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Updated: May 14, 2025
The barracks were not far away; and yet Sigismond Planus had the greatest difficulty in the world in dragging himself so far.
Part of a full-grown compound mass. These fossils, together with numerous species of Zaphrentis, Amplexus, Cyathophyllum, Clisiophyllum, Syringopora, and Michelinia, form a group of rugose corals widely different from any that followed them. Cyathocrinus planus, Miller. Body and arms. Cyathocrinus caryocrinoides, M'Coy. a. Surface of one of the joints of the stem. b.
He walked to the table, hesitated a minute, then, summoning courage, uncovered a swollen face, a tall, motionless body in its rain-soaked garments. "She has killed you at last, my old comrade!" murmured Planus, and fell on his knees, sobbing bitterly. The officers had come forward, gazing curiously at the body, which was left uncovered. "Look, surgeon," said one of them.
He sat bravely down behind the gratin, looking over the books of account, the certificates of stock in the funds, opening the jewel-cases, estimating with Planus, whose father had been a jeweller, the value of all those diamonds, which he had once so admired on his wife, having no suspicion of their real value.
From Montsouris to the fortifications of Montrouge is but a step. When they had reached that point, Planus had no great difficulty in taking his friend home with him. He thought, and justly, that his tranquil fireside, the spectacle of a placid, fraternal, devoted affection, would give the wretched man's heart a sort of foretaste of the happiness that was in store for him with his brother Frantz.
At last, when they had locked the little garden-door, Mademoiselle Planus went up to her room, and Sigismond made himself as comfortable as possible in a small cabinet adjoining. About midnight the cashier was aroused by his sister calling him in a terrified whisper: "Monsieur Planus, my brother?" "What is it?" "Did you hear?" "No. What?" "Oh! it was awful.
"It is the husband's fault," would be the verdict of "Mademoiselle Planus, my sister." "It is the wife's fault," "Monsieur Planus, my brother," would reply. "Oh! the men " "Oh! the women " That was their one never-failing subject of discussion in those rare hours of idleness which old Sigismond set aside in his busy day, which was as carefully ruled off as his account-books.
And while Claire was thinking that such an excellent man deserved a better companion in life, Risler, watching the calm and lovely face turned toward him, the intelligent, kindly eyes, asked himself who the hussy could be for whom Georges Fromont neglected such an adorable woman. The house in which old Planus lived at Montrouge adjoined the one which the Chebes had occupied for some time.
The dowager Madame Fromont herself could have found nothing to say as to the orderly and cleanly aspect of the place. That was the whole of the intellectual equipment of the room. Pere Planus glanced proudly around. The glass of water was in its place on the walnut table, the box of razors on the dressing-case. "You see, Risler. Here is everything you need.
Claire descended into Planus' office. To see Risler striding to and fro, with his hands behind his back, as calm as usual, no one would ever have suspected all that had taken place in his life since the night before. As for Sigismond, he was fairly beaming, for he saw nothing in it all beyond the fact that the notes had been paid at maturity and that the honor of the firm was safe.
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