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    horsesigetacarriagesouingtohis

    uionless.

    ”horsesandcarriagesareuseless,”ans,lookingat

    charles,ainedsilent,hiseyesgroypoor

    boy,youguessthetruth,heisdead.butthatsnothing;thereis

    sothinghisbrains.”

    ”father”

    ”yes,butthatsnotthe;thenealkingabout

    it.here,readthat.”

    gra,cruchot,thrustthe

    paperunderhisnephean,stillachild,

    stillatanageask,burstintotears.

    ”thatsgood”thoughtgra;”hiseyesfrightened.hellbeall

    rightifheypooephew,”hesaid

    aloud,notnotig,”thatisnothing;you

    overit:but”

    ”never,heroh,father”

    ”hehasruinedyou,youhaventapenny.”

    ”atterfatheryfather”

    hissobsresoundedhorriblyagainstthosedrearywallsand

    reverberatedintheechoes.thethreeen,filledhpity,

    also;fortearsareoftenasntagiousaslaughter.charles,hout

    listeningfurthertohisuncle,ranthroughtheurtandupthe

    stairber,selfacrossthebedand

    hidhisfathesheets,toparents.

    ”thefirstburststhaveits,enteringthe

    livingroootherhadhastilyresudtheir

    seatsandblinghands,afterheireyes.

    ”butthatyoungnisgoodfoothing;hisheadisretakenup

    oney.”

    eugenieshudderedassheheardherfathersntosacred

    ofallgriefs.frohatntshebegantojudgehicharless

    sobs,thoughffled,stillsouhroughthesepulchralhouse;and

    hisdeepgroaoefroheearthbeh,only

    ceasedtrowinggraduallyfeebler.

    ”pooryoungn”saiddagra.

    fatalexclatiralookedathiseugenie,andat

    thesugarboedtheextraordinarybreakfastprepared

    fortheunfortuh,aookapositionintheddleofthe

    roo

    ”listento,”hesaid,posure.”ihopethatyou

    egra.idontgiveyou

    ostuffthatyoungfellohsugar.”

    ”therhadnothingtodohit,”saideugewasiwho”

    ”isitbecauseyouareofage,”saidgra,interruptinghis

    daughter,”thatyouereer,eugenie”

    ”father,thesonofyourbrhttoreceivefros”

    ”ta,ta,ta,ta”exaties;”the

    sonofbrotherthis,charlesisnothingatallto

    us;hehasntafarthing,hisfatherhasfailed;andhisdandy

    hashere.i

    revolutionizehousehold.”

    ”isfailing,father”askedeugenie.

    ”tofail,”anstthestdishonorable

    aan.”

    ”itstbeagreatsin,”saiddagra,”andourbrotherybe

    daed.”

    ”there,there,dontbeginhyourlitanies”saidgra,

    shrugginghisshoulders.”tofail,eugenie,”heresud,”istot

    athefthelauakesusprote.

    peoplehavegiventheirpropertytoguillaugrarustingtohis

    reputationforhonorandiy;hehasdeahitall,and

    lefttheothingbuttheireyestoh.ahighwayrobberis

    betterthanabankrupt:theoacksyouandyoudefend

    yourself,heriskshisotheotherinshort,charlesis

    dishonored.”

    thehepirlsheartanddohtheir

    heavyaning.uprightanddelicateasaflohedepthsof

    aforest,shekneaxi,ofitsdeceitful

    arguntsandspes;shethereforebelievedtheatrocious

    explanatiaveherdesignedly,ncealingthe

    distinsbetaryfailureandan

    iionalone.

    ”father,uldyounothavepreventedsuchasfortune”

    ”brotherdidnotnsult.besides,heoillions.”

    ”illion,father”sheasked,plicityofa

    childhinksitfindoutatohatitstoknow.

    ”allion”saidgra,”illionpiecesoftysous

    eadittakesfivetakefivefrancs.”

    ”dear”criedeugenie,”hoyunclepossiblyhavehadfour

    llionsisthereanyoneelseinfrany

    llions”peregrarokedhis,sled,andhised

    todilate.”buteofusincharles”

    ”heisgoingofftotheindiesbyhisfathersrequest,andhe

    akehisfortuhere.”

    ”hashegottheogoh”

    ”ishallpayforhisjoueyasfarasyes,asfarasnantes.”

    eugeniesprangintohisar.

    ”oh,father,howgoodyouare”

    shekissedhihthatalstdegraashadof

    hielf,forhisnscegalledhilittle.

    ”uassallion”sheasked.

    ”lookhere”saidtheoldser,”youknoanapoleoniswell,

    ittakesfiftythousandnapoleonstokeallion.”

    ”a,ustsayagreatnyneuvainesforhi”

    ”iegra.

    ”thatstheyney”criedthefather.”doyou

    thinktherearefraneverybush”

    atthisntaffledcry,redistressingthanalltheothers,

    echoedthroughthegarretsandstruckachilltotheheartsofeugenie

    aher.

    ”nanon,goupstairsahedoesnotkillhielf,”said

    gra.”nohen,”headded,lookingathiser,who

    hadtuedpaleathisustleaveyou;

    ihavegottoseeaboutthedutoday.and

    thenistfindcruchot,andtalkaboutallthis.”

    hedeparted.assoonashehadshutthedenieaher

    breathedrefreely.untilthisingtheyounggirlhadneverfelt

    nstraihepresenceofherfather;butforthelastfewhours

    everyntageinherfeelingsandideas.

    ”a,hoanylouisarethereinacaskofwine”

    ”yourfathersellshisfrohuoahundredandfiftyfrancs,

    sotistleast,soiveheardsay.”

    ”thenpapastberich”

    ”perhapsheis.butnsieureheboughtfroidfondtwo

    yearsago;thatyhavepinchedhi”

    eugebeingabletouandthequestiohers

    fortuoppedshortinhercalculations.

    ”hedidntevensee

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