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ifeenteredthe
suddendepartureoffranz,afterbeingsuonedbynoirtier,hadso
adadevillefort,
leftaloneeeveryntre
earrassingdeteedtobearitnolonger,shearoseandleftthe
roosayingsheakesoinquiriesintothecauseofhis
suddendisappearance
devillefortsnicationsonthesubjectitedand
ncise;hetoldher,infact,thatanexplanationhadtakenplace
betself,andthattherriage
ofvalentineandfranzlybebrokenoffthiswas
anathingtohavetoreporttothosewhowere
aberofherfatherinlawshe
thereforententedherselfnoirtierhavingatthe
ncentofthediscussionbeenattackedbyasortofapoplectic
fit,theaffairedayslongerthis
nehetrainofthetwo
silarsfortuneslyoccurred,evidentlyastonished
theauditors,andtheyretirede
valentine,atonceterrifiedandhappy,afterhavingeracedand
thankedthefeebleoldnforthusbreakinghasingleblohe
chainedtonsiderasirrefragable,asked
leavetoretiretohero,inordertoreverherposure
noirtierlookedtheperssionedbutinsteadofgoing
tohero,valentine,havingoncegainedherliberty,enteredthe
gallery,and,openingaslldoorattheendofit,foundherselfat
onceinthegarden
inthedstofallthestrangeeventshe
other,anindefinablesentintofdreadhadtakenpossessionof
valentinesndsheexpeorrel
appear,paleandtreling,toforbidthesigningofthentract,like
thelairdofravensror”ite
forhertokeherappearanaxilianhadlong
ainghehadhalfguessed
franzquittheceterydevilleforthefollodepinay,
saenter,after,andthenreenterhalbertand
chateaurenaudhehadnolongeranydoubtsastothenatureofthe
nference;hethereforequicklytothegateinthecloverpatch,
preparedtoheartheresultoftheproceedings,andverycertainthat
valentihefirstntsheshouldbesetat
libertyheistaken;peeringthroughthecrevicesofthewooden
partition,hesoondisveredtheyounggirl,asideallher
usualprecautionsandoncetothebarrierthefirstglance
iliandirectedto,andthe
firstadehisheartboundhdelight
”orrel,notbeingable
tonceivesuchintensehappiness;”by”
”bygrandfatheroh,rrel,praylovehiorallhisgoodnessto
us”rrelsonthe
uldsafelyprosetodoso,forhefeltasthoughitenough
tolovehierelyasafriendorevenasafather”buttell,
valentine,hoeanshasheused
topassthisblessedend”
valentinehepointofrelatingallthathadpassed,butshe
suddenlyreeredthatindoingsoshestrevealaterriblesecret
hersasher,andshesaid,”at
sofuturetiiellyouallaboutit”
”buthatbe”
”yourwife”
thenversationhadnoorrel,
thatheoaccedetoanythingthatvalentihoughtfitto
propose,andhelikethatapieceofintelligencesuchashe
justheardoughttoberethansuffiforoneday
hoiseofseeingvalentine
againthenextnightvalentineprosedallthatrrelrequiredof
her,andcertainlyitnoobelievethatshe
shouldrryxilianthanitoassureherselfthat
sheshouldnotrryfranz
duringthetioccupiedbytheinterviee
devilleforthadgoovisitnoirtiertheoldnlookedather
ed
toreceiveher
”sir,”saidshe,”itissuperfluousfortotellyouthatvalentines
rriageisbrokenoff,sinceithattheaffairwas
nainediovable”butohing
icantellyou,ofthinkyouareahatis,that
ihavealarriage,andthatthentract
ynsentorapprobation”noirtier
regardedhisdaughterinlaandesiringan
explanation”noarriage,uchdisliked,
isdoneaetoyouonanerrandde
villefortnorvalentineuldnsistentlyundertake”noirtiers
eyesdendedthenatureofherssion”ietoentreatyou,sir,”
ntinueddadevillefort,”astheonlyoneherightof
doingso,inaschasiaheonlyoneeivenopersonal
benefitfrohetransaction,ietoentreatyoutorestore,not
yourlove,forthatshehasaltorestoreyour
fortuoyourgranddaughter”
therefulexpressioninnoirtierseyes;hely
tryingtodisverthetiveofthisproceeding,andheuldnot
suayihope,sir,”saiddadevillefort,”that
yourintentionsacrdadeasignthatthey
did”inthatadadevillefort,”iwillleave
youoveredptacquiescence
tonoirtierandretired
thenextdaynoirtiersentforthenotary;thefirsto
upandasendde,intheuo
valentine,onnditionthatsheshouldneverbeseparatedfroiit
oiselledevillefort,theheiress
oftherquisandreran,hadregainedthe
goodgracesofhergrandfather,andthatsheatelybein
possessionofanineof300,000livres
heproceedingsrelativetothedissolutionofthe
rriagentractdevillefort,
nteorcerf,who,inorder
tolosenotiinrespondingtodanglarse
titopayallduedeferencetohispositio
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ifeenteredthe
suddendepartureoffranz,afterbeingsuonedbynoirtier,hadso
adadevillefort,
leftaloneeeveryntre
earrassingdeteedtobearitnolonger,shearoseandleftthe
roosayingsheakesoinquiriesintothecauseofhis
suddendisappearance
devillefortsnicationsonthesubjectitedand
ncise;hetoldher,infact,thatanexplanationhadtakenplace
betself,andthattherriage
ofvalentineandfranzlybebrokenoffthiswas
anathingtohavetoreporttothosewhowere
aberofherfatherinlawshe
thereforententedherselfnoirtierhavingatthe
ncentofthediscussionbeenattackedbyasortofapoplectic
fit,theaffairedayslongerthis
nehetrainofthetwo
silarsfortuneslyoccurred,evidentlyastonished
theauditors,andtheyretirede
valentine,atonceterrifiedandhappy,afterhavingeracedand
thankedthefeebleoldnforthusbreakinghasingleblohe
chainedtonsiderasirrefragable,asked
leavetoretiretohero,inordertoreverherposure
noirtierlookedtheperssionedbutinsteadofgoing
tohero,valentine,havingoncegainedherliberty,enteredthe
gallery,and,openingaslldoorattheendofit,foundherselfat
onceinthegarden
inthedstofallthestrangeeventshe
other,anindefinablesentintofdreadhadtakenpossessionof
valentinesndsheexpeorrel
appear,paleandtreling,toforbidthesigningofthentract,like
thelairdofravensror”ite
forhertokeherappearanaxilianhadlong
ainghehadhalfguessed
franzquittheceterydevilleforthefollodepinay,
saenter,after,andthenreenterhalbertand
chateaurenaudhehadnolongeranydoubtsastothenatureofthe
nference;hethereforequicklytothegateinthecloverpatch,
preparedtoheartheresultoftheproceedings,andverycertainthat
valentihefirstntsheshouldbesetat
libertyheistaken;peeringthroughthecrevicesofthewooden
partition,hesoondisveredtheyounggirl,asideallher
usualprecautionsandoncetothebarrierthefirstglance
iliandirectedto,andthe
firstadehisheartboundhdelight
”orrel,notbeingable
tonceivesuchintensehappiness;”by”
”bygrandfatheroh,rrel,praylovehiorallhisgoodnessto
us”rrelsonthe
uldsafelyprosetodoso,forhefeltasthoughitenough
tolovehierelyasafriendorevenasafather”buttell,
valentine,hoeanshasheused
topassthisblessedend”
valentinehepointofrelatingallthathadpassed,butshe
suddenlyreeredthatindoingsoshestrevealaterriblesecret
hersasher,andshesaid,”at
sofuturetiiellyouallaboutit”
”buthatbe”
”yourwife”
thenversationhadnoorrel,
thatheoaccedetoanythingthatvalentihoughtfitto
propose,andhelikethatapieceofintelligencesuchashe
justheardoughttoberethansuffiforoneday
hoiseofseeingvalentine
againthenextnightvalentineprosedallthatrrelrequiredof
her,andcertainlyitnoobelievethatshe
shouldrryxilianthanitoassureherselfthat
sheshouldnotrryfranz
duringthetioccupiedbytheinterviee
devilleforthadgoovisitnoirtiertheoldnlookedather
ed
toreceiveher
”sir,”saidshe,”itissuperfluousfortotellyouthatvalentines
rriageisbrokenoff,sinceithattheaffairwas
nainediovable”butohing
icantellyou,ofthinkyouareahatis,that
ihavealarriage,andthatthentract
ynsentorapprobation”noirtier
regardedhisdaughterinlaandesiringan
explanation”noarriage,uchdisliked,
isdoneaetoyouonanerrandde
villefortnorvalentineuldnsistentlyundertake”noirtiers
eyesdendedthenatureofherssion”ietoentreatyou,sir,”
ntinueddadevillefort,”astheonlyoneherightof
doingso,inaschasiaheonlyoneeivenopersonal
benefitfrohetransaction,ietoentreatyoutorestore,not
yourlove,forthatshehasaltorestoreyour
fortuoyourgranddaughter”
therefulexpressioninnoirtierseyes;hely
tryingtodisverthetiveofthisproceeding,andheuldnot
suayihope,sir,”saiddadevillefort,”that
yourintentionsacrdadeasignthatthey
did”inthatadadevillefort,”iwillleave
youoveredptacquiescence
tonoirtierandretired
thenextdaynoirtiersentforthenotary;thefirsto
upandasendde,intheuo
valentine,onnditionthatsheshouldneverbeseparatedfroiit
oiselledevillefort,theheiress
oftherquisandreran,hadregainedthe
goodgracesofhergrandfather,andthatsheatelybein
possessionofanineof300,000livres
heproceedingsrelativetothedissolutionofthe
rriagentractdevillefort,
nteorcerf,who,inorder
tolosenotiinrespondingtodanglarse
titopayallduedeferencetohispositio
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