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正文 第70节 文 / [法]Honore de Balzac/巴尔扎克

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    businessofservants;eaehadhisoyandspeciality.the

    anhebusinessofherbutler,asifitwerea

    tterofhorses.sheachedherselftoherservants;the

    deathofthebestoftheneyuld

    replacetheobyanotherequallyeffit.astoherduty

    toearinhereyeforthe

    sfortunesofanother;infactherselfishnessandid

    thatitabsolutelycreatedalaugh.thedraperiesofthegreat

    ladyveredanironnature.thedelightfulsirennight

    everybellofherarousfollyuldsoonkeayoungnfetthe

    hardandunfeelingenglishan,anditepbystepthati

    disveredthestonyroyseedsed,bringingno

    harvest.dadertsaufhadperatedthatnatureataglan

    theirbriefenunter.ireeredherpropheticwords.shewas

    right;arabellaslovebee.ihavesincererked

    thatsteendeess.

    liketheazons,theylackabreast;theirheartsarehardinso

    dire,butidonotknoh.

    attheheburdenoftheyoke,when

    ookpossessionofsoulandbodytoo,lasti

    prehehesanctitythattruefeelingiartstolove,when

    riesofclochegourdee,inspiteofdistahe

    fragraheroses,thethoftheterradthewarbleof

    thenightithisfrightfulonybed

    behastheersofthetorrentreceded,ireceivedablow

    yheart,forateveryhouritsechowakes.

    ihecabioftheking,odriveoutatfour

    oclock.theducdelenohe

    roohekingaskedhieyheadhastily

    intooeageraheking,offeheaethe

    lookheharshosay.

    ”sire,phterisdying,”repliedtheduke.

    ”eleaveofabsence”icried,h

    tearsineyes,bravingtheaoburst.

    ”go,lord,”heansilingatthesatireinhiswords,and

    andinfavorofhiso.

    reurtierthanfather,thedukeaskednoleavebutgotintothe

    carriagehtheking.istartedhoutbiddingladydudleygood

    bye;sheadepreparations,aa

    ellingheriissionbytheking.atthecroixde

    beyithisjestyretuingfroerrieres.hethreealook

    fullofhisroyalirony,aleaning,ed

    tosay:”ifyouahinginpoliticseback;dont

    parleyesadly.thetwo

    poousequipageshtheireighthorses,thelonelsandtheirgold

    lace,theesrtandthecloudsofdustrolledrapidlyaocries

    of”viveleroi”itseedtothattheurthaddrivehe

    deadbodyofdadertsaufhtheutterinsensibilityh

    natureshoastrophes.thoughtheduke

    nheonsieurafterthekinghad

    retired.asfortheduchess,shehadlongagogivenherdaughterthe

    firststabbyingtoherofladydudley.

    hurriedjouey,thedreafaruinedgaler;i

    havingreceivednonehenfessorpushed

    austeritysofarastoexcludefrolochegourdeiaccused

    deleine,jaonsieurdertsauf.

    beyondtours,asicadoheroadborderedhpoplarsh

    leadstoponysearch

    forneunsieuret.heguessedthatiwasgoing

    toclochegourde;iguessedthatheuing.oppedour

    carriagesandgotout,itoaskfoeogiveit.

    ”hoedertsauf”isaid.

    ”idoubtifyoufindherliving,”hereplied.”sheisdyinga

    frightfuldeathofinanition.ein,lastjune,no

    dish

    nsieurdertsaufhasnodoubtdescribedtoyou,forhethinkshe

    hastheielf.dalatesseinanytra

    nditionofillhealth,andhis

    oftenthecauseofabetterstate,norhecrisisofa

    disordertheeffectsofhberepaired;no,herdiseasehad

    reachedapointistheincurableresult

    ofgrief,justasartalheresultofastab.herphysical

    nditionisproducedbytheiiaofananasnecessarytolife

    astheaoftheheartitself.griefhasdoheworkofa

    dagger.dontdeadadertsaufisdyingofso

    hiddengrief.”

    ”hidden”iexclaid.”herchildrebeenill”

    ”no,”hesaid,lookingatsignifitly,”andsinceshehasbeenso

    seriouslyattaortsaufhasenther.i

    aolongeeeded;nsieurdeslandesofazayisallsuffit;

    nothingbedone;hersufferingsaredreadful.youiful,

    andriaciated,shrunkenhhungerforshediesof

    hungerdurifortydaysthestoch,beingasitwere

    ent,underwe

    attettogiveit.”

    nsieuretpressedhandhagestureofrespect.

    ”urage,nsieur,”hesaid,liftinghiseyestoheaven.

    thepassionforsufferihoughtshared;

    helittlesuspectedthepoisonedarroyheart.

    isprangintothecarriageandorderedthepostiliontodriveon,

    prosingagoodree.

    notyiatienceiseedtodothedistanafew

    nutes,soabsorbedhebitterreflesthatcrowdedupon

    soul.dyingofgrief,yetherchildrenhenshedied

    throughshecho

    throughoutourlivesandsotisbeyondthe

    iotenhunjustice,opendeedswhy

    shaaotherdereresupon

    youulasteteally,rikes

    hleylife,an

    honoredlife,totherdererothe

    soulandsapsthebodytodestroyithoanyrderersgo

    unpunishedindulgenceforfashionablevidoningof

    thehocidescausedbyralwhoseavenginghand

    itont,raisedthepaintedcu

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