”askedtheyoungn;afterantspause”ihave;”replied
rrel
”youhavenoneyinginonhyoucanrely”
”none”
”youhaveexhaustedeveryresource”
”all”
”andinhalfanhour;”saidxilianinagloovoieis
dishonored”
”bloodorrel
”youareright;father;iunderstandyou”thenextendinghishand
tohepistols;hesaid;”thereisoneforyouandonefor
thanks”rrelotheryoursisterwhowill
supporttheashudderranthroughtheyoungnsfra”father;”he
said;”doyourefleetolive”
”yes;idosobidyou;”ansorrel;”itisyourdutyyouhavea
ind;xilianxilian;youarenoordinaryni
kenorequestsods;ionlyaskyoutoexanepositionas
ifithenjudgeforyourself”
theyoungnrefleont;thenanexpressionofsubli
resignationappearedinhiseyes;andhaslourehe
tookoffhists;theinsigniaofhisrank”beitso;then;
father;”hesaid;extendinghishandtorrel;”dieinpeace;
father;iselfonhisknees
beforehisson;butxiliancaughthinhisar;andthosetwo
nobleheartsont”youkno
isnotfault;”saidrrelxiliansled”iknoher;you
arethesthonorablenihaveeverknown”
”good;sonandnooretobesaid;goandrejoinyour
therandsister”
”father;”saidtheyoungn;bendinghisknee;”bless”rrel
tooktheheadofhissonbetforward;and
kissinghisforeheadseveraltissaid;”oh;yes;yes;iblessyouin
oe;andinthenaofthreegenerationsofirreproachable
n;e;theedificeisfortunehasdestroyed;
providenceybuildupag
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ainonseeingdiesuchadeath;thest
inexorableyonyoutoyou;perhaps;theyhe
titheyhaverefusedtothendoyourbesttokeepouafree
froishonorgotoan;struggleardentlyand
urageously;live;yourself;yourtherandsister;ost
rigideno;sothatfroaytodaythepropertyofthosei
leaveinyourhandsyaugntandfructifyreflecthowgloriousaday
itn;thatdayofpleterestoration;on
yfatherdiedbecauseheuld
notdolyandpeaceably;
becauseindyinghekneishoulddo”
”father;father”an;”live”
”ifilive;allerested
intodoubt;pityintohostility;ifiliveianlyanwhohis
brokenhisentsinfact;onlyabankrupt
if;onthentrary;idie;reer;xilian;rpseisthatof
anhonestbutunfortunatenliving;bestfriendsy
house;dead;allrseilleseintearstolastho
living;youeatndead;youyraiseyourhead
andsay;iahesonofhioukilled;bee;
hehasbeenpelledtobreakhisword”
theyoungnutteredagroan;butappearedresigned
”andnoealone;andendeavortokeepyour
therandsisteraway”
”ysisteronaxilianalast
butfinalhopeanintheeffectofthis
intervieorrelshookhishead”i
saoing;andbadeheradieu”
”haveyounopartiyfather”inquired
xilianinafalteringvoice
”yes;son;andasacrednd”
”sayit;father”
”thehouseofthoon&frenanity;or;
itybe;selfishnessitisnotfortoreadnsheartshashad
anypityforitsagent;inutespresenthielfto
receivetheauntofabillof287;500francs;isaygranted;
butofferedthreenthsletthishousebethefirstrepaid
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