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The old notary, seeing the trap, and his client with one foot caught in it, was petrified for a moment, as he said to himself: "I am certain they are tricking us." "If madame will follow my advice," said Solonet, "she will secure her own tranquillity. By sacrificing herself in this way she may be sure that no minors will ultimately harass her for we never know who may live and who may die!
In many families this would be reduced to writing, but on this occasion I think a simple consent would suffice. Do you consent?" "Yes," replied Madame Evangelista. "Yes," said Paul. "And I?" asked Natalie, laughing. "You are a minor, mademoiselle," replied Solonet; "don't complain of that."
At this moment Solonet arrived to announce the good news that he had found among the speculators of Bordeaux two contractors who were much attracted by the house, the gardens of which could be covered with dwellings. "They offer two hundred and fifty thousand francs," he said; "but if you consent to the sale, I can make them give you three hundred thousand.
There are three acres of land in the garden." "My husband paid two hundred thousand for the place, therefore I consent," she replied. "But you must reserve the furniture and the mirrors." "Ah!" said Solonet, "you are beginning to understand business." "Alas! I must," she said, sighing.
Moreover, if Monsieur le comte, out of love for his wife, were guilty of extravagance, she could ruin him by exercising her rights when misfortunes overtook him. I plead now for you, for them, for their children, for every one." "The old fellow makes a lot of smoke with his cannon," thought Maitre Solonet, giving his client a look, which meant, "Keep on!"
"We are concerned now with the interests and welfare of three generations. Have we wasted the missing millions? We are simply endeavoring to solve difficulties of which we are wholly guiltless." "Marry us, and don't haggle," said Solonet. "Haggle! do you call it haggling to defend the interests of father and mother and children?" said Mathias.
Does he desire her to the point of disregarding all pecuniary difficulties?" "Yes." "That's what I call having a lien upon a daughter's property," cried the notary. "Make her look her best to-night," he added with a sly glance. "She has a most charming dress for the occasion." "The marriage-contract dress is, in my opinion, half the battle," said Solonet.
Do not consider me in any way." "That would not be right," said Paul, eagerly. "If your future is not honorably provided for, Natalie and I would suffer more than you would suffer for yourself." "Don't be uneasy, Monsieur le comte," interposed Solonet. "Ah!" thought old Mathias, "they'll make him kiss the rod before they scourge him." "You may feel quite satisfied," continued Solonet.
Madame Evangelista then stated her position baldly. "My dear lady, that is nothing to be troubled about," said Maitre Solonet, assuming a confident air as soon as his client had given him the exact figures. "The question is how have you conducted yourself toward Monsieur de Manerville? In this matter questions of manner and deportment are of greater importance than those of law and finance."
When the slender, fair-haired Solonet, curled, perfumed, and booted like the leading gentleman at the Vaudeville, and dressed like a dandy whose most important business is a duel, entered Madame Evangelista's salon, preceding his brother notary, whose advance was delayed by a twinge of the gout, the two men presented to the life one of those famous caricatures entitled "Former Times and the Present Day," which had such eminent success under the Empire.
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