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Father Gusson is now the owner of a pretty little house and cultivates his own garden, in which is a corner reserved for Neddy, for he too has earned his rest. Germaine, to whom her mistress and adopted mother gave a good dowry, has just married Petit-Jacques, quartermaster, lately returned from his military service. It is hard to tell which is the happiest.
In a month and without effort, Father Gusson took in ten times more money than he had earned in all his long and hardworking life before. The craze of the public for this new preparation was extraordinary. A china factory, about to close its doors, made a fortune out of manufacturing jars for it. Of course all the bald people bought it. Everyone expected it to work miracles.
If one is wise and knows how to manage, one can live here for very little." Father Gusson, quite upset and touched, could not find words to thank dear, kind Mother Etienne. It was as though he had unexpectedly won the big prize in the lottery. He could hardly believe his eyes and ears. Soon he pulled himself together and began to calculate.
All this time, Mother Etienne and Germaine were buying, tempted by one thing after another, silks, laces, stuffs for dresses, and a number of toilet articles, for both were, though you would not have suspected it, rather coquettish. Father Gusson delighted with his visit to the farm and the business he had done there was anxious to leave Mother Etienne a little remembrance.
"They will make a fine couple," she thought, "and later on how pleased I shall be to have a nice family around me with dear children who will love and care for me." Then she thought of Père Gusson the good old man could have no idea of all that had happened at the farm. He was going his rounds, selling his wares as best he could.
I cannot, alas! give you the recipe, it is a secret left me by my parents." Then Father Gusson bade farewell to the two women and went on his way with "Neddy," both much refreshed by their pleasant rest. Mother Etienne handed Germaine the precious pot of ointment to put with their other purchases into the big cupboard, and they thought no more about it.
Both looked well but tired and dusty they seemed to have had a long journey. Father Gusson, such was the good man's name, sold all sorts of things, from tooth-brushes to shoes, including hardware, glassware, notions, drugs, and even patent medicines.
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