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Updated: June 10, 2025
Never had Ursula measured as she did at that moment the distance which separated Vicomte de Portenduere from the daughter of a regimental musician, a former opera-singer and the natural son of an organist. "What is the matter, my dear?" said the old lady, making the girl sit down beside her. "Madame, I am confused by the honor you have done me "
To the great astonishment of all the groups, Madame de Portenduere, on leaving the church, stopped old Minoret, who offered her his arm and took her home. The old lady asked him to dinner that evening, also asking his niece and assuring him that the abbe would be the only other guest. "He must have wished Ursula to see Paris," said Minoret-Levrault.
When I am dead do not let any one know of it immediately, but send for Monsieur de Portenduere; read the letter together; swear to me now, in his name and your own, that you will carry out my last wishes. When Savinien has obeyed me, then announce my death, but not till then. The comedy of the heirs will begin. God grant those monsters may not ill-treat you." "Yes godfather."
If you will, I will break off the marriage between Portenduere and Ursula." "How?" asked the colossus. "Do you think I am such a fool as to tell you my plan?" said the notary's head clerk. "Well, my lad, separate them, and we'll see what we can do," said Zelie.
It was said that a prompt marriage of his daughter to Savinien would save Chateau du Rouvre from his creditors; and Madame de Portenduere, the gossips added, would approve of anything that would discredit and degrade Ursula and lead to this marriage of her son. So far from this being true, the old lady was well-nigh vanquished by the sufferings of the innocent girl.
Monsieur de Jordy, like the doctor, had come to die in Nemours, but he knew no one except the abbe, who was always at the beck and call of his parishioners, and Madame de Portenduere, who went to bed at nine o'clock. So, much against his will, he too had taken to going to bed early, in spite of the thorns that beset his pillow.
If the two gentlemen could agree to combine their fortunes, and the first would give his name and his figure to the second, who should keep his dark hair, then perhaps " "What can you say against Monsieur de Rastignac?" "Madame de Nucingen has made a banker of him," she said with meaning. "And our cousin, the Vicomte de Portenduere?" "A mere boy, who dances badly; besides, he has no fortune.
"Pest!" cried Cremiere; "he can't take a step without that girl!" "Something must have happened to make old Portenduere accept his arm," said Massin. "So none of you have guessed that your uncle has sold his Funds and released that little Savinien?" cried Goupil. "He refused Dionis, but he didn't refuse Madame de Portenduere Ha, ha! you are all done for.
There are but three or four houses of the lesser nobility in Nemours; among them, at the period of which we write, that of the family of Portenduere was the most important.
To Monsieur le Vicomte Savinien de Portenduere: Monsieur, I cannot be otherwise than greatly honored by the letter in which you offer me your hand; but, at my age, and according to the rules of my education, I have felt bound to communicate it to my godfather, who is all I have, and whom I love as a father and also as a friend.
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