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正文 第47節 文 / [法]Honore de Balzac/巴爾扎克

    栗子網  www.lizi.tw栗子網  www.lizi.tw栗子網  www.lizi.twleavethehouseholdkeysin

    herchargeistressofthe

    house.

    fiveyearspassedahoutasitorelievethe

    notoeionswere

    perforddailyaticregularityofclockhedeep

    sadnessofdeisellegraoeveryoifothers

    sursedthecause,sheherselferedahatjustified

    thesuspisureainedaboutthestateofthe

    richheiresssheart.heronlysocietyadeupofthethree

    cruchotsaheyhad,little

    bylittle,introdutothegrahousehold.theyhadtaughther

    toplayeeverynightfortheirga.duringthe

    year1827herfather,feeliies,was

    obligedtoinitiateherstillfurtherintothesecretsofhislanded

    property,andtoldherthatincaseofdifficultysheohave

    reursetoitrecruchot,.

    toan,theytwo,wasseized

    byparalysis,aderapidprogress.dr.bergeringavehip.

    eugenie,feelingthatshetobeleftaloheworld,

    ca,asithtlythis

    lastlivinglinkofaffeind,asinthatofallloving

    en,lovehethere,andshe

    devotedallhercareandattentiontotheoldfather,ies

    hadbeguntoainedinstinctivelyacute.

    thedeathofthisnofferednontrasttohislife.intheing

    hedetheollhioaspotbetneyofhischaerand

    thedoorofthese,,hgold.he

    askedforanexplanationofeverynoiseheheard,eventheslightest;

    tothegreatastonishntofthenotary,heevehechdog

    yahisapparentstuporatthe

    dayandhourherentsshadtobe

    settledeshe

    scastorsuntilhefacedthedoorofthe

    innerroohedehisdaughteropenit,andcheded

    thebagsofneyoneuponanotherinhissecretreceptaclesand

    relockedthedoor.theuedsilentlytoherseat,after

    givinghihekey,atpocketand

    fingeredfroitoti.hisoldfrieary,feelingsure

    thattherichheiressarryhisnephehepresident,

    ifcharlesgradidu,redoubledallhisattentions;he

    caeverydaytotakegrasorders,onhiserrandsto

    froidfond,tothefarandthefieldsandthevineyards,soldthe

    vintages,andtuedeverythingintogoldandsilver,hfound

    theirothesecrethidingplace.

    atlengththelaststruggleeoftheold

    nsloiositatthe

    .hedrewoffand

    rolledupalltheverings,sayingtonanon,

    ”puttheup,forfeartheyshouldbestolen.”

    solongasheuldopenhiseyes,inhhiswholebeinghadnow

    takenrefuge,hetuedtheothedoorbehindhlayhis

    treasures,sayingtohisdaughter,”aretheytherearetheythere”

    inatoneofvoiceofpanicfear.

    ”yes,father,”shewouldanswer.

    ”takee.”

    eugenie,andhewould

    sitforhether,likeachild

    ontitfirstbeginstosee,gazesinstupid

    ionatthesaobjedlikethechild,adistressful

    slekeruponhisface.

    ”its”heetissay,asanexpressioude

    stoleacrosshisfeatures.

    etoadhelastsats,

    theoldnseyes,sightless,apparently,forsohours,ki

    thesightofthecross,thedlesticks,andtheholyervesselof

    silver;hegazedattheixedly,andhisovedforthelastti.

    hepriestputthecrucifixofsilvergilttohislips,thathe

    ghtkissthechrist,hedeafrightfulgesture,asiftoseizeit;

    andthatlasteffortsthiislife.hecalledeugenie,hedid

    houghshebathinghtearshis

    stiffeninghand,hold.

    ”father,bless”sheeed.

    ”takecareofitall.youeanatyonder”hesaid,

    provingbytheselastustalhe

    religionofsers.

    eugeniegrahehatgrayhouse,h

    nanontosheuldtuhthecertaintyofbeing

    heardanduood,nanonthesolebeingwholovedherforherself

    andsheuldspeakofhersorrows.lagrandenanonwasa

    providencefenie.sheblefriend.

    afterherfathersdeatheugenieleaedfroaitrecruchotthatshe

    possessedahreehuhousandfrancsfroandedand

    personalpropertyinthearrondissentofsaur;alsosixllions

    iedatthreepertinthefundsboughtatsixty,andnow

    illionsingoldin,anda

    huhousandfransilvercrohe

    iotalofher

    propertyreachedseventeenllions.

    ”yusin”hought.

    thedayonaitrecruchothaohistaclearand

    exactscheduleoftheainedaloneh

    nanon,sittingbesidethefireplathevathall,whereallwas

    noery,frohechaironcastorsotherhadsatin,

    totheglassfroherusindrank.

    ”nanon,wearealone”

    ”yes,deiselle;andifiknehedarling,idgoon

    foottofindhi”

    ”theoisbetweenus,”shesaid.

    hepoorheiresspanyofanoldservant,inthatld

    darkhouse,ohertheuniverse,theerang,

    froaoorleans,illionsofdeiselle

    gra.angherfirstactsshehadsettledanannuityoftwelve

    hundredfrananon,ore,

    becaaridenviabletlessthananththatgoodsoul

    passedfroioheproteofantoine

    oiller,oisellegras

    estates.daoillerpossessedorikingadvantageoverher

    nteoraries.althoughsheynineyearsofage,shedidnot

    lookrethanforty.herstroure

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