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ikeashadohroughthelodge,and
ranupstairshoutasoundescapingunderthetouchofherlight
footnooneeveraskedherherefore,
likethatofthegentlen,lyunknoothetoncierges,
hroughoutthecapitalfordiscretion
sayshestoppedatthesendfloorthenshetappedina
peculianeratadoor,itherwas
againfastened,ande
precautionsinleavingasinenteringthehousetheladyal
first,andassoonasshehadsteppedintohercarriage,itdroveaway,
sotistoetistotheleft;thenabout
tinutesafteranwouldalsoleave,buriedinhis
cravatocealedbyhishandkerchief
thedayafteteysterious
lodgerenteredattenooinginsteadoffourinthe
afteoonalstdirectlyafterhouttheusualintervalof
ti,acabarrived,andtheveiledladyranhastilyupstairsthe
dooropened,butbeforeituldbeed:”oh,
luyfriend”thene
thatthelodgersnaill,asheheveryperfection
ofadoorkeeper,hedeuphisndnottotellhiswife”well,
atter,dear”askedthegentleheladys
agitationrevealed;”tellatter”
”oh,lucien,caninfideinyou”
”ofurse,youknoatter
youoteofthisinghaspletelybeethis
preente,easeofanxiety,or
elsefrightenatonce”
”lucien,agreateventhashappened”saidthelady,glancing
inquiringlyatlucien,”danglarsleftlastnight”
”leftdanglarsleftwherehashegone”
”idonotknow”
”eanhashegoneintendingnottoretu”
”undoubtedly;attenotothe
barrierofcharenton;thereapostchaisehe
entereditbre,sayingthatheo
fontainebleau”
”thenean”
”stayheleftaletterfor”
”aletter”
”yes;readit”andthebaronesstookfroerpocketaletterhshe
gavetodebraydebraypausedantbeforereading,asiftrying
toguessitsntents,orperhapsakinguphisndhooact,
ightntainnodoubthisideaswerearrangedinafew
nutes,forhebeganreadingtheletteruchuneasiness
intheheartofthebaroness,andhranasfollows:
”daandstfaithfulwife”
debraychanicallystoppedandlookedatthebaroness,e
becaveredhblushes”read,”shesaid
debrayntinued:
”his,youwillnolongerhaveahusbandoh,you
neednotbealard,youasyouhavelostyour
daughter;ianthatishallbetravellingononeofthethirtyor
fortyroadsleadingoutoffrany
ndue,iwill
givethelisten,thenireillionshi
paidaostdireesubr >
e;iputthisorroend
leavingtoday,toescapethattorrohertoo
unpleasantfortoendureyouunderstandthis,doyounot,st
preciousandthis,becauseyouareasnversant
yaffairsasiaindeed,ithinkyouunderstandtheetter,
siny
fortune,onada,thatyouknow
perfectlyenhaveinfallibleinstincts;theycaneven
explainthervellousbyanalgebraiccalculationtheyhaveinvented;
buti,yoorethanthat
onedaythesefiguresdeiredtherapidityof
fallhaveyoubeenslightlydazzledatthesuddenfusionofingots
infessihaveseennothingbutthefire;letushopeyouhavefound
sogoldangtheasheshthisnsolingidea,ileaveyou,
da,andstprudenthoutanynscientiousreproachfor
abandoningyou;youhavefriendsleft,andtheashesihavealready
ntioned,andaboveallthelibertyihastentorestoretoyouand
here,da,istaddanotherionsolongasihoped
youhegoodofourhouseandforthefortuneofour
daughter,iphilosophiyeyes;butasyouhavetransford
thathouseintoavastruinibethefoundationofanother
nsfortuneyouarriedyou,butlittlerespected
excuseforspeakingsoverycandidly,butasthisisintended
onlyforourselves,idonotseeywordsihave
augntedourfortune,andithasntinuedtoincreaseduringthe
lastfifteenyears,tillextraordinaryandunexpectedcatastrophes
havesuddenlyovertuedit,ine,icanhonestly
deada,haveonlysoughttoincreaseyouro
nvincedthatyouhavesucceededileaveyou,therefore,asitook
you,rithisti
toyoyapleyou
haveset,andendfollowing
”yourverydevotedhusband,
”barondanglars”
thebaronesshadcheddebrayhislongandpainful
letter,andsa,nothstandinghisselfntrol,changelor
onceortheperusal,hefoldedtheletterand
resudhispensiveattitude”edanglars,han
anxietyeasytobeunderstood
”ada”unhesitatinglyrepeateddebray
”hideasdoesthatletterinspireyou”
”oh,itissileenough,ditinspires
danglarshasleftsuspiciously”
”e”
”idonotunderstandyou,”saiddebrayhfreezingldness
”heisgonegone,nevertoretu”
”oh,da,donotthinkthat”
”itellyouheuiknoer;heisinflexible
inanyresolutionsfordforhisoade
anyuseof,hee;heleavesinparis,
asourseparationohisbenefit;thereforehehasgone,
andiareeforever,”addeddadanglars,inthesasupplicating
tonedebray,insteadofansaininanattitude
ofnervousinquiry”length,”doyounotanse”
”ihave
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ikeashadohroughthelodge,and
ranupstairshoutasoundescapingunderthetouchofherlight
footnooneeveraskedherherefore,
likethatofthegentlen,lyunknoothetoncierges,
hroughoutthecapitalfordiscretion
sayshestoppedatthesendfloorthenshetappedina
peculianeratadoor,itherwas
againfastened,ande
precautionsinleavingasinenteringthehousetheladyal
first,andassoonasshehadsteppedintohercarriage,itdroveaway,
sotistoetistotheleft;thenabout
tinutesafteranwouldalsoleave,buriedinhis
cravatocealedbyhishandkerchief
thedayafteteysterious
lodgerenteredattenooinginsteadoffourinthe
afteoonalstdirectlyafterhouttheusualintervalof
ti,acabarrived,andtheveiledladyranhastilyupstairsthe
dooropened,butbeforeituldbeed:”oh,
luyfriend”thene
thatthelodgersnaill,asheheveryperfection
ofadoorkeeper,hedeuphisndnottotellhiswife”well,
atter,dear”askedthegentleheladys
agitationrevealed;”tellatter”
”oh,lucien,caninfideinyou”
”ofurse,youknoatter
youoteofthisinghaspletelybeethis
preente,easeofanxiety,or
elsefrightenatonce”
”lucien,agreateventhashappened”saidthelady,glancing
inquiringlyatlucien,”danglarsleftlastnight”
”leftdanglarsleftwherehashegone”
”idonotknow”
”eanhashegoneintendingnottoretu”
”undoubtedly;attenotothe
barrierofcharenton;thereapostchaisehe
entereditbre,sayingthatheo
fontainebleau”
”thenean”
”stayheleftaletterfor”
”aletter”
”yes;readit”andthebaronesstookfroerpocketaletterhshe
gavetodebraydebraypausedantbeforereading,asiftrying
toguessitsntents,orperhapsakinguphisndhooact,
ightntainnodoubthisideaswerearrangedinafew
nutes,forhebeganreadingtheletteruchuneasiness
intheheartofthebaroness,andhranasfollows:
”daandstfaithfulwife”
debraychanicallystoppedandlookedatthebaroness,e
becaveredhblushes”read,”shesaid
debrayntinued:
”his,youwillnolongerhaveahusbandoh,you
neednotbealard,youasyouhavelostyour
daughter;ianthatishallbetravellingononeofthethirtyor
fortyroadsleadingoutoffrany
ndue,iwill
givethelisten,thenireillionshi
paidaostdireesubr >
e;iputthisorroend
leavingtoday,toescapethattorrohertoo
unpleasantfortoendureyouunderstandthis,doyounot,st
preciousandthis,becauseyouareasnversant
yaffairsasiaindeed,ithinkyouunderstandtheetter,
siny
fortune,onada,thatyouknow
perfectlyenhaveinfallibleinstincts;theycaneven
explainthervellousbyanalgebraiccalculationtheyhaveinvented;
buti,yoorethanthat
onedaythesefiguresdeiredtherapidityof
fallhaveyoubeenslightlydazzledatthesuddenfusionofingots
infessihaveseennothingbutthefire;letushopeyouhavefound
sogoldangtheasheshthisnsolingidea,ileaveyou,
da,andstprudenthoutanynscientiousreproachfor
abandoningyou;youhavefriendsleft,andtheashesihavealready
ntioned,andaboveallthelibertyihastentorestoretoyouand
here,da,istaddanotherionsolongasihoped
youhegoodofourhouseandforthefortuneofour
daughter,iphilosophiyeyes;butasyouhavetransford
thathouseintoavastruinibethefoundationofanother
nsfortuneyouarriedyou,butlittlerespected
excuseforspeakingsoverycandidly,butasthisisintended
onlyforourselves,idonotseeywordsihave
augntedourfortune,andithasntinuedtoincreaseduringthe
lastfifteenyears,tillextraordinaryandunexpectedcatastrophes
havesuddenlyovertuedit,ine,icanhonestly
deada,haveonlysoughttoincreaseyouro
nvincedthatyouhavesucceededileaveyou,therefore,asitook
you,rithisti
toyoyapleyou
haveset,andendfollowing
”yourverydevotedhusband,
”barondanglars”
thebaronesshadcheddebrayhislongandpainful
letter,andsa,nothstandinghisselfntrol,changelor
onceortheperusal,hefoldedtheletterand
resudhispensiveattitude”edanglars,han
anxietyeasytobeunderstood
”ada”unhesitatinglyrepeateddebray
”hideasdoesthatletterinspireyou”
”oh,itissileenough,ditinspires
danglarshasleftsuspiciously”
”e”
”idonotunderstandyou,”saiddebrayhfreezingldness
”heisgonegone,nevertoretu”
”oh,da,donotthinkthat”
”itellyouheuiknoer;heisinflexible
inanyresolutionsfordforhisoade
anyuseof,hee;heleavesinparis,
asourseparationohisbenefit;thereforehehasgone,
andiareeforever,”addeddadanglars,inthesasupplicating
tonedebray,insteadofansaininanattitude
ofnervousinquiry”length,”doyounotanse”
”ihave
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