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eugeniesloveaftershehadreadthatdreadfulletter.sheraisedher
eyestoheaven,thinkingofthelastteredbyherdying
ther,hthepresceofdeath,hadlookedintothefuture
eeringthatprophetic
death,thatpropheticlife,asuredhoneglanceheroiny.
nothingforher;sheuldonlyunfoldherretch
upotheskies,andliveinprayeruntilthedayofher
deliverance.
”ther,”shesaid,weeping.”sufferanddie”
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eugeniecaslothegardentothehouse,andavoided
passing,as,throughtherridor.buttheryof
herusinneypiece,where
stoodacertainsaudtheoldsevressugarbohsheused
everyingatherbreakfast.
thisdaynthroughoutandfullofevents.
nanonannouhecureoftheparishchurch.heedtothe
onsieurdebonfons.for
sotipasttheoldabbehadurgedhiospeaktodeiselle
gra,fropurelyreligiouspointofviethedutyof
rriageforaaninherposition.whenshesaenie
supposedhehadeforthethousandfranthlyto
thepoor,aoldnanontogoahebutthecureonly
sled.
”today,deiselle,”hesaid,”ihaveetospeaktoyouabouta
pirliakesa,who,
throughlackofcharitytoherself,sherchristianduties.”
”nsieurleeatantthink
ofneighbor,iailledyself.iaery
unhappy;eisintheislargeenoughto
holdallhunaydraitsdepths
andneverdrainitdry.”
”deiselle,inspeakingofthisyounggirleakofyou.
listenifyouoinsureyoursalvationyouhaveonlyths
totake,eitherleavetheslaheryour
earthlydestinyoryourheaveiny.”
”ahyourvoicespeakstoohearavoice.yes,godhas
sentyouto;iotheworldandlivefod
alone,insilendseclusion.”
”daughter,youstthinklongbeforeyoutakesoviolentastep.
rriageislife,theveilisdeath.”
”yes,death,aquickdeath”shesaid,hdreadfuleageess.
”deathbutyouhavegreatobligationstofulfiltosociety,
deiselle.areyounotthetherofthepoor,toyougive
eryreatfortuneisa
loanustretu,andyouhavesacredlyaccepteditassuch.
toburyyourselfiainanold
idistofailinduty.inthefirstplaanageyourvast
propertyaloneyyounotloseityous,youwill
findyourselfsurroundedbyiricabledifficulties.believeyour
pastor:ahusbandisuseful;youareboundtopreservegodhas
bestobofflock.you
lovegodtootrulynottofindyoursalvationiofhis
entandtohyouoweyour
exale.”
atthisntdadesgrassinseincitedby
vengeahesenseofagreatdespair.
”deiselle,”shesaid”ahhereisnsieurlecure;iailent.
icatospeaktoyouonbusiness;butiseethatyouarenferring
h”
”da,”saidthecure,”ileavethefieldtoyou.”
”ohnsieurlecure,”saideugenie,”ebacklater;yoursupport
isverynecessarytojustnow.”
”ah,yes,indeed,poorchild”saiddadesgrassins.
”ean”askedeugehecuretogether.
”dontikneh
deiselledaubrionaacarryhersinherpocket.”
eugenieblushed,andreinedsilentforant.frohisdayforth
sheassudtheiassibleuntenanceforherhadbeen
sorerkable.
”ada,”shepresentlysaid,ironiy
ypocket,foridonotuandyou.speak,sayyou
an,beforensieurlecure;youknoydirector.”
”adeiselle,hereise.read
it.”
eugehefolloter:
deartheindiesand
hasbeeninparisaboutanth
”anth”thoughteugenie,herhandfallingtoherside.aftera
pausesheresudtheletter,
ihadtodaendancebeforeioseethefuture
vitedaubrion.thoughallparisistalkingofhisrriageand
thebannsarepublished
”heeafterthat”thoughteugenie.shedidnotncludethe
thought;shedidnotcryout,asaparisiananwouldhavedone,
”thevillain”butthoughshesaiditnot,heless
presentinhernd.
therriage,hoeoff.therquisdaubrion
ertothesonofabankrupt.ito
tellgrahestepshisunditookinhisfathers
business,andtheclevernoeuvresbyao
keepthee.thei
felloeto,whoforfiveyearshave
devotedselfnightanddaytohisisandhishonorthat
hisfathersaffairshisasolicitorwouldhavehad
therighttodendfeesauntingtothirtyorfortythousand
franepertoalofthedebts.butpatience
therearetatelyoothe
creditors,andishallatoncedeclarehisfatherabankrupt.
iintothisbusinessooldcrodile
gra,andihavedeprosesinthenaofhisfaly.if
nsieurdevitedaubriocareforhishonor,icare
forne.ishallexplainpositiontothecreditors.still,i
havetooadeiselleeugeounder
happiercircesobealliedtoathis
tterbeforeyouhavespokentoheraboutit
thereeugeniepaused,andldlyretuedtheletterhoutfinishing
it.
”ithankyou,”shesaidtodadesgrassins.
”ahyouhavethevoiada
desgrassinsreplied.
”da,youhaveeightthousandfrancstopayus,”saidnanon,
produgcharlesscheque.
”thatstrue;havethekioeenoe
oiller.”
”nsieurlecure,”saideugenieposure,inspiredby
thethoughtsheaina
virginafterrriage”
”thatisacaseofnsce
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