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ninsociety,donnedhis
uniforflieutenantgeneral,entedhallhiscrosses,
andthusattired,orderedhisfinesthorsesanddrovetotheruedela
chaussedantin
danglarsonthlyacunts,anditthe
stfavorablentforfindinghinhisbesthuratthefirst
sightofhisoldfriend,danglarsassudhisjesticair,andsettled
hielfinhiseasyal,
acstedthebankerinanaffableandslingnner,and,feelingsure
thattheovertureheake
nsideritneanoeuvresinordertogainhisend,
butatoncestraighttothepoint
”atlast;sotihaselapsedsince
ourplansed,andtheyarenotyetexecuted”rcerfpausedat
theselyingtillthecloudshouldhavedispersedh
hadgatheredonthebrotributedtohis
silence;but,onthentrary,tohisgreatsurprise,itgrewdarkerand
darker”toonsieur”saiddanglars;asifhewere
tryinginvaintoguessatthepossibleaningofthegeneralswords
”ah,”saidrs,dearsir,
andyouindthattheitted
foi,ibegyourpardon,butasihavebutoneson,anditisthe
firsttiihaveeverthoughtofrryinghiiatillserving
apprentiorcerfha
forakingalodanglars,said:”baron,
ihavethehonorofaskingofyouthehandofdeiselleeugenie
danglarsforson,thevitealbertdercerf”
butdanglars,insteadofreanner
orcerfhadexpected,knithisbrohoutinvitingthe
unt,onsieur,it
oreflectbeforeigiveyouananswer”
”torefleoreandreastonished;”haveyounothad
enoughtiforreflectionduringtheeightyearshhaveelapsed
sincethisrriagediscussedbetweenus”
”unt,”saidthebanker,”thingsarenstantlyoccurringintheworld
toinduostestablishedopinions,orat
alleventstoodelthecrdingtothechangeof
circutances,ayhaveplacedaffairsinatotallydifferent
lighttothatin”
”idonotunderstandyou,baron,”saidrcerf
”eantosayisthis,sir,thatduringthelastfortnight
unforeseencircutanceshaveoccurred”
”excuse,”saidrcerf,”butisitaplaying”
”aplay”
”yes,foritislikeone;prayletuseretothepoint,and
endeavorthoroughlytounderstandeachother”
”thatisquitedesire”
”youhaveseendentecristohaveyounot”
”iseehieryoften,”saiddanglars,draselfup;”heisa
partiine”
”enversations,yousaidthati
appearedtobeforgetfulandirresolutenceingthisrriage,did
younot”
”ididsayso”
”,provingatoncethatiaeallyneithertheonenor
theother,byentreatingyoutokeepyourproseonthatsre”
danglarsdidnotansind,”added
ryrequestthatyouyhavethe
pleasureofseeinghuled”danglars,seeingthatifhentinued
thenversationinthesatonein,thewhole
thingghttuouttohisoorcerf,and
said:”unt,youstdoubtlessbesurprisedatreserve,andi
assureyouitstsannerto,
believeperativenecessityhasiosedthepainful
taskupon”
”theseareallsonyetyydearsir,”saidrcerf:”they
ghtsatisfyaedercerfdoesnotrank
inthatlist;andanlikehistoanother,re
hisplightedanfailstoredeehepledge,hehasat
leastarighttoexaagoodreasonforsodoing”danglars
didnotoappearso;hethetone
ed”iaoty
nduct,”repliedthebanker
”eantosay”
”iantosaythatihaveagoodreason,butthatitisdifficultto
explain”
”youstbeapossibleforto
understandtivesbeforetheyareexplainedto;butohingat
leastisclear,y
faly”
”no,sir,”saiddanglars;”irelysuspenddecision,thatisall”
”anddoyoureallyflatteryourselfthatishallyieldtoallyour
caprices,andquietlyandhulyaeofagainbeingreceived
intoyourgoodgraces”
”then,unt,ifyouustlookupontheseprojects
asiftheyhadneverbeenentertained”theuntbithislipstillthe
bloodalststarted,topreventtheebullitionofangerhhisproud
andirritableteerscarcelyallotorestrain;understanding,
hohatinthepresentstateofthingsthelaughidedly
beagainsthihetuedfrohedoor,tohhehadbeen
directinghissteps,andagainnfrontedthebankeracloudsettled
onhisbroyanduneasiness,insteadofthe
expressionofoffendedprideydear
danglars,”saidrcerf,”anyyears,and
nsequentlyakesoallohersfailings
youoeanexplanation,andreallyitisbutfairthatishouldknow
stanysonofyourfavor”
”itisfroopersonalillfeelingtohevisunt,thatisalli
annerassoon
asheperceivedthatrcerfeddown”and
todoyoubearthispersonalillfeeling,then”saidrcerf,
tuingpalehangertheexpressionoftheuntsfacehadnot
reinedunperalookofgreater
assuranay,perhaps,bebettersatisfied
thatishouldnotgofartherintoparticulars”
atrerofsuppressedrageshooktheeoftheunt,and
kingaviolenteffortoverhielf,hesaid:”ihavearightto
insistonyourgivinganexplanationisitdadercerfwho
hasdispleasedyouisitfortuneisit
beyours”
”nothingofthekind,sir,”replieddanglars:”ifsuchhadbeenthe
case,ionly
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ninsociety,donnedhis
uniforflieutenantgeneral,entedhallhiscrosses,
andthusattired,orderedhisfinesthorsesanddrovetotheruedela
chaussedantin
danglarsonthlyacunts,anditthe
stfavorablentforfindinghinhisbesthuratthefirst
sightofhisoldfriend,danglarsassudhisjesticair,andsettled
hielfinhiseasyal,
acstedthebankerinanaffableandslingnner,and,feelingsure
thattheovertureheake
nsideritneanoeuvresinordertogainhisend,
butatoncestraighttothepoint
”atlast;sotihaselapsedsince
ourplansed,andtheyarenotyetexecuted”rcerfpausedat
theselyingtillthecloudshouldhavedispersedh
hadgatheredonthebrotributedtohis
silence;but,onthentrary,tohisgreatsurprise,itgrewdarkerand
darker”toonsieur”saiddanglars;asifhewere
tryinginvaintoguessatthepossibleaningofthegeneralswords
”ah,”saidrs,dearsir,
andyouindthattheitted
foi,ibegyourpardon,butasihavebutoneson,anditisthe
firsttiihaveeverthoughtofrryinghiiatillserving
apprentiorcerfha
forakingalodanglars,said:”baron,
ihavethehonorofaskingofyouthehandofdeiselleeugenie
danglarsforson,thevitealbertdercerf”
butdanglars,insteadofreanner
orcerfhadexpected,knithisbrohoutinvitingthe
unt,onsieur,it
oreflectbeforeigiveyouananswer”
”torefleoreandreastonished;”haveyounothad
enoughtiforreflectionduringtheeightyearshhaveelapsed
sincethisrriagediscussedbetweenus”
”unt,”saidthebanker,”thingsarenstantlyoccurringintheworld
toinduostestablishedopinions,orat
alleventstoodelthecrdingtothechangeof
circutances,ayhaveplacedaffairsinatotallydifferent
lighttothatin”
”idonotunderstandyou,baron,”saidrcerf
”eantosayisthis,sir,thatduringthelastfortnight
unforeseencircutanceshaveoccurred”
”excuse,”saidrcerf,”butisitaplaying”
”aplay”
”yes,foritislikeone;prayletuseretothepoint,and
endeavorthoroughlytounderstandeachother”
”thatisquitedesire”
”youhaveseendentecristohaveyounot”
”iseehieryoften,”saiddanglars,draselfup;”heisa
partiine”
”enversations,yousaidthati
appearedtobeforgetfulandirresolutenceingthisrriage,did
younot”
”ididsayso”
”,provingatoncethatiaeallyneithertheonenor
theother,byentreatingyoutokeepyourproseonthatsre”
danglarsdidnotansind,”added
ryrequestthatyouyhavethe
pleasureofseeinghuled”danglars,seeingthatifhentinued
thenversationinthesatonein,thewhole
thingghttuouttohisoorcerf,and
said:”unt,youstdoubtlessbesurprisedatreserve,andi
assureyouitstsannerto,
believeperativenecessityhasiosedthepainful
taskupon”
”theseareallsonyetyydearsir,”saidrcerf:”they
ghtsatisfyaedercerfdoesnotrank
inthatlist;andanlikehistoanother,re
hisplightedanfailstoredeehepledge,hehasat
leastarighttoexaagoodreasonforsodoing”danglars
didnotoappearso;hethetone
ed”iaoty
nduct,”repliedthebanker
”eantosay”
”iantosaythatihaveagoodreason,butthatitisdifficultto
explain”
”youstbeapossibleforto
understandtivesbeforetheyareexplainedto;butohingat
leastisclear,y
faly”
”no,sir,”saiddanglars;”irelysuspenddecision,thatisall”
”anddoyoureallyflatteryourselfthatishallyieldtoallyour
caprices,andquietlyandhulyaeofagainbeingreceived
intoyourgoodgraces”
”then,unt,ifyouustlookupontheseprojects
asiftheyhadneverbeenentertained”theuntbithislipstillthe
bloodalststarted,topreventtheebullitionofangerhhisproud
andirritableteerscarcelyallotorestrain;understanding,
hohatinthepresentstateofthingsthelaughidedly
beagainsthihetuedfrohedoor,tohhehadbeen
directinghissteps,andagainnfrontedthebankeracloudsettled
onhisbroyanduneasiness,insteadofthe
expressionofoffendedprideydear
danglars,”saidrcerf,”anyyears,and
nsequentlyakesoallohersfailings
youoeanexplanation,andreallyitisbutfairthatishouldknow
stanysonofyourfavor”
”itisfroopersonalillfeelingtohevisunt,thatisalli
annerassoon
asheperceivedthatrcerfeddown”and
todoyoubearthispersonalillfeeling,then”saidrcerf,
tuingpalehangertheexpressionoftheuntsfacehadnot
reinedunperalookofgreater
assuranay,perhaps,bebettersatisfied
thatishouldnotgofartherintoparticulars”
atrerofsuppressedrageshooktheeoftheunt,and
kingaviolenteffortoverhielf,hesaid:”ihavearightto
insistonyourgivinganexplanationisitdadercerfwho
hasdispleasedyouisitfortuneisit
beyours”
”nothingofthekind,sir,”replieddanglars:”ifsuchhadbeenthe
case,ionly
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