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      n    two   months      more     Frances     had    fulfilled   the    time    of 

      mourning for her aunt。 One January morning!the first of the 

I 

      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 

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