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正文 第8节 文 / [法]Honore de Balzac/巴尔扎克

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    ”sheisright,”saiddagra;”itoughttohavebeennded

    longago.yesterdayeugenienearlytedherankle.”

    ”here,”saidgraonanohatshelookedquitepale,”as

    itiseugeniesbirthday,andyouearfalling,takealittle

    glassofratafiatosetyht.”

    ”faithiveeaedit,”saidnanon;”stpeoplewouldhavebroken

    thebottle;butidsoonerhavebrokenelbouphigh.”

    ”pooanon”saidgra,fillingaglass.

    ”didyouhurtyourself”askedeugenie,lookingkindlyather.

    ”no,ididntfall;ithreyselfbayhaunches.”

    ”iseugeniesbirthday,”saidgra,”illhavethestep

    nded.youpeopledontkyourfootintheerwhere

    the.”

    graookthedle,leavinghiser,andservant

    thehearth,es

    intothebakehousetofetchplanks,nails,and

    tools.

    ”haeroairs.

    ”no,noinoldhandatit,”anseroper.

    atthentendinghiseatenstaircaseand

    ight,inrerahedaysofhisyouth,

    thethreecruchotskhedoor.

    ”isityou,nsieurcruchot”askednanon,peepingthroughthelittle

    grating.

    ”yes,”anshepresident.

    nanohedoor,andthelightfrohehearth,reflectedonthe

    ceiling,ehethreecruchotstofindtheir.

    ”hayouveeagreeting,”saidnanon,sllingtheflowers.

    ”excuse,ssieurs,”criedgra,regnizingtheirvoices;”ill

    beont.iotproud;iaaty

    staircase.”

    ”goon,goon,nsieurgra;anshouseishiscastle,”said

    thepresideentiously.

    daanddeisellegrarose.thepresident,profitingbythe

    darkness,saidtoeugenie:

    ”it,deiselle,tohisthedayof

    yourbirth,aseriesofhappyyearsainuahehealth

    hyounowenjoy”

    heofferedherahugebouquetofchoiceflohwererarein

    saur;then,takingtheheiressbytheelboh

    sideofheeckplacythatdeherblush.the

    president,yironnail,feltthathisurtship

    rogressing.

    ”dontstandony,”saidgra,entering.”hoellyoudo

    thingsoedays,nsieurlepresident”

    ”adeiselle,”saidtheabbe,ardhhisown

    bouquet,”everydayisafetedayfornephew.”

    theabbekissedeugenieshand.asforitrecruchot,heboldly

    kissedheronbothcheeks,rerking:”houp,tobesure

    everyyearistonths.”

    ashereplacedthedlestickbesidetheclock,gra,whonever

    fothisotosatietyhought

    theunny,said,

    ”asthisiseugeniesbirthdayletusillunate.”

    hecarefullytookoffthebrahedelabra,putasocketon

    eananonaneallohpaperted

    roundtheendofit,putitintotheholloadeitfirlitit,and

    thensatdoeatelyathisfriends,his

    daughter,ap,puffylittle

    n,ale

    galer,saidashestretchedouthisfeet,outshoes

    e”

    ”,”saidgra.

    ”butaretheying”askedtheoldnotary,tinghisface,h

    hadasnyholesasallander,intoaqueergrice.

    ”ithinkso,”ansegra.

    ”areyourvintagesallfinished”saidnsieurdebonfonstogra.

    ”yes,allofthe”saidtheoldn,risingtohe

    roohischestshprideashesaidthewords,”allof

    the”throughthedoorofthepassageothekithesaw

    lagrandenanonsittingbesideherfirehadleandpreparingto

    spinthere,soasnottointrudeangtheguests.

    ”nanon,”hesaid,goingintothepassage,”putoutthatfireandthat

    dle,andeandsithus.pardieuthehallisbigenoughfor

    all.”

    ”butnsieur,youaretohavethegreatpeople.”

    ”arenotyouasgoodastheytheyaredes,andsoare

    you.”

    gracabacktothepresidentandsaid,

    ”haveyousoldyourvintage”

    ”no,noti;ishallkeepit.ifthehisyear,itwillbe

    bettertadean

    agreenttokeepupthepridthisyearthebelgia

    thebetterofus.supposetheyaresentoffetyhandedforonce,

    faiththeylleback.”

    ”yes,butletusnd,”saidgrainatoneh

    dethepresidenttrele.

    ”ishedrivingsain”thoughtcruchot.

    atthisnttheknoily,and

    theirarrivalinterruptedaionween

    dagraandtheabbe.

    dadesgrassinsplittleen,h

    pinkandofthe

    provindthehabitsofavirtuouslife,keeptheiryouthuntil

    theyarepastforty.shen,pleasant

    totheeye,thoughthepetalshaveacertainfrostiness,andtheir

    perfuisslight.shedressedparis,set

    thetoosaur,andgaveparties.herhusband,forrlya

    quartersterintheierialguard,elywounded

    atausterlitz,andhadsiired,stillretained,inspiteofhis

    respeingfranknessofanoldsoldier.

    ”goodevening,gra,”hesaid,holdingouthishandandaffega

    sortofsuperiority,hhecruchots.

    ”deiselle,”headded,tuingtoeugeerbra,”youarealifulandgood,andtrulyidonotknow

    totleboxhhis

    servanthadbroughtandainedacapeheather,aflower

    latelyiortedintoeuropeandveryrare.

    dadesgrassinskissedeugenieveryaffeately,pressedher

    hand,andsaid:”adolpheakeyoulittle.”

    atall,blondyoungn,paleandslight,annersand

    seenglyrathershy,althoughhehadjustspeortenthousand

    francsoverhisallotostudy

    laeforhcheeks,her

    aereshopery,in

    spiteofthen.ingothiclettersratherwellengraved,

    ethingiertaste.assheopened

    it,eugenieexperie

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