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第72节
astreet;thathepassedbutseedfilled
eriesandthusheproceededonillhe
arrivedattheendoftheruedenoailles;froafullviewof
thealleesdeillanainedatthisspot;sopregnanthfond
andfilialrerances;hisheartbeatalsttobursting;hisknees
totteredunderhiastfloatedoverhissight;andhadhenotclung
forsupporttooneofthetrees;heablyhavefallentothe
groundandbeencrushedbeneaththenyvehiclesntinuallypassing
therereveringhielf;hohis
broselfatthedoorofthe
houseinherhadlived
thenasturtiuandotherplants;herhaddelightedto
trainbeforehistheupperpartofthe
houseleaningagainstthetree;hegazedthoughtfullyforatiatthe
upperstoriesoftheshabbylittlehousethenheadvancedtothedoor;
andaskedstobeletthoughanshe
negative;hebeggedsoeaestlytobeperttedtovisitthoseon
thefifthfloor;that;indespiteoftheoftrepeatedassuranceofthe
nciergethattheyessucceededininducingthe
ntogouptothetenants;andaskperssionforagentlentobe
allo
thetenantsofthehulelodgingouplewhohadbeen
scarcelyrrieda;dantessighedheavilynothing
inthetallingtheapartntsreinedasithadbeen
inthetioftheelderdantes;theverypaper;he
articlesofantiquatedfuitureshadbeenfilledin
edndstihadalldisappeared;thefourainedashe
hadleftthethebedbelongingtothepresentoccupantsedas
theforroberhadbeenaccustodtohavehis;and;in
spiteofhiseffortstopreventit;theeyesofedndweresuffused
intearsasherefleanhadbreathed
hislast;vainlycallingforhissontheyounguplegazedh
astonishntatthesightoftheirvisitorsetion;ando
seethelargetearssilentlychasingeachotherdohere
andiovablefeatures;buttheyfeltthesacrednessofhisgrief;
andkindlyrefrainedfrouestioninghistoitscause;h
instinctivedelicacy;theylefthioindulgehissorrowalonewhen
hethesceneofhispainfulrellections;theyboth
acpaniedhioe
againthattheirpoordwelling
asedndpassedthedooronthefourth
floor;hepausedtoinquirehercaderoussethetailorstilld
there;buthereceived;forreply;thatthepersoninquestionhadgot
intodifficulties;andatthepresenttikeptasllinnontheroute
froellegardetobeaucaire
havingobtainedtheaddressofthepersontothehouseinthe
alleesdeillanbelonged;dantesnextproceededthither;and;under
thenaoflordorethenaandtitleinscribedonhispassport;
purchasedtheslldoftyfivethousandfrancs;
atleasttenthousandrethanith;buthaditsownerasked
halfallion;ite
daytheoentsonthefifthfloorofthehouse;now
beethepropertyofdantes;edbythenotarywhohad
arrangedthenecessarytransferofdeeds;etc;thatthenewlandlord
gavetheheirsinthehouse;houtthe
leastaugntationofrent;uponnditionoftheirgivinginstant
possessionofthetallchaerstheyatpresentinhabited
thisstrangeeventarousedgreatyinthe
neighborhoodofthealleesdeillan;andaltitudeoftheories
;noneofhetruthbutraised
publienttoaclix;andsetallnjectureatdefiance;was
theknoestrangeroingvisitedthe
alleesdeillanhadbeenseenintheeveninghelittle
villageofthecatalans;andafteroenterapoor
fisheshut;andtopassrethananhourininquiringafter
personsorethanfifteenor
sixteenyearsbutonthefolloilyfrollthese
particularshadbeenaskedreceivedahandsopresent;nsistingofan
entirelyne;htenderthedelighted
reunificentgifts
theirthankstotheirgenerousbenefa;
uponquittingthehut;relygivesoorderstoasailor;andthen
springinglightlyonhorseback;leaverseillesbytheportedaix
chapter26thepontdugardinn
suyreadersashavedeapedestrianexcursiontothesouth
offranidhetownof
beauer
thantothelatter;asllroadsideinn;frohefrontofh
hung;creakingandflappingintheoftinveredh
agrotesquerepresentationofthepontdugardthisdeplaceof
entertainntstoodonthelefthandsideofthepostroad;andbacked
upontherhoneitalsoboastedofinlanguedocisstyledagarden;
nsistingofasllplotofground;onthesideoppositetothein
entrancereservedforthereceptionofguestsafewdingyolivesand
stuntedfigtreesstruggledhardforexistence;buttheirhereddusty
foliageabundantlyprovedhohenflictbethese
sicklyshrubsgreatoes;andeschalots;
ary;likeaforgottensentinel;atallpineraised
itslancholyheadinoneoftheersofthisunattractivespot;and
displayeditsflexiblestendfanshapedsuitdriedandcrackedby
thefierceheatofthesubtropicalsun
inthesurroundingplain;orereseledadustylakethansolid
ground;iserablestalksof;theeffect;
nodoubt;ofacuriousdesireonthepartoftheagriculturistsofthe
untrytoseehersuchathingastheraisingofgraininthose
parchedregionsicableeachstalkservedasaperchfora
grasshopper;hepassersbythroughthisegyptianscene
onotonousnote
foraboutsevenoreightyearsthelittletavehadbeenkeptbyan
andhisberidnadtrite;and
ahostlercalledpecaudthissllstaffeequaltoall
therequirents;foracanalbetairean
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第73节
daiguerteshad
revolutionizedtransportationbysubstitutingboatsforthecartand
thestageaiseryhis
prosperouscanalinflictedontheunfortunateinnkeeper;ter
ruinitplishing;it
haditssourceandthepostroadithaddepleted;nota
hundredstepsfroheinn;offaithful
description
theinnkeeperhielfanoffroortytofiftyfiveyearsof
age;tall;strong;andbony;aperfectspecinofthenativesofthose
southelatitudes;hehaddark;sparkling;anddeepseteyes;hooked
nose;andteethal;hishair;like
hisbeard;hickandcurly;andin
spiteofhisagebutslightlyinterspersedhafehreads
hisnaturallydarkplexionhadassudastillfurthershadeofbrown
frohehabittheunfortunatenhadaself
frooingtilleveatthethresholdofhisdoor;onthelookoutfor
guestsca;yettherehestood;dayafterday;exposedto
theridionalraysofabuingsun;hnootherprotectionforhis
headthanaredhandkerchieftannerof
thespanishleteersthisnance;gaspard
ehadbeen
deleineradelle;eagre;andsicklylookingbointhe
neighborhoodofarles;shehadsharedinthebeautyforen
areproverbial;butthatbeautyhadgraduallyheredb