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”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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butonequestiontoaskyou;doyouintendtodo”
”ioaskyou;”repliedthebaronesshabeatingheart
”ah;then;youe”
”yes;idoedanglarshanxious
expectation
”thenifyouyadvianldly;”i
ndyoutotravel”
”totravel”sherred
”certainly;asdanglarssays;youarerich;andperfectlyfreein
opinion;aparisisabsolutelynecessaryafterthe
doubleadeiselledanglarsbrokenntractand
danglarsdisappearancethehinkyouabandonedandpoor;
fortheokeepup
anappearanaininparisforabouta
fortnight;tellingtheingthedetails
ofthisdesertiontoyourbestfriends;hereport
thenyoucanquityourhouse;leavingyourjewelsandgivingupyour
jointure;andeveryonesuthhpraisesofyour
disinterestednesstheyed;andthinkyoualso
poor;forialoneknoquiteready
togiveupacuntsasanhonestpartner”thedreadhhe
paleandtionlessbaronesslistenedtothis;
indifferencehed”sherepeated;
”ah;yes;iaindeed;desertedyouareright;sir;andnoonecan
doubtposition”theseheonlyhatthisproudand
violentlyenauredanuldutterinresponsetodebray
”butthenyouarerich;veryrich;indeed;”ntinueddebray;taking
outsopapersfroispocketbook;hetable
dadanglarsdidnotseethesheillingthe
beatingsofherheart;andrestrainingthetearso
gushforthatlengthasenseofdignityprevailed;andifshedidnot
entirelysterheragitation;sheatleastsucceededinpreventingthe
fallofasingletear”da;”saiddebray;”itisnearlysixnths
sinceedyoufuishedaprincipalof100;000
franonthofaprilinynced
operations;andintheurseofthenthgained450;000francs
injuheprofitauntedto900;000injulyweadded1;700;000
francs;itonthofthespanishbondsinaugustwe
lost300;000franonth;butonthe13thwe
deupforit;andthe
firstdayofpartnershipuptoyesterday;;showed
acapitalof2;400;000francs;thatis;1;200;000foreachofusnow;
da;”saiddebray;deliveringuphisacuntsinthethodical
nnerofastockbroker;”therearestill80;000francs;theinterestof
thisney;inhands”
”but;”saidthebaroness;”ithoughtyouneverputtheneyoutto
interest”
”exissiontodo
so;andihavedeuseofitthereare;then;40;000francsforyour
share;besidesthe100;000youfuishedtobeginakinginall
1;340;000frane;itooktheprecautionof
draoneythedaybeforeyesterday;itisnotlongago;you
see;andiinualexpectationofbeingcalledontodeliverup
aoney;halfinbanknotes;theotherhalf
incheckspayabletobearerisaythere;forasididnotnsider
housesafeenough;orlalydiscreet;and