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Updated: May 19, 2025
"Leave me now," she said, "I am all right now; it was the heat. I only want a little air ... Let M. Henri stay with me." They were left alone. "You love her?" said Madame Bourjot, clutching Henri's arm. "I know all.... Have you nothing to say?" "Nothing. I have struggled for a year. I will not excuse myself. I owe you the truth. I love your daughter, it is true."
Finally, Madame Bourjot rose and walked towards the house. Henri followed. "I count upon never seeing you again, sir," she said, without looking round. With a mighty effort she regained her composure, and walked back to the house on Henri's arm. III. Stint to Death by his Sister
The curtain fell upon enthusiastic applause, and Madame Bourjot, who had feared that her daughter would be a fiasco, was delighted with her success. Amid the hum of voices she heard the lady sitting next to her say to her neighbour, "His sister, I know ... but for the part he is not sufficiently in love with her ... and too much with his wife. Did you notice?" she continued, in a whisper.
It was Madame Bourjot herself who insisted upon seeing Henri again, and, since he did not answer her letter, she went to his apartments. The interview was painful, but she gave her consent to Henri's marriage with Noémi, and undertook to overcome M. Bourjot's possible objections, on condition that Henri should humour her husband's vanity by adopting a title an easy matter enough.
The Mauperins had a farm called Villacourt. Mauperin de Villacourt would do very well. Henri promised to see what he could do. Madame Bourjot and her daughter called on the Mauperins next day. The two girls were asked to leave their mothers to their talk, and to take a walk in the garden. "A secret!" said Renée, as soon as they were alone. "Can you guess it?
Renée's warm advances to the playmate of her childhood were received by Noémi with coolness, not to say reluctance, but the request that Noémi should take part in the theatricals met with her mother's approval, the shy girl's objections nervousness, lack of talent, and so forth being overruled by Madame Bourjot.
And I resolved to repay you by true friendship." M. Mauperin entered the room, and interrupted the confidences. A few days later, Renée having set her mind upon playing in private theatricals, a discussion arose about the filling of the second lady's part in the play that had been chosen. One by one the names suggested were dismissed, until Henri said, "Why not ask Mlle. Bourjot?
Madame Bourjot herself came to one of the rehearsals, and, after the first compliments, expressed her surprise that Henri, the principal actor, was absent. "Oh, he has a wonderful memory," said his proud mother; "two rehearsals will set him right." At last the great day arrived.
In the second piece Henri appeared as Pierrot, Renée as the forsaken wife, and Noémi as the beloved. Henri played with real passion. From time to time his eyes seemed to search for Madame Bourjot's. Her neighbour felt her leaning against her shoulder. The curtain fell. Madame Bourjot swayed, and fell back in a faint. She was carried to the garden.
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