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www.192.twtoputahevelvetpurse.
thistreasurerue,h
grafroitotiinquiredafterandaskedtosee,pointing
outtohisdaughtertheirintrinsicrits,suchasthebeautyofthe
llededge,thecleaessoftheflatsurface,theriessofthe
letterirubbedoff.
eugeniegavenothoughttotheserarities,nortoherfathersnia
forthenortothedangersheincurredindeprivingherselfofa
treasuresodeartohino,shethoughtonlyofherusin,andsoon
deout,afterafeistakesofcalculation,thatshepossessed
aboutfivethousahundredfranactualvalue,ight
besoldfortheiradditionalvaluetollectorsfoearlysix
thousand.shelookedatherhandclappedherhandslikeahappy
entsofthe
body.fatheranddaughterhadeateduptheirfortuhis
night,he,tosellhisgold;eugeoflinghersintotheoof
affe.sheputthepiecesbatotheoldpurse,tookitinher
hand,andranupstairsiseryofher
usindeherfetthehouraionalpropriety;shewas
stronginhernsherdevotion,inherhappiness.
asshestoodupohresholdofthedoor,holdingthedleinone
handandthepurseiher,charlessightofher,
andreinedspeechlesseforthe
dleoable,andsaidinaquiveringvoice:
”usin,istbegpardod
eifyouetoout.”
”isit”askedcharles,rubbinghiseyes.
”ihavereadthoseletters.”
charleslored.
”hoeiheretruly,idonot
kednrettoochthatihavereadthethey
havedekno,yoursoul,and”
”and”askedcharles.
”yourplans,youeedofasu
”dearusin”
”hush,hushusin,notsoloud;ustnothers.see,”
shesaid,openingherpurse,”herearethesavingsofapirlwho
thisingiof
thevalueofney;youhavetaughtitto.itisbutaans,after
all.ausinisalstabrother;yousurelyborrohepurseof
yoursister.”
eugenie,asedofrefusal;
butherusinreinedsilent.
”ohyourefuse”criedeugehebeatingsof
uldbeheardinthedeepsilence.
herusiationrtifiedher;butthesoreneedofhis
positionind,andshekdown.
”iy
usin,iiloreyou,aknoe,if
yenerous,if”
asheheardthisanstearsfellupon
hisusinshands,
kneeling.asthetearstouchedher,eugeniesprangtothepurse
andpoureditssupoable.
”ahyes,yes,you”shesaid,hjoy.”fear
nothing,usin,youhisgoldwillbringyou
happiness;sodayyoushallbringitbackto,are
partnersiions.butyoushouldnotattachsuch
valuetothegift.”
charleslastabletoexpresshisfeelings.
”yes,eugenie;soulallindeedifididnotaccept.and
yet,giftfift,nfidencefornfidence.”
”ean”shesaid,frightened.
”listen,dearusin;ihavehere”heinterruptedhielftopoint
outasquareboxveredhanoutercaseofleatherhwason
thedraethingaspreeas
lifeitself.thisboxther.alldayihave
beenthinkingthatifsheuldrisefrrave,shewouldherself
sellthegoldelavishedonthisdressingcase;
buttoasacrilege.”eugenie
pressedhishandassheheardtheselaster
aslightpause,duringendeesspassed
bet,”no,iy
jouey.deareugenie,youshallbeitsguardian.neverdidfriend
tanythingresaeshotoyou.”
heitsouterverings,ope,and
shoanship
gavetothegoldoantsavaluefarabovetheir.
”irethereisnothing,”hesaid,pushispring
ethingeish
theasterpieada
rbel,richlysethpearls.
”oh,hoyouethat”
”no,”hesaid,sling;”thisisther,andhereisfather,
yourauntandunyknees,keeptreasure
safely.ifidieandyourlittlefortuneislost,thisgoldandthese
pearlsheseportraits;you
are.butdestroythetlast,sothattheyy
passintonootherhands.”eugenie.”ah,yes,sayyesyou
”headdedhe.
hearingtheveryusedtoherusinnowaddressed
toherself,shetueduponhilookoflove,herfirstlookof
lovinganhood,aglanuchof
quetryasofih.hetookherhandandkissedit.
”angelofpuritybetoneyisnothing,neverbe
anything.feeliint,stbeallheh.”
”youarelikeyourther,asyours”
”ohchsofter”
”yes,foryou,”shesaid,droppinghereyelids.”e,charles,goto
bed;iustbetired.goodnight.”shegentlydisengaged
herhandfrohoseofherusin,,
lightingtheheyhupohreshold,
”ah”hesaid,”iruined”
”atterfatherisrich;ithinkso,”sheanswered.
”poorandleaning
hisbackagainstthehat
fatherdie;heletyouliveinthispoorway;hewould
liveotherself.”
”butheownsfroidfond.”
”isfroidfondh”
”idontknohehasnoyers.”
”nothingbutapoorfar
”hehasvineyardsandfields.”
”renothing,”saidcharlesdisdainfully.”ifyourfatherhadonly
tyfourthousandfrancsayeardoyousupposeyouwouldlivein
thisld,barrenrooheadded,kingastepinadvance.”ah
thereyouytreasures,”hesaid,glangattheold
cabi,asiftohi
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