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"To-morrow," she said cheerfully, "to-morrow will bring you some tobacco." "To-morrow will also, I imagine, bring Périne," he replied, with a laugh, and when he laughed it was possible to see what a handsome young fellow the haggard man had been. "Well, I am not sure that Périne isn't preferable to old Plon-Plon.
At any rate I will do what you bid me," the young wife said, trembling. "There is a bureau not so far away. Only promise me you will be prudent, for I must leave Périne here, though I will lock the door. Remember, M. Plon has his own keys." Nor would she relax one of her precautions in spite of his heated impatience.
Slowly she started again, "From thirteen thousand," and, interprompted by the mysterious voice, arrived at the end of her sum, "nine hundred and fifty nine take eight thousand five hundred and four." Quick as thought came the answer: "Five thousand four hundred and fifty-five." "All those fives! You are really a wonder, Périne!" said Marie happily.
There make haste, go!" She took her by the shoulders and pushed her towards the door, but when she left her outside, kissed her. Périne had no sooner gone than Jean came out and flung himself angrily on a chair. "I shall stand this no longer. I give you notice of my determination, Marie. You have her here, I believe, solely to torment me. She is not to come here any more, those are my orders.
Once or twice Marie gave her food, and the poor creature attached herself to her like a dog, followed her upstairs and lay across her door. After a while Madame Didier admitted her into her room at times, and let her share her poor meals, and sleep on a heap of sacking outside the door. Périne, in such prosperity, was as happy as a queen.
He tossed and tumbled on his bed, and, his ear full of sounds which expectation and imagination brought there, sometimes started up, keen to listen, and the next moment pressed his fingers into his ears, to try to shut out these delusive sounds. Then he became almost as reckless as to Périne; what did her seeing him matter when so soon he would be a free man?
Begone, and I wish you a pleasant journey, but I would not be here when my servant comes back if I were you." Wiedan took the roll of money with a trembling hand and put it in his pocket without examining it; but Perine came up, and praising my noble generosity, would have put his arms around my neck and kissed me.
Germain had arrived at the Etoile d'Orient, and had been enquiring after me; an attenuated-looking bravo who was introduced to me as the Chevalier de la Perine, whom I recognized at the first glance as the fellow called Talvis, who had robbed the Prince-Bishop of Presburg, who had lent me a hundred Louis the same day, and with whom I had fought a duel at Paris.
The girl nodded, and stumbling along towards the place indicated, contrived on her way to knock down and break into atoms a white dish. "Oh, the unfortunate child!" cried Marie, darting forward. "Another! and it was my last! How many more things will you destroy!" At this reproach the guilt-stricken Périne covered her face and howled aloud, and Madame Didier's momentary anger passed.
At No. 99 is Sainte Perine, a refuge for persons above 60 with small incomes, who by paying 600 francs a year, are comfortably provided for, or by depositing a certain sum at once, on entering. It was formerly a monastery, and can accommodate 180 men and women. The church of St. Pierre is a little farther on, in which there are a few pictures, and the choir is of the 15th century.
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