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dvalentine,thankyou;thatisenoughei
knohehour,ientothisspot,youcaneasilygetoverthis
fenceyassistance,acarriageusatthegate,inh
youpanytosisters;thereliving,retiredogling
insociety,asyououseourpooresist
oppression,andnotsufferourselvestobeputtodeathlikesheep,
selvesbysighs”
”yes,”saidvalentine,”i,
xilian;andnoisfiedhyourbetrothal”saidthe
younggirlsorrowfully
”adoredvalentine,ysatisfaction”
valentinehadapproached,orrather,hadplacedherlipssonearthe
fenorrel,hwerepressed
againsttheothersideoftheldandinexorablebarrier”adieu,then,
tilleetagain,”saidvalentine,tearingherselfaway”ishallhear
froou”
”yes”
”thanks,thanks,dearlove,adieu”thesoundofakisswasheard,and
valentinefledthroughtheavenuerrellistenedtocatchthelast
soundofherdressbrushingthebranches,andofherfootsteponthe
gravel,thenraisedhiseyesileofthankfulnessto
heavenforbeingperttedtobethusloved,andthenalsodisappeared
theyoungnretuedhoandedalltheeveningandallthenext
dayessageithefollowingday,
atabouttenooing,ashe
desthepostnasllbillet,
valentine,althoughhehadnotbeforeseenher
ingitothiseffect:
tears,entreaties,prayers,haveavailednothingyesterday,for
tthechurchofsaintphillippeduroule,andfortwo
hoursiprayedstferventlyheavenisasinflexibleasn,andthe
signatureofthentractisfixedforthiseveningatnineoclocki
havebutoneproseandbutonehearttogive;thatproseispledged
toyou,thatheartisalsoyoursthisevening,then,ataquarterto
nineatthegate
yourbetrothed,
valentinedevillefort
pspoorgrandthergetserdayherfever
auntedtodeliriutodayherdeliriusalstdnessyouwill
beverykindto,akeforgetsorrowin
leavingherthusithinkitiskeptasecretfrorandpapanoirtier,
thatthentractistobesignedthisevening
rreledthenehatthentract
ontecristoand
heardstillrefranzhadbeentoannounadade
villeforthadalsotentobegtheunttoexcuseheotinviting
hithedeathofdesaintranandthedangerousillnessofhis
overtheetingshould
besharedbytheuntshehedaybefore
franzhadbeenpresentedtodadesaintran,herbed
torediatelyafter
itiseasytosupposethatrrelsagitationescapethe
untsperatingeyentecristooreaffectionatethan
ever,indeed,hisnneresrrelwason
thepointoftellinghillbuthereadeto
valentine,andkepthissecret
theyoungnreadvalentineslettertesintheurseofthe
dayitehereadithe
reneakeherhappyhoanwho
hasdesourageousaresolution
hiorshehassacrificedeverythinghoshereallyto
besuprelylovedshebeesatonceaqueenandais
iossibletothankandlovehersufficientlyrrellongedintensely
forthent,
xilian;eandhelp”hehadarrangedeverythingforher
escape;thecloverfield;acabrioletwas
orderedforxilianalone,houtaservant,houtlights;atthe
tuingofthefirststreettheyps,asitwouldbe
foolishtoattraanyprecautions
oontthe
topofthatectthedescentofhisdearvalentine,
pressinginhisarforthefirsttiherofhehadyetonly
kissedthedelicatehand
heafteoonarrivedandhefeltthatthehourwasdrawingnear,
hee;asilequestion
frofriendheshuthielfinhisrooand
triedtoread,buthiseyeglancedoverthepagehoutunderstanding
aesatdown
tosketchhisplan,theladdersandthefenceatlengththehour
dreandeeplyinlovealloheclockstogoon
peaentedhissoeffectuallythattheystruckeight
athalfpastsixhethensaid,”itistitostart;thesignaturewas
indeedfixedtotakeplaceatnineoclock,butperhapsvalentinewill
notorrel,havinglefttherueslay
athalfpasteightbyhistipiece,enteredthecloverfieldwhile
theclockofsaintphillippeduroulerikingeightthehorseand
cabrioletallruin,orrelhadoften
ed
thenightgraduallydreeda
deeperhuethenrrelhishidingplacehabeating
heart,andlookedthroughthesllopeninginthegate;there
nooobeseentheclockstruckhalfpasteight,andstillanother
halfhourorreloandfro,and
gazedreandrefrequentlythroughtheopeningthegardenbeca
darkerstill,butinthedarknesshelookedinvainfortheedress,
andinthesilencehevainlylistenedforthesoundoffootstepsthe
house,ainedindarkness,
andgavenoindiportantaneventasthesignatureofa
rriagentractorrellookedathisch,ed
aquartertoten;butsoonthesaclockhehadalreadyheardstrike
tesrectifiedtheerrorbystrikinghalfpastnine
thisevalentinehadfixedit
ontfortheyoungntheslightestrustlingofthe
foliage,theleastlingofthetractedhisattention,and
dreblinglyfixedhisladder,
and,nottoloseant,plaidst
allthesealteation
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dvalentine,thankyou;thatisenoughei
knohehour,ientothisspot,youcaneasilygetoverthis
fenceyassistance,acarriageusatthegate,inh
youpanytosisters;thereliving,retiredogling
insociety,asyououseourpooresist
oppression,andnotsufferourselvestobeputtodeathlikesheep,
selvesbysighs”
”yes,”saidvalentine,”i,
xilian;andnoisfiedhyourbetrothal”saidthe
younggirlsorrowfully
”adoredvalentine,ysatisfaction”
valentinehadapproached,orrather,hadplacedherlipssonearthe
fenorrel,hwerepressed
againsttheothersideoftheldandinexorablebarrier”adieu,then,
tilleetagain,”saidvalentine,tearingherselfaway”ishallhear
froou”
”yes”
”thanks,thanks,dearlove,adieu”thesoundofakisswasheard,and
valentinefledthroughtheavenuerrellistenedtocatchthelast
soundofherdressbrushingthebranches,andofherfootsteponthe
gravel,thenraisedhiseyesileofthankfulnessto
heavenforbeingperttedtobethusloved,andthenalsodisappeared
theyoungnretuedhoandedalltheeveningandallthenext
dayessageithefollowingday,
atabouttenooing,ashe
desthepostnasllbillet,
valentine,althoughhehadnotbeforeseenher
ingitothiseffect:
tears,entreaties,prayers,haveavailednothingyesterday,for
tthechurchofsaintphillippeduroule,andfortwo
hoursiprayedstferventlyheavenisasinflexibleasn,andthe
signatureofthentractisfixedforthiseveningatnineoclocki
havebutoneproseandbutonehearttogive;thatproseispledged
toyou,thatheartisalsoyoursthisevening,then,ataquarterto
nineatthegate
yourbetrothed,
valentinedevillefort
pspoorgrandthergetserdayherfever
auntedtodeliriutodayherdeliriusalstdnessyouwill
beverykindto,akeforgetsorrowin
leavingherthusithinkitiskeptasecretfrorandpapanoirtier,
thatthentractistobesignedthisevening
rreledthenehatthentract
ontecristoand
heardstillrefranzhadbeentoannounadade
villeforthadalsotentobegtheunttoexcuseheotinviting
hithedeathofdesaintranandthedangerousillnessofhis
overtheetingshould
besharedbytheuntshehedaybefore
franzhadbeenpresentedtodadesaintran,herbed
torediatelyafter
itiseasytosupposethatrrelsagitationescapethe
untsperatingeyentecristooreaffectionatethan
ever,indeed,hisnneresrrelwason
thepointoftellinghillbuthereadeto
valentine,andkepthissecret
theyoungnreadvalentineslettertesintheurseofthe
dayitehereadithe
reneakeherhappyhoanwho
hasdesourageousaresolution
hiorshehassacrificedeverythinghoshereallyto
besuprelylovedshebeesatonceaqueenandais
iossibletothankandlovehersufficientlyrrellongedintensely
forthent,
xilian;eandhelp”hehadarrangedeverythingforher
escape;thecloverfield;acabrioletwas
orderedforxilianalone,houtaservant,houtlights;atthe
tuingofthefirststreettheyps,asitwouldbe
foolishtoattraanyprecautions
oontthe
topofthatectthedescentofhisdearvalentine,
pressinginhisarforthefirsttiherofhehadyetonly
kissedthedelicatehand
heafteoonarrivedandhefeltthatthehourwasdrawingnear,
hee;asilequestion
frofriendheshuthielfinhisrooand
triedtoread,buthiseyeglancedoverthepagehoutunderstanding
aesatdown
tosketchhisplan,theladdersandthefenceatlengththehour
dreandeeplyinlovealloheclockstogoon
peaentedhissoeffectuallythattheystruckeight
athalfpastsixhethensaid,”itistitostart;thesignaturewas
indeedfixedtotakeplaceatnineoclock,butperhapsvalentinewill
notorrel,havinglefttherueslay
athalfpasteightbyhistipiece,enteredthecloverfieldwhile
theclockofsaintphillippeduroulerikingeightthehorseand
cabrioletallruin,orrelhadoften
ed
thenightgraduallydreeda
deeperhuethenrrelhishidingplacehabeating
heart,andlookedthroughthesllopeninginthegate;there
nooobeseentheclockstruckhalfpasteight,andstillanother
halfhourorreloandfro,and
gazedreandrefrequentlythroughtheopeningthegardenbeca
darkerstill,butinthedarknesshelookedinvainfortheedress,
andinthesilencehevainlylistenedforthesoundoffootstepsthe
house,ainedindarkness,
andgavenoindiportantaneventasthesignatureofa
rriagentractorrellookedathisch,ed
aquartertoten;butsoonthesaclockhehadalreadyheardstrike
tesrectifiedtheerrorbystrikinghalfpastnine
thisevalentinehadfixedit
ontfortheyoungntheslightestrustlingofthe
foliage,theleastlingofthetractedhisattention,and
dreblinglyfixedhisladder,
and,nottoloseant,plaidst
allthesealteation
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