dehisthoughts
”goandsleep,”shesaid,hinderinghisentranceintothedisorderedroo
charlessteppedback,andtheybideachothergoodnightutualsle
bothfellasleepinthesadreaandfrohatnttheyouthbegantoouingthenextday,beforebreakfast,dagrandetfoundherdaughterinthegardeninpanyhaneapoorfelloho,
plungedinsfortune,asuresthedepthsoftheabyssintohhehasfallen,andseestheterribleburdenofhisurelife”fatheretilldinnerti,”saideugenie,
perothersface
itannersoftheyounggirlandin
thesingularsnessofhervoiceaunisonofthoughtbetweenherandherusintheirsoulshadespousedeachother,perhapsbeforetheyevenfelttheforceofthefeelingstogethercharlesspenttheinginthehall,andhissadnessedeachofthethreeenhadoccupationsofherohadleftallhisaffairsunattendedto,andanuerofpersonscaonbusiness,thepluer,theson,theslater,thecarpenter,thediggers,thedressers,thefarrs;sotodriveabargainaboutrepairs,otherstopaytheirrentortobepaidtheelvesforservicesdagrandetandeugenieeand
listentotheinteabletalkofalltheseenanduntryfolknanonputachentheproduceheybroughtas
tributeshealastersordersbeforesheknew
portionobeusedinthehouseandobesoldin
therketitansany
untrygentlen,todrinkhisbadhisspoiledfruittoangers,having
defourteenthousandfrancsbytheexchangeonhisgold,bringinghoinhisgoodtreasurynoteserestuntilthe
dayheshouldinvestthenthefundshehadleftoilleratangerstolookafterthehorses,h
orderstobringtheosloertheyed
”ihavegotbackfrongers,hungry”
nanonfrohekitchen:”haventyoueatenanythingsinceyesterday”
”nothing,”ansan
nanonbroughtinthesoupdesgrassinscatotakehisclientsordersjustasthefalysatdoodinnergrandethadnotevenobservedhisnephew
”gooneating,grandet,”saidthebanker;”alkdoyouknowefroantesafteriti
shallsendsoofours”
”dontsendany,”saidgrandet;”theyhavegotenoughholdfriends,ioughttosaveyoufroue”
”butgoldises”
”sayh”
”hedevilhavetheygotany”
”itoangerslastnight,”ansinaloe
thebankershookhsurprisethenaionbegan
bethetanddesgrassinsfrequently
lookedatcharlespresentlydesgrassinsgaveastartofastonishnt;probablygrandettoinvestthe
suhundredthousandfrancsayearinthe
funds
”nsieurgrandet,”saidthebankertocharles,”iatartingforparis;ifyouhaveanyssions”
”none,nsieur,ithankyou,”ansharles
”thankhietterthanthat,nepheonsieurisgoingtosettletheaffairsofthehouseofguillaugrandet”
”isthereanyhope”saidcharleseagerly
”edhisuncle,y
nepheegrandet”
,tuedpale,andleft
therooeugenielookedatherfatheriration
”isallinyourhandsdeythose
peopleasbestyoucan;leadeythenose”
thetatistsshookhandstheoldoperacpaniedthebankertothefrontdoorthen,afterebackand
plungedintohisarhair,sayingtonanon,
”getsoblackcurrantratafia”
tooexcited,hoainlonginoneplace,hegotup,lookedattheportraitofnsieurdelabertelliere,andbegantosing,doingnanoncalledhisdancingsteps,
”danslesgardesfrancaises
javaisunbonpapa”
nanon,dagrandet,andeugenielookedateachotherinsilencethehilarityofthesteralreachedits
clixtheeveningchosetogotobed
early,andtobed,everybodyelseedtogotoo;
likeasusdrank,polandhisoccasionnanon,
charles,andeugenieasterasfor
dagrandet,sheslept,ate,drank,andothe
hetedto
digestion,theoper,refacetiousthanhehadeverbeeninhislife,utteredanuerofhisos,asingleone
ofeasureofhisndwhenhehaddrunkhis
ratafia,helookedathisglassandsaid,
”youhavenosoonerputyourlipstoaglassthanitisetysuchislifeyoucanthaveandholdgoldcirculateandstayinyourpurseifitforthat,lifeoofine”
heehherspinningwheel,
”youstbetired,”hesaid;”putap”
”ah,bahthenishallgetsleepy,”sheanswered”pooanoneratafia”
”iadakesitadealbetterthanthe
apothecariestheysellisalldrugs”
”theyputtoochsugar,”saidthester;”youcanttasteanythingelse”
ix
thefolloily,etingateightoclockfortheearlybreakfast,deapiesticinticygriefhad
draegrandet,eugenie,andcharlesenrapport;evennanonsyathized,adeonefalyasto
theoldn,hissatisfiedavariceandthecertaintyofsoongettingridofthedandyorethanhisjoueyto
nantes,dehiearlyindifferenttohispresenceinthehousehelefttheto
nduadagrandet,
inhehadilicitnfidenceastoallthatnceedpublicandreligiousralityhebusiedhielfinstraighteningtheboundariesofhisfieldsandditchesalongthehighroad,inhispoplarplantationsbesidetheloire,intheerworkofhisvineyards,andatfroidfondallthesethingsoccupiedhise
foreugeniethespringtioflovehadesincethescene
