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When Rubini sang Il mio cor si divide, she rushed away. Music is sometimes mightier than actor or poet, the two most powerful of all natures, combined. Savinien de Portenduere accompanied Sabine to the peristyle and put her in the carriage without being able to understand this sudden flight. Madame du Guenic now entered a phase of suffering which is peculiar to the aristocracy.
"That's as if you said Goupil was to be my successor." "The two things are not so impossible," said Goupil. On returning from mass Madame de Portenduere told Tiennette to inform her son that she wished to see him. The little house had three bedrooms on the first floor.
"Your Minoret is sly," she said, taking a pinch of snuff. "He knows what he is about." "My mother thinks he wishes to force me into marrying his niece by getting hold of our farm," said Savinien; "as if a Portenduere, son of a Kergarouet, could be made to marry against his will."
The dining-room floor is in marquetry perfect folly! The house won't sell for a penny the more." "Well, nephew, buy it for me: let me know what you do about it; here's my address. The rest I leave to my notary. Who lives opposite?" he asked, as they left the house. "Emigres," answered the post master, "named Portenduere."
Do not be disheartened, madame; you have many friends, among whom I beg you to consider me as one of the most sincere; I send you our best wishes, with the respects of Your very affectionate servant, Emilie de Kergarouet. The second letter was as follows: Portenduere, August, 1829. To Madame de Portenduere: My dear aunt, I am more annoyed than surprised at Savinien's pranks.
Remember, my darling child, that you must obey a wish that has made the happiness of my whole life; a wish that will force me to ask the intervention of God should you disobey me. But, to guard against all scruples in your dear conscience for I well know how ready it is to torture you you will find herewith a will in due form bequeathing these certificates to Monsieur Savinien de Portenduere.
Bianchon, Lucien de Rubempre, Octave de Camps, the Comte de Granville, the Vicomte de Fontaine, du Bruel the vaudevillist, Andoche Finot the journalist, Derville, one of the best heads in the law courts, the Comte du Chatelet, deputy, du Tillet, banker, and several elegant young men, such as Paul de Manerville and the Vicomte de Portenduere.
Next, having found in Monsieur le Vicomte Savinien de Portenduere a true and honest affection for me, I bequeath to him the sum of thirty-six thousand francs a year from the Funds, at three per cent, the said bequest to take precedence of all inheritance accruing to my heirs. Written by my own hand, at Nemours, on the 11th of January, 1831. Denis Minoret.
My advice therefore is to induce him to invest his capital in a way that will make it difficult for him to disinherit you, and I know of an opportunity, made to hand. That little Portenduere is in Saint-Pelagie, locked-up for one hundred and some odd thousand francs' worth of debt. His old mother knows he is in prison; she is crying like a Magdalen.
"Very good, monsieur," she said, bowing her head and looking at the abbe as if to say, "You were right; he really is a man of good society." "You see, madame," said the abbe, "that my friend the doctor is full of devotion to your family." "We shall be grateful, monsieur," said Madame de Portenduere, making a visible effort; "a journey to Paris, at your age, in quest of a prodigal, is "
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