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The wedding was fixed for the day of St. Susanna, in August. Athalie too, it appeared, had resigned herself to her fate. Herr Fabula's wife was dead, and she accepted his hand; it is not unusual for a pretty girl to give herself to a rich widower one knows how he treats his wife, and one runs less risk in taking him than some young dandy who has not yet sown his wild oats.
Fraülein Athalie has gone with her mamma to Herr Fabula's house there is a great fish-dinner there." Herr Katschuka did not know what to think: not only were there no other guests, but even the people of the house had left the mistress alone. Timéa awaited him in her own sitting-room. And for this grand party, amid all this splendor, Timéa was dressed entirely in black.
On Timéa's face was reflected pure surprise, Athalie was vexed. She believed as fully in the truth of Fabula's tale as he did himself, and he would have staked his head on it. Timar also smiled mysteriously at the story; now he was the one who lied, not Johann Fabula. The man of gold must go on lying. The story was very useful to Timar.
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