<TD></TD></TABLE>
apartnt,takefroheerofthentelpieceapursetedinred
silk,andgiveittoyourfatheritisiortantthatheshouldreceive
itbeforeelevenoisedtoobeyilicitlyreer
youroath
”sinbadthesailor”
theyounggirlutteredajoyfulcry,raisedhereyes,lookedroundto
questionthessenger,buthehaddisappearedshecasthereyes
againoverthenotetoperuseitasendti,andsaherewasa
postscriptsheread:
”itisiortantthatyoushouldfulfilthisssioninpersonand
aloneifyougoacpaniedbyanyotherperson,orshouldanyoneelse
goinyourplace,theporterhathedoesnotknohing
aboutit”
thispostscriptdecreasedgreatlytheyounggirlshappinesshere
nothingtofearesnarelaidforherherinnocence
hadkeptherinignoranightassailayounggirl
ofheragebutthereisnoneedtoknoofearit;
indeed,itybeobserved,thatitisusuallyunknohat
inspirethegreatestterror
juliehesitated,andresolvedtotakeunselyet,throughasingular
iulse,itotheorherbrotherthatsheapplied,
buttoeanuelshehasteneddohadoccurredonthe
dayson&frenchhadetoherfathers,related
thesiseshehadde,and
shotheletter”youstgo,then,deiselle,”saideanuel
”gothere”rredjulie
”yes;ipanyyou”
”butdidyounotreadthatistbealone”saidjulie
”andyoushallbealone,”repliedtheyoungn”iyouat
theeroftheruedesee,andifyouaresolongabsentastoke
uneasy,iofyoushall
havee”
”then,eanuel”saidtheyounggirlhhesitation,”itisyour
opinionthatishouldobeythisinvitation”
”yesdidnotthessengersayyourfatherssafetydependeduponit”
”but,then,eanuel”sheasked
eanuelhesitatedant,buthisdesiretokejuliedecide
iediatelydehieply
”listen,”hesaid;”todayisthe5thofsepteer,isitnot”
”yes”
”today,then,atelevenoclock,yourfatherhasnearlythreehundred
thousandfrancstopay”
”yes,hat”
”nuel,”fifteenthousandfrancs
inthehouse”
”hen”
”eone
etohisaid,hepelledatto
declarehielfabankrupt”
”oh,e,then,e”criedshe,hasteningaan
duringthisti,darrelhadtoldhersoneverythingtheyoung
nkneisfortunesh
hadbefallenhisfather,greatchangeshadtakenplaceinthestyleof
livingandhousekeeping;buthedidnotknoattershadreached
suchapointhehunderstruckthen,rushinghastilyoutofthe
apartnt,heranupstairs,expectingtofindhisfatherinhisstudy,
butherappedthereinvain
whilehedoor
open,tued,andsaherinsteadofgoingdirecttohisstudy,
rrelhadretuedtohisbedchaer,ont
quittingrrelutteredacryofsurpriseatthesightofhisson,
ofainedtionlessonthespot,
pressingethinghehadncealedunderhisat
xiliansprangdosroundhis
fathersneck;butsuddenlyhereiled,andplacedhisrighthandon
rrelsbreast”father,”heexclaid,tuingpaleasdeath,”
areyougoingtodohthatbraceofpistolsunderyourat”
”oh,thisisorrel
”father,father,inheavensna,”exan,”are
theseweaponsfor”
”xilian,”repliedrrel,lookingfixedlyathisson,”youarea
n,andanofhonore,andioyou”
andsteprrelilian
follo,trelingasheorrelopenedthedoor,andclosed
itbehindhisson;then,,tohisdeskon
hepistols,andpointedhhisfingertoanopen
ledgerinthisledgeradeoutanexactbalancesheetofhis
affairsrrelhadtopay,hinhalfanhour,287,500francsallhe
possessedorrel
theyoungnedashereadrrelsaidnota
uldhesayneedheaddtosuchadesperateproofinfigures”
andhaveyoudoneallthatispossible,father,toetthisdisastrous
result”askedtheyoungn,afterantspause”ihave,”replied
rrel
”youhavenoneyinginonhyoucanrely”
”none”
”youhaveexhaustedeveryresource”
”all”
”andinhalfanhour,”saidxilianinagloovoieis
dishonored”
”bloodorrel
”youareright,father;iunderstandyou”thenextendinghishand
tohepistols,hesaid,”thereisoneforyouandonefor
thanks”rrelotheryoursisterwhowill
supporttheashudderranthroughtheyoungnsfra”father,”he
said,”doyourefleetolive”
”yes,idosobidyou,”ansorrel,”itisyourdutyyouhavea
ind,xilianxilian,youarenoordinaryni
kenorequestsods;ionlyaskyoutoexanepositionas
ifithenjudgeforyourself”
theyoungnrefleont,thenanexpressionofsubli
resignationappearedinhiseyes,andhaslourehe
tookoffhists,theinsigniaofhisrank”beitso,then,
father,”hesaid,extendinghishandtorrel,”dieinpeace,
father;iselfonhisknees
beforehisson,butxiliancaughthinhisar,andthosetwo
nobleheartsont”youkno
isnotfault,”saidrrelxiliansled”iknoher,you
arethesthonorablenihaveeverknown”
”good,sonandnooretobesaid;goandrejoinyour
therandsister”
”father,”saidtheyoungn,bendinghisknee,”bless”rrel
tooktheheadofhissonbetforward,and
kissinghisforeheadseveraltissaid,”oh,yes,yes,iblessyouin
oe,andinthenaofthreegenerationsofirreproachable
n,e,theedificeisfortunehasdestroyed,
providenceybuildupag
... </P></TD>
apartnt,takefroheerofthentelpieceapursetedinred
silk,andgiveittoyourfatheritisiortantthatheshouldreceive
itbeforeelevenoisedtoobeyilicitlyreer
youroath
”sinbadthesailor”
theyounggirlutteredajoyfulcry,raisedhereyes,lookedroundto
questionthessenger,buthehaddisappearedshecasthereyes
againoverthenotetoperuseitasendti,andsaherewasa
postscriptsheread:
”itisiortantthatyoushouldfulfilthisssioninpersonand
aloneifyougoacpaniedbyanyotherperson,orshouldanyoneelse
goinyourplace,theporterhathedoesnotknohing
aboutit”
thispostscriptdecreasedgreatlytheyounggirlshappinesshere
nothingtofearesnarelaidforherherinnocence
hadkeptherinignoranightassailayounggirl
ofheragebutthereisnoneedtoknoofearit;
indeed,itybeobserved,thatitisusuallyunknohat
inspirethegreatestterror
juliehesitated,andresolvedtotakeunselyet,throughasingular
iulse,itotheorherbrotherthatsheapplied,
buttoeanuelshehasteneddohadoccurredonthe
dayson&frenchhadetoherfathers,related
thesiseshehadde,and
shotheletter”youstgo,then,deiselle,”saideanuel
”gothere”rredjulie
”yes;ipanyyou”
”butdidyounotreadthatistbealone”saidjulie
”andyoushallbealone,”repliedtheyoungn”iyouat
theeroftheruedesee,andifyouaresolongabsentastoke
uneasy,iofyoushall
havee”
”then,eanuel”saidtheyounggirlhhesitation,”itisyour
opinionthatishouldobeythisinvitation”
”yesdidnotthessengersayyourfatherssafetydependeduponit”
”but,then,eanuel”sheasked
eanuelhesitatedant,buthisdesiretokejuliedecide
iediatelydehieply
”listen,”hesaid;”todayisthe5thofsepteer,isitnot”
”yes”
”today,then,atelevenoclock,yourfatherhasnearlythreehundred
thousandfrancstopay”
”yes,hat”
”nuel,”fifteenthousandfrancs
inthehouse”
”hen”
”eone
etohisaid,hepelledatto
declarehielfabankrupt”
”oh,e,then,e”criedshe,hasteningaan
duringthisti,darrelhadtoldhersoneverythingtheyoung
nkneisfortunesh
hadbefallenhisfather,greatchangeshadtakenplaceinthestyleof
livingandhousekeeping;buthedidnotknoattershadreached
suchapointhehunderstruckthen,rushinghastilyoutofthe
apartnt,heranupstairs,expectingtofindhisfatherinhisstudy,
butherappedthereinvain
whilehedoor
open,tued,andsaherinsteadofgoingdirecttohisstudy,
rrelhadretuedtohisbedchaer,ont
quittingrrelutteredacryofsurpriseatthesightofhisson,
ofainedtionlessonthespot,
pressingethinghehadncealedunderhisat
xiliansprangdosroundhis
fathersneck;butsuddenlyhereiled,andplacedhisrighthandon
rrelsbreast”father,”heexclaid,tuingpaleasdeath,”
areyougoingtodohthatbraceofpistolsunderyourat”
”oh,thisisorrel
”father,father,inheavensna,”exan,”are
theseweaponsfor”
”xilian,”repliedrrel,lookingfixedlyathisson,”youarea
n,andanofhonore,andioyou”
andsteprrelilian
follo,trelingasheorrelopenedthedoor,andclosed
itbehindhisson;then,,tohisdeskon
hepistols,andpointedhhisfingertoanopen
ledgerinthisledgeradeoutanexactbalancesheetofhis
affairsrrelhadtopay,hinhalfanhour,287,500francsallhe
possessedorrel
theyoungnedashereadrrelsaidnota
uldhesayneedheaddtosuchadesperateproofinfigures”
andhaveyoudoneallthatispossible,father,toetthisdisastrous
result”askedtheyoungn,afterantspause”ihave,”replied
rrel
”youhavenoneyinginonhyoucanrely”
”none”
”youhaveexhaustedeveryresource”
”all”
”andinhalfanhour,”saidxilianinagloovoieis
dishonored”
”bloodorrel
”youareright,father;iunderstandyou”thenextendinghishand
tohepistols,hesaid,”thereisoneforyouandonefor
thanks”rrelotheryoursisterwhowill
supporttheashudderranthroughtheyoungnsfra”father,”he
said,”doyourefleetolive”
”yes,idosobidyou,”ansorrel,”itisyourdutyyouhavea
ind,xilianxilian,youarenoordinaryni
kenorequestsods;ionlyaskyoutoexanepositionas
ifithenjudgeforyourself”
theyoungnrefleont,thenanexpressionofsubli
resignationappearedinhiseyes,andhaslourehe
tookoffhists,theinsigniaofhisrank”beitso,then,
father,”hesaid,extendinghishandtorrel,”dieinpeace,
father;iselfonhisknees
beforehisson,butxiliancaughthinhisar,andthosetwo
nobleheartsont”youkno
isnotfault,”saidrrelxiliansled”iknoher,you
arethesthonorablenihaveeverknown”
”good,sonandnooretobesaid;goandrejoinyour
therandsister”
”father,”saidtheyoungn,bendinghisknee,”bless”rrel
tooktheheadofhissonbetforward,and
kissinghisforeheadseveraltissaid,”oh,yes,yes,iblessyouin
oe,andinthenaofthreegenerationsofirreproachable
n,e,theedificeisfortunehasdestroyed,
providenceybuildupag
... </P></TD>