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Nothing calmed her till Perrine had been conducted away; and even then Nanon could not hush her into anything like repose, and at last called in the minister, in despair. 'Ah! sir, you are a wise man; can you find how to quiet the poor little thing? Her nurse has nearly driven her distracted with talking of the foster-parents she has found for the child. 'Not found! cried Eustacie.
In fact, the noise was so like the best authenticated accounts of the shrieks indulged in by the spirits of the Temple, that Eustacie had wit enough to suspect that it might be the foundation of some of the stories; and with that solace to her alarms, she endured the departure of her hosts, Nanon promising a visit in the early morning.
"Just so," said the notary, pulling out his watch, which was two inches thick and looked like a Dutch man-of-war; "it's nine o'clock; the diligence of the Grand Bureau is never late." "Is the gentleman young?" inquired the Abbe Cruchot. "Yes," answered Monsieur des Grassins, "and he has brought luggage which must weigh nearly three tons." "Nanon does not come back," said Eugenie.
The Duchesse de Lude sent twenty thousand crowns to Nanon, and on the very evening of the day on which the King had spoken to Monsieur, she had the place. Thus it is! A Nanon sells the most important and the most brilliant offices, and a Duchess of high birth is silly enough to buy herself into servitude! This appointment excited much envy.
"The poor dear monsieur who is going on the seas oh, may God guide him!" At half-past ten the whole family started to escort Charles to the diligence for Nantes. Nanon let loose the dog, locked the door, and insisted on carrying the young man's carpet-bag.
He carefully took off the branches of the candelabra, put a socket on each pedestal, took from Nanon a new tallow candle with paper twisted round the end of it, put it into the hollow, made it firm, lit it, and then sat down beside his wife, looking alternately at his friends, his daughter, and the two candles.
At this moment Grandet returned, without la Grande Nanon, whose steps, together with those of the porter, echoed up the staircase; and he was followed by the traveller who had excited such curiosity and so filled the lively imaginations of those present that his arrival at this dwelling, and his sudden fall into the midst of this assembly, can only be likened to that of a snail into a beehive, or the introduction of a peacock into some village poultry-yard.
"Sometimes on Sunday after vespers, when the weather is fine," said Madame Grandet, "we walk on the bridge, or we go and watch the haymakers." "Have you a theatre?" "Go to the theatre!" exclaimed Madame Grandet, "see a play! Why, monsieur, don't you know it is a mortal sin?" "See here, monsieur," said Nanon, bringing in the eggs, "here are your chickens, in the shell."
Besides, he will not notice it." "Your father sees everything," said Madame Grandet, shaking her head. Nanon hesitated; she knew her master. "Come, Nanon, go, because it is my birthday." Nanon gave a loud laugh as she heard the first little jest her young mistress had ever made, and then obeyed her.
"How can they bang in that way!" exclaimed Nanon; "do they want to break in the door?" "Who the devil is it?" cried Grandet. Nanon took one of the candles and went to open the door, followed by her master. "Grandet! Grandet!" cried his wife, moved by a sudden impulse of fear, and running to the door of the room. All the players looked at each other.
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