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But Athalie poisoned all their pleasure. Proud as a fallen angel who is asked to return, and who prefers damnation to humbling her pride, she turned away from Timar, and said in a voice choked with passion, "I thank you, sir. But I never wish to hear of Herr Katschuka again, either in this world or the next! I will never be his wife; I will remain here with Timéa as her servant."
Herr Katschuka rushed up the steps straight to the door which led to Timéa's room it was locked on the inside: he put his shoulder against it and burst the lock. Timéa lay before him on the ground, covered with blood, and unconscious. The major raised her and carried her to the bed. The surgeon examined the wounds, and said none of them was dangerous, the lady had only fainted.
"No consequence, Herr Major." "Pardon my blindness, and give me back the insulting present, I beg." Athalie drew back with a mocking bow, hiding the hand which held the thaler behind her. "I will give it you back to-morrow leave it with me till then; I have fairly earned it." Herr Katschuka swore at his stupidity. The inexplicable load he felt on his spirits seemed to have redoubled in weight.
Since Katschuka came to the house, Athalie had controlled herself, and treated even her mother kindly. She made tea for her which Frau Sophie liked, especially with plenty of rum in it she made it herself; and was very good to the servants too, treating them also to tea, which, for the men-servants, almost might have been called punch; they could not say enough for her.
Timéa did not notice, but Herr Katschuka saw what a flash flew over Athalie's face a volcanic outburst of diabolical rage, a glow of flaming spite, a dark cloud of purple shame; the muscles quivered as if the face was a nest of snakes stirred up by a rod. What murderous eyes! What compressed lips! What a bottomless depth of passion in that single look.
Lieutenant Katschuka had declared all along that he could not marry Athalie without a dowry, and when the wedding day arrived, Brazovics, unable to face his creditors, and knowing himself bankrupt, penniless, and fraudulent, committed suicide. Katschuka immediately declared the engagement at an end. In his heart he had long wearied of Athalie, and looked with desire on Timéa.
And after Timéa had drawn them off, and held the snow-white foot, more perfect than a sculptor's ideal, in her lap, she bent and pressed a kiss on it. Athalie permitted that too. Lieutenant Katschuka went through the café and found Timar there gulping down a cup of black coffee.
Katschuka did him that favor too, and thus Athanas learned what portion would be bought by government. And that wretch of a Timar had really pitched on the place where the fort was to be built. "And what are to be the terms of the expropriation?" That was the question, and that the captain could not reveal without committing a capital crime. But he did it.
They are as good friends as ever they were. Herr Brazovics guessed indeed he had means of knowing that it was no other than Captain Katschuka who had opened the door through which Timar had attained his riches. Why he had done so was easy to imagine. He wanted to get rid of Athalie, and it would suit him very well if Brazovics intervened and forbid him the house.
There were some who blamed this course of action in Katschuka, and did not consider it an excuse that, as Herr Brazovics had not kept to the condition of handing over the dowry beforehand, the bridegroom was justified in considering himself freed from his obligations. There are a few narrow-minded people who can find no excuse for such a withdrawal. Then came the ravens and sat on the roof.
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