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Chapter XXV
n two months more Frances had fulfilled the time of
mourning for her aunt。 One January morning!the first of the
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new year holidays!I went in a fiacre�察 �accompanied only by
M。 Vandenhuten�察�to the Rue Notre Dame aux Neiges�察�and having
alighted alone and walked upstairs�察 �I found Frances apparently
waiting for me�察�dressed in a style scarcely appropriate to that cold�察�
bright�察 �frosty day。 Never till now had I seen her attired in any
other than black or sad´coloured stuff�察�and there she stood by the
window�察�clad all in white�察�and white of a most diaphanous texture�察�
her array was very simple�察�to be sure�察�but it looked imposing and
festal because it was so clear�察 �full�察 �and floating�察 �a veil shadowed
her head�察�and hung below her knee�察�a little wreath of pink flowers
fastened it to her thickly tressed Grecian plait�察�and thence it fell
softly on each side of her face。 Singular to state�察 �she was�察 �or had
been crying�察 �when I asked her if she were ready�察 �she said ^Yes�察�
monsieur�察院 �with something very like a checked sob�察 �and when I
took a shawl�察�which lay on the table�察�and folded it round her�察�not
only did tear after tear course unbidden down her cheek�察�but she
shook to my ministration like a reed。 I said I was sorry to see her
in such low spirits�察�and requested to be allowed an insight into the
origin thereof。 She only said�察 �It was impossible to help it�察院 �and
then voluntarily�察 �though hurriedly�察 �putting her hand into mine�察�
accompanied me out of the room�察�and ran downstairs with a quick�察�
uncertain step�察 �like one who was eager to get some formidable
piece of business over。 I put her into the fiacre。 M。 Vandenhuten
received her�察�and seated her beside himself�察�we drove all together
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to the Protestant chapel�察 �went through a certain service in the
Common Prayer Book�察 �and she and I came out married。 M。
Vandenhuten had given the bride away。
We took no bridal trip�察�our modesty�察�screened by the peaceful
obscurity of our station�察 �and the pleasant isolation of our
circumstances�察 �did not exact that additional precaution。 We
repaired at once to a small house I had taken in the faubourg
nearest to that part of the city where the scene of our avocations
lay。
Three or four hours after the wedding ceremony�察 �Frances�察�
divested of her bridal snow�察 �and attired in a pretty lilac gown of
warmer materials�察 �a piquant black silk apron�察 �and a lace collar
with some finishing decoration of lilac ribbon�察�was kneeling on the
carpet of a neatly furnished though not spacious parlour�察�
arranging on the shelves of a chiffoni┬re some books�察 �which I
handed to her from the table。 It was snowing fast out of doors�察�the
afternoon had turned out wild and cold�察�the leaden sky seemed full
of drifts�察 �and the street was already ankle´deep in the white
downfall。 Our fire burned bright�察 �our new habitation looked
brilliantly clean and fresh�察 �the furniture was all arranged�察 �and
there were but some articles of glass�察�china�察�books�察�&c。�察�to put in
order。 Frances found in this business occupation till tea´time�察�and
then�察�after I had distinctly instructed her how to make a cup of tea
in rational English style�察 �and after she had got over the dismay
occasioned by seeing such an extravagant amount of material put
into the pot�察 �she administered to me a proper British repast�察 �at
which there wanted neither candies nor urn�察 �fire´light nor
comfort。
Our week¨s holiday glided by�察�and we re´addressed ourselves to
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labour。 Both my wife and I began in good earnest with the notion
that we were working people�察 �destined to earn our bread by
exertion�察 �and that of the most assiduous kind。 Our days were
thoroughly occupied�察 �me used to part every morning at eight
o¨clock�察�and not meet again till five p。m。�察�but into what sweet rest
did the turmoil of each busy day decline� �Looking down the vista�察�
of memory�察 �I see the evenings passed in that little parlour like a
long string of rubies circling the dusk brow of the past。 Unvaried
were they as each cut gem�察 �and like each gem brilliant and
burning。
A year and a half passed。 One morning ��it was a f┷te �察 �and we
had the day to ourselves�� Frances said to me�察 �with a suddenness
peculiar to her when she had been thinking long on a subject�察�and
at last�察�having come to a conclusion�察�wished to test its soundness
by the touchstone of my judgment�此�
^I don¨t work enough。 ̄
^What now �拭院�demanded I�察�looking up from my coffee�察�which I
had been deliberately stirring while enjoying�察 �in anticipation�察 �a
walk I proposed to take with Frances�察�that fine summer day ��it was
June���察 �to a certain farmhouse in the country�察 �where we were to
dine。 ^What now�拭院�and I saw at once�察�in the serious ardour of her
face�察�a project of vital importance。
^I am not satisfied ̄ returned she�此 �you are now earning eight
thousand francs a year ̄ ��it was true�察 �my efforts�察 �punctuality�察 �the
fame of my pupils¨ progress�察�the publicity of my station�察�had so far
helped me on���察 �while I am still at my miserable twelve hundred
francs。 I can do better�察�and I will。 ̄
^You work as long and as diligently as I do�察�Frances。 ̄
^Yes�察�monsieur�察�but I am not working in the right way�察�and I am
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convinced of it。 ̄
^You wish to change!you have a plan for progress in your
mind�察�go and put on your bonnet�察�and�察�while we take our walk�察�you
shall tell me of it。 ̄
^Yes�察�monsieur。 ̄
She went!as docile as a well´trained child�察�she was a curious
mixture of tractability and firmness�此�I sat thinking about her�察�and
wondering what her plan could be�察�when she re´entered。
^Monsieur�察 �I have given Minnie ̄ ��our bonne�� ^leave to go out
too�察 �as it is so very fine�察 �so will you be kind enough to lock the
door�察�and take the key with you�拭院�
^Kiss me�察 �Mrs。 Crimsworth�察院 �was my not very apposite reply�察�
but she looked so engaging in her light summer dress and little
cottage bonnet�察 �and her manner in speaking to me was then�察 �as
always�察 �so unaffectedly and suavely respectful�察 �that my heart