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Here is one who pretends having reached Sauveterre only this morning, and who knows the country as well as Trumence himself. He has not been here twelve hours, and he speaks already of M. de Chandore's little garden-gate." "Oh! I can explain that circumstance now, although, at first, it surprised me very much.
And, when he had ended, she whispered to herself with an expression of unspeakable suffering, "Adultery! Oh, my God! what punishment!" M. Folgat and M. Magloire went to the courthouse; and, as they descended the steep street from M. de Chandore's house, the Paris lawyer said,
"'Oh, come! you who smoke all day long, you who, even in my presence, could never give up your cigars. "'I left my match-box, yesterday, at M. de Chandore's. "She stamped her foot vehemently. "'Since that is so, I'll go in and get some. "This would have delayed us, and thus would have been an additional imprudence. I saw that I must do what she wanted, and so I said, "'That is not necessary.
And that is a fact. We can furnish proof, we can produce witnesses, we had no matches; for we had forgotten our match-box, the day before, at M. de Chandore's, the box which we always carry about on our person, which everybody knows, and which is still lying on the mantelpiece in Miss Dionysia's little boudoir. Well, having no matches, we found that we could go no farther without a smoke.
Blangin came up in haste, her mouth full of hypocritical assurances of good will, vowing that she was heart and soul at her dear mistress's command, recalling with delight the happy days when she was in M. de Chandore's service, and regretting forevermore. "I know," the young girl cut her short, "you are attached to me. But listen!"
I shall, however, dissuade him. From what I know of Miss Chandore's character, it would be impossible for her to control herself, if she should meet the Countess Claudieuse." "M. de Chandore ought not to say any thing," said M. Magloire decisively.
And, as everybody endeavored to be better informed than his neighbor, quite a number of idle men had assumed the duty of watching Jacques's friends, and spent their days in trying to find out what was going on at M. de Chandore's house. Thus it came about, that, on the evening of Dionysia's visit to Jacques, the street was full of curious people.
The proof of it is, that you went and asked everybody, Anthony, M. de Chandore, M. Seneschal, and myself, if M. de Boiscoran had not now, or had not had, some love-affair in the country. They all said No, being far from suspecting the truth. I alone, without giving you a positive answer, told you that I thought as you did, and told you so in M. de Chandore's presence."
Then she, who had just now been all humility, raised herself to her full height, and in a tone of bitterest sarcasm said slowly, "In other words, you want me to sacrifice myself, and at the same time all my family. For your sake? Yes, but even more for Miss Chandore's sake. And you think that it is quite a simple thing.
Now I must study the case, and examine the witnesses, beginning with old Anthony." M. de Chandore had risen. He said, "We can reach Boiscoran in an hour. Shall I send for my carriage?" "As quickly as possible," replied the young lawyer. M. de Chandore's servant was back in a quarter of an hour, and announced that the carriage was at the door.
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