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It was said in business circles that he had for some time past been given to speculation. Oscar said so. If that were the case, many of Jacqueline's suitors might withdraw. Not all men were so disinterested as Fred. "Oh! As to her dot what do I care for her dot?" cried the young man. "I have enough for two, if she would only be satisfied to live quietly at Lizerolles!"
"I think you might do better than that," said Giselle, wiping her friend's eyes almost as a mother might have done, "if you would only listen to Fred." Jacqueline's cheeks became crimson. "Don't mock me it is cruel I am too unworthy it would pain me to see him. Shame regret you understand! But I can tell you one thing, Giselle only you.
At the first glance which he cast upon the company, Vautrin had the annoyance of beholding that Jacqueline's habits and instincts had been more potent than his express order, for a species of green and yellow turban surmounted her head in a manner which he felt to be ridiculous; but thanks to the admirable manner in which the rest of his programme had been carried out, the luckless coiffure was forgiven.
This resolve that she would never be found wanting in self-respect held a prominent place in all her plans, as she began to understand better those dangers in life which are for the most part unknown to young girls born in her social position. Jacqueline's character, far from being injured by her trials and experiences, had gained in strength. She grew firmer as she gained in knowledge.
A man is sovereign over that which is his, he is what he is capable of being.... He thought that he had reached his haven. The two friends were not living together. After Jacqueline's flight, Christophe had thought that Olivier would come back and take up his old quarters with him. But Olivier could not.
Such were the thoughts which hastily traversed the mind of young Durward; while Maitre Pierre said with a smile, and at the same time patting Jacqueline's heed, from which hung down her long tresses, "This young man will serve me, Jacqueline, thou mayst withdraw. I will tell thy negligent kinswoman she does ill to expose thee to be gazed on unnecessarily."
So she continued to sit there, doing what she had been told to do without any qualms of conscience. When Marien had shown Jacqueline all his drawings he asked her: "Are you satisfied?" But Jacqueline's hand was already on the portiere which separated the little room from Marien's bedchamber. "Oh! I beg pardon," she exclaimed, pausing on the threshold.
My hands were bare and numb, except where the cold steel of the pistol triggers seared my fingers like molten metal. They had formed a wider circle round me, and pistol range is longer than snowball range, so that they struck me no more. I heard the shouts and mockery still, but never Jacqueline's voice. "Here, M. Hewlett, here!" piped Philippe Lacroix once more.
"Charity seems to cover many things," thought the young man as he withdrew from her smiles and her glances, but yet he had seen nothing so attractive among the black, yellow, green or tattooed ladies about whom Jacqueline had been pleased to tease him. "Fred!" It was Jacqueline's voice that arrested him. It was sharp and almost angry.
He hugged them both, and said to Jacqueline: "You will love him dearly, won't you? You will love him dearly?" They were filled with gratitude towards him. But at once he turned the conversation, laughed, went to the window, and sprang out into the garden. During the days following he kept urging Olivier to go and propose his suit to Jacqueline's parents.
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