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old Madame Pelet。 I obeyed�察 �but I swore rancorously to be
avenged one day。 ^I¨ll earn a right to do as I please in this matter�察�
or I¨ll die in the contest。 I have one object before me now!to get
that Genevese girl for my wife�察�and my wife she shall be!that is�察�
provided she has as much�察�or half as much regard for her master
as he has for her。 And would she be so docile�察�so smiling�察�so happy
under my instructions if she had not�拭 �would she sit at my side
when I dictate or correct�察 �with such a still�察 �contented�察 �halcyon
mien�拭院�for I had ever remarked�察�that however sad or harassed her
countenance might be when I entered a room�察�yet after I had been
near her�察 �spoken to her a few words�察 �given her some directions�察�
uttered perhaps some reproofs�察�she would�察�all at once�察�nestle into a
nook of happiness�察�and look up serene and revived。 The reproofs
suited her best of all�此�while I scolded she would chip away with her
pen´knife at a pencil or a pen�察 �fidgetting a little�察 �pouting a little�察�
defending herself by monosyllables�察 �and when I deprived her of
the pen or pencil�察 �fearing it would be all cut away�察 �and when I
interdicted even the monosyllabic defence�察 �for the purpose of
working up the subdued excitement a little higher�察 �she would at
last raise her eyes and give me a certain glance�察 �sweetened with
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gaiety�察 �and pointed with defiance�察 �which�察 �to speak truth�察 �thrilled
me as nothing had ever done�察�and made me�察�in a fashion ��though
happily she did not know it���察 �her subject�察 �if not her slave。 After
such little scenes her spirits would maintain their flow�察 �often for
some hours�察�and�察�as I remarked before�察�her health therefrom took
a sustenance and vigour which�察 �previously to the event of her
aunt¨s death and her dismissal�察 �had almost recreated her whole
frame。
It has taken me several minutes to write these last sentences�察�
but I had thought all their purport during the brief interval of
descending the stairs from Frances¨ room。 Just as I was opening
the outer door�察�I remembered the twenty francs which I had not
restored�察 �I paused�此 �impossible to carry them away with me�察�
difficult to force them back on their original owner�察 �I had now
seen her in her own humble abode�察 �witnessed the dignity of her
poverty�察 �the pride of order�察 �the fastidious care of conservatism�察�
obvious in the arrangement and economy of her little home�察�I was
sure she would not suffer herself to be excused paying her debts�察�I
was certain the favour of indemnity would be accepted from no
hand�察 �perhaps least of all from mine�此 �yet these four five´franc
pieces were a burden to my self´respect�察 �and I must get rid of
them。 An expedient!a clumsy one no doubt�察�but the best I could
devise´suggested itself to me。 I darted up the stairs�察�knocked�察 �re´
entered the room as if in haste�此�
^Mademoiselle�察�I have forgotten one of my gloves�察�I must have
left it here。 ̄
She instantly rose to seek it�察�as she turned her back�察 �I!being
now at the hearth!noiselessly lifted a little vase�察 �one of a set of
china ornaments�察 �as old´fashioned as the tea´cups!slipped the
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money under it�察�then saying!^Oh here is my glove� �I had dropped
it within the fender�察 �good evening�察 �mademoiselle�察院 �I made my
second exit。
Brief as my impromptu return had been�察 �it had afforded me
time to pick up a heart´ache�察�I remarked that Frances had already
removed the red embers of her cheerful little fire from the grate�此�
forced to calculate every item�察 �to save in every detail�察 �she had
instantly on my departure retrenched a luxury too expensive to be
enjoyed alone。
^I am glad it is not yet winter�察院�thought I�察 �but in two months
more come the winds and rains of November�察�would to God that
before then I could earn the right�察�and the power�察�to shovel coals
into that grate ad libitum� 院�
Already the pavement was drying�察 �a balmy and fresh breeze
stirred the air�察 �purified by lightning�察 �I felt the West behind me�察�
where spread a sky like opal�察�azure immingled with crimson�此�the
enlarged sun�察 �glorious in Tyrian tints�察 �dipped his brim already�察�
stepping�察�as I was�察�eastward�察�I faced a vast bank of clouds�察�but also
I had before me the arch of an evening rainbow�察 �a perfect
rainbow!high�察 �wide�察 �vivid。 I looked long�察 �my eye drank in the
scene�察 �and I suppose my brain must have absorbed it�察 �for that
night�察�after lying awake in pleasant fever a long time�察�watching the
silent sheet´lightning�察 �which still played among the retreating
clouds�察�and flashed silvery over the stars�察�I at last fell asleep�察�and
then in a dream were reproduced the setting sun�察 �the bank of
clouds�察 �the mighty rainbow。 I stood�察 �methought�察 �on a terrace�察 �I
leaned over a parapeted wall�察�there was space below me�察�depth I
could not fathom�察�but hearing an endless dash of waves�察�I believed
it to be the sea�察�sea spread to the horizon�察�sea of changeful green
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and intense blue�此�all was soft in the distance�察�all vapour´veiled。 A
spark of gold glistened on the line between water and air�察�floated
up�察 �approached�察 �enlarged�察 �changed�察 �the object hung midway
between heaven and earth�察�under the arch of the rainbow�察�the soft
but dusk clouds diffused behind。 It hovered as on wings�察 �pearly�察�
fleecy�察 �gleaming air streamed like raiment round it�察 �light�察 �tinted
with carnation�察�coloured what seemed face and limbs�察�A large star
shone with still lustre on an angel¨s forehead�察�an upraised arm and
hand�察�glancing like a ray�察�pointed to the bow overhead�察�and a voice
in my heart whispered!
^Hope smiles on Effort� 院�
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Chapter XX
competency was what I wanted�察�a competency it was now
Amy aim and resolve to secure�察 �but never had I been
farther from the mark。 With August the school´year
��l¨ann└e scolaire�� closed�察 �the examinations concluded�察 �the prizes
were adjudged�察�the schools dispersed�察�the gates of all colleges�察�the
doors of all pensionnats shut�察�not to be reopened till the beginning
or middle of October。 The last day of August was at hand�察 �and
what was my position�拭 �Had I advanced a step