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thatherhusbandpedpapertheterribleideathathe
inghishadnot
strengthtoutteraedascalsever;
etohisbreakfastpunctually;and
then;afterdinner;heplacedhisdaughterbesidehitookherhead
inhisar;andheldherforalongtiagainsthisbosointhe
evening;julietoldherther;thatalthoughhe;
shehadnoticedthatherfathersheartbeatviolentlythenext
tuchthesaheeveningofthe4thof
septeer;rrelaskedhisdaughterforthekeyofhisstudyjulie
treledatthisrequest;edtoherofbadonwhydidher
fatheraskforthiskey;andaken
froerinenttheyounggirllookedatrrel
”haveidoneher;”shesaid;”thatyoushouldtakethis
keyfroe”
”nothing;dear;”repliedtheunhappyn;thetearsstartingtohis
eyesatthissilequestion;”nothing;onlyiade
apretenusthaveleftitinroo”
shesaidandsheentshe
hastenedtonsulteanuel”donotgivethiskeytoyourfather;”
saidhe;”andtorrooing;ifpossible;donotquithiora
nt”shequestionedeanuel;butheknehing;orsay
ber;
darrelreinedlisteningforeverysound;and;untilthree
ooing;sheheardherhusbandpaingreat
agitationitselfonthebed
thetheranddaughterpassedthenighttogethertheyhadexpected
xiliansinoing
rrelenteredtheirchaerhe;buttheagitationofthe
nightdare
toaskhioore
affectionatetohisdaughter;thanhehadeverbeenheuldnotcease
gazingatandkissingthesindfulofeanuels
request;her;buthesaid
toherquickly;”reinother;dearest”julieo
acpanyhi”iodoso;”saidhe
thiserrelhadeversospoken;buthesaiditin
atoneofpatealkindness;andjuliedidnotdaretodisobeyshe
reinedatthesaspotstandingteandtionlessaninstant
aftersencircleher;andauth
pressedherforeheadshelookedupandutteredanexclationofjoy
”xilian;dearestbrother”shecriedatthesee
rrelrose;andthres”ther;”saidthe
youngn;lookingalteatelyatdarrelandherdaughter;”
hasoccurrede;andi
haveehitherhallspeed”
”julie;”saiddarrel;kingasigntotheyoungn;”goand
tellyourfatherthatxilianhasjustarrived”theyounglady
rushedoutoftheapartnt;butonthefirststepofthestaircaseshe
foundanholdingaletterinhishand
”areyounotdeisellejulierrel”inquiredthen;hastrong
italianaccent
”yes;sir;”repliedjuliehhesitation;”isyourpleasureido
notknowyou”
”readthisletter;”hesaid;handingittoherjuliehesitated”it
nessenger
theyounggirlhastilytooktheletterfroisheopeneditquickly
andread:
”gothisnttothealleesdeillan;enterthehouseno15;
asktheporterforthekeyoftheroonthefifthfloor;enterthe
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apartnt;takefroheerofthentelpieceapursetedinred
silk;andgiveittoyourfatheritisiortantthatheshouldreceive
itbeforeelevenoisedtoobeyilicitlyreer
youroath
”sinbadthesailor”
theyounggirlutteredajoyfulcry;raisedhereyes;lookedroundto
questionthessenger;buthehaddisappearedshecasthereyes
againoverthenotetoperuseitasendti;andsaherewasa
postscriptsheread:
”itisiortantthatyoushouldfulfilthisssioninpersonand
aloneifyougoacpaniedbyanyotherperson;orshouldanyoneelse
goinyourplace;theporterhathedoesnotknohing
aboutit”
thispostscriptdecreasedgreatlytheyounggirlshappinesshere
nothingtofearesnarelaidforherherinnocence
hadkeptherinignoranightassailayounggirl
ofheragebutthereisnoneedtoknoofearit;
indeed;itybeobserved;thatitisusuallyunknohat
inspirethegreatestterror
juliehesitated;andresolvedtotakeunselyet;throughasingular
iulse;itotheorherbrotherthatsheapplied;
buttoeanuelshehasteneddohadoccurredonthe
dayson&frenchhadetoherfathers;related
thesiseshehadde;and
shotheletter”youstgo;then;deiselle;”saideanuel
”gothere”rredjulie
”yes;ipanyyou”
”butdidyounotreadthatistbealone”saidjulie
”andyoushallbealone;”repliedtheyoungn”iyouat
theeroftheruedesee;andifyouaresolongabsentastoke
uneasy;iofyoushall
havee”
”then;eanuel”saidtheyounggirlhhesitation;”itisyour
opinionthatishouldobeythisinvitation”
”yesdidnotthessengersayyourfatherssafetydependeduponit”
”but;then;eanuel”sheasked
eanuelhesitatedant;buthisdesiretokejuliedecide
iediatelydehieply
”listen;”hesaid;”todayisthe5thofsepteer;isitnot”
”yes”
”today;then;atelevenoclock;yourfatherhasnearlythreehundred
thousandfrancstopay”
”yes;hat”
”nuel;”fifteenthousandfrancs
inthehouse”
”hen”
”eone
etohisaid;hepelledatto
declarehielfabankrupt”
”oh;e;then;e”criedshe;hasteningaan
duringthisti;darrelhadtoldhersoneverythingtheyoung
nkneisfortunesh
hadbefallenhisfather;greatchangeshadtakenplaceinthestyleof
livingandhousekeeping;buthedidnotknoattershadreached
suchapointhehunderstruckthen;rushinghastilyoutofthe
apartnt;heranupstairs;expectingtofindhisfatherinhisstudy;
butherappedthereinvain
whilehedoor
open;tued;andsaherinsteadofgoingdirecttohisstudy;
rrelhadretuedtohisbedchaer;ont
quittingrrelutteredacryofsurpriseatthesightofhisson;
ofainedtionlessonthespot;
pressingethinghehadncealedunderhisat
xiliansprangdosroundhis
fathersneck;butsuddenlyhereiled;andplacedhisrighthandon
rrelsbreast”father;”heexclaid;tuingpaleasdeath;”
areyougoingtodohthatbraceofpistolsunderyourat”
”oh;thisisorrel
”father;father;inheavensna;”exan;”are
theseweaponsfor”
”xilian;”repliedrrel;lookingfixedlyathisson;”youarea
n;andanofhonore;andioyou”
andsteprrelilian
follo;trelingasheorrelopenedthedoor;andclosed
itbehindhisson;then;;tohisdeskon
hepistols;andpointedhhisfingertoanopen
ledgerinthisledgeradeoutanexactbalancesheetofhis
affairsrrelhadtopay;hinhalfanhour;287;500francsallhe
possessedorrel
theyoungnedashereadrrelsaidnota
uldhesayneedheaddtosuchadesperateproofinfigures”
andhaveyoudoneallthatispossible;father;toet