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正文 第40节 文 / [法]Honore de Balzac/巴尔扎克

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    tithatthefundshadalreadygoneupinvalue.theyhen

    quotedateightyheshrecapitalistsboughtin,towards

    thelastofjanuary,atniythree.grahadthusgaiwo

    nthstplifiedhisats,

    andurereceivefiftythousandfranteresteverysix

    nths,houtincurringanytaxesorstsforrepairs.he

    uoodatlastohepublic

    securities,asysteorarked

    repugerofa

    illions,ucheffortofhis

    oothevalueandproceedsofhisterritorial

    possessions,gavehifortuhatelylossal.thesix

    fraoegreatservice

    asterunawares.

    ”ohohgoinghehasbeenscurryingaboutsince

    sunriseasiftoafire,”saidthetradespeopletoeachotherasthey

    opeheirshopsfortheday.

    ingbackfroheer

    froheachofficehsacks,

    theyallhadtheirntstoke:

    ”erflootheriver;theoldfellold,”

    saidone.

    ”hegetsitfroarisandfroidfondandholland,”saidanother.

    ”hellendbybuyingupsaur,”criedathird.

    ”hedoesntndtheld,hessoedupinhisgains,”saida

    oherhusband.

    ”heyheynsieurgra,ifthatstooheavyforyou,”saida

    clothdealer,hisneighbor,”illtakeitoffyourhands.”

    ”heavy”saidtheoper,”ishouldthinkso;itsallsous”

    ”silversous,”saidtheporterinaloe.

    ”ifyouetotakecareofyou,keepyuebetweenyour

    teeth,”saidthegoodntotheporterastheyreachedthedoor.

    ”theoldfoxithoughtheshehearfastenoughin

    frostyher.”

    ”herestusaidgra.”be

    offhyounanonshalltakebackyourbarrohe

    linsatchurch”

    ”yes,nsieur.”

    ”thenlendahandgotohesacksuponher.

    isall,

    hielfin.”isready,knothewall,”he

    saidashedisappeared.”takethebarrootheachoffice.”

    thefalydidnotbreakfastthatdayuntiltenoclock.

    ”yourfathere

    graheygotbaass.”youstpretendtobevery

    chilly.ayhavetitoreplacethetreasurebeforeyourfete

    day.”

    gracadohestaircasethinkingofhissplendidspeculation

    isecurities,aarphosehis

    parisiansilverintosolidgold;heakinguphisndtoi

    inthishingheuldlayhandsonuntilthefundsshould

    reaein,

    thetenahappyneerbyputting

    herarroundhisnedcaressinghidagragravelyand

    hdignity.

    ”hahachild,”hesaid,kissinghisdaughteronbothcheeks.”i

    usthave

    obehappy.oheresnotaparticleofhappiness.

    heretheresaney

    sallthegoldihave;youaretheonlyohathas

    gotanygold.itoseeyold,littleone.”

    ”ohitistoold;letushavebreakfast,”answeredeugenie.

    ”erbreakfast,then;ithedigestion.thatfat

    desgrassihepate.eatasychildren,

    itstsnothing.desgrassinsisgettingalongvery

    satisfied.theoldfishisdoingcharlesagoodservid

    gratistoo.heiskingaverygoodsettlentofthatpoordeceased

    grasbusiness.hoohoo”hettered,outhfull,after

    apause,”hoe,hat

    leasttwodays.”

    ”iaothungry.iaerypoorly;youknohat.”

    ”ah,bahyoustuffyourselfasfullasyoupleasehoutdanger,

    youreabertelliere;theyareallhearty.youareabityellow,

    thatstrue;butilikeyelloyself.”

    theexpeiniousandpublicdeathisperhapsless

    horribletoandeedalthaicipationofwas

    ingafterbreakfasttodagraandeugehere

    gleefullytheoldntalkedaheretheirheartsshrank

    .thedaughter,hothiscrisis,

    shegatheredstrengththroughlove.

    ”forhiorhishecriedhinher,”ihousand

    deaths.”

    atthisthought,sheshotaglahertheredh

    urage.

    ”clearatonanonelevenoclock,

    breakfastleavethetable.tle

    treasureuponit,”hesaid,lookingateugenie.”littlefaithno;it

    isntlittle.youpossess,inactualvalue,fivethousandninehundred

    andfiftyninefrandthefaveyoujustnoakes

    sixthousandfrancs,lessone.leoneill

    giveyouthatonefranber.heyareyou

    listeningfor,nanonndyourownbusiness;goanddoyourwork.”

    nanondisappeared.

    ”noustgivebackyold.you

    refuseyourfather,littlegirl,hein”

    thetenb.

    ”ihavenogoldself.ihadso,butitisallgone.illgiveyou

    iusixthousandfran

    justustntthinkanythingreaboutyour

    dozen.arryyouyoua

    husbandhefidozeneverseeninthe

    provinoe,littlegirl.theresafinecefor

    you;youentfunds,and

    youonthsnearlyterest,

    houttaxes,orrepairs,orfrost,orhail,orfloods,oranything

    elsetosoney.perhapsyoudontliketoparthyour

    gold,hey,girlnevernd,bringittoallthesa.illget

    yousorelikeit,likethosedutsaugaises,

    therupeesofgul,andthegenovines,illgiveyousoreon

    yourfetedays,andinthreeyearsyoullhavegotbackhalfyour

    littletreasure.sthatyousaylookup,noe,goa

    it,thepreetal.yououghttokissontheeyelidsfor

    tellingyouthesecretsaeriesofthelifeahof

    ney.yes,silverandgoldliveandslike

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