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"That's what I ask myself, my dovey, what can he be doing? It can't be that he comes to look at his furniture, for he has nothing but a flock bed, a table, a stove, a chair, and an old trunk." "Somewhat in the style of Philemon's establishment," said Rose-Pompon.
"What the devil does he do here, under a false name?" said Jacques Dumoulin to himself. "You know him?" said Rose-Pompon, with impatience. "You are quite confused." "And this gentleman has two rooms in this house, and comes here mysteriously," said Jacques Dumoulin, more and more surprised. "Yes," resumed Rose-Pompon; "you can see his windows from Philemon's dove-cote."
"And where would she have gone without me, my good Mother Arsene? Since her lover was arrested, she has not dared to return home, because she owes ever so many quarters. Seeing her troubles. I said to her: 'Come, lodge at Philemon's. When he returns, we must find another place for you." "Well, little lovey if you only assure me that M. Philemon will not be angry " "Angry! for what?
A second cock-a-doodle-doo, still louder than the first, was heard close to the door. "What a stupid, droll creature it is! Always the same joke, and yet it always amuses me," said Rose-Pompon. And drying her tears with the back of her hand, she began to laugh like one bewitched at Philemon's jest, which, though well known to her, always seemed new and agreeable.
"He came to fetch me, and said I need not fear for my virtue, and was only to make myself look pretty. So I said to myself: 'Philemon's out of town, and it's very dull here all alone: This seems a droll affair; what can I risk by it? Alas! I didn't know what I risked," added Rose Pompon, with a sigh. "Well! Ninny Moulin takes me away in a fine carriage. We stop in the Place du Palais-Royal.
A second cock-a-doodle-doo, still louder than the first, was heard close to the door. "What a stupid, droll creature it is! Always the same joke, and yet it always amuses me," said Rose-Pompon. And drying her tears with the back of her hand, she began to laugh like one bewitched at Philemon's jest, which, though well known to her, always seemed new and agreeable.
When Rodin had written these last words, his attention was suddenly attracted by the clear and sonorous voice of Rose-Pompon, who, knowing her Beranger by heart, had opened Philemon's window, and, seated on the sill, sang with much grace and prettiness this verse of the immortal song-writer: "How wrong you are! Is't you dare say That heaven ever scowls on earth?
The wonder is, that, after alighting on a flower bed of so delicious fragrance and immortal bloom, they should have been content to fly down again to their hive in Philemon's garden. Never was such honey tasted, seen, or smelt.
"She would have struggled against Philemon had she had strength to struggle. I think she was asleep when she was struck." "Ah! And was not standing by the table? How about the blood there, then?" "Shaken from the murderer's fingers in fright or disgust." "There was no blood on Philemon's fingers." "No; he wiped them on his sleeve."
There it stood quite still, except that the snakes continued to wriggle. But, in my private opinion, old Philemon's eyesight had been playing him tricks again. Before he could ask any questions, the elder stranger drew his attention from the wonderful staff, by speaking to him.
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