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Updated: June 11, 2025
"And certainly your resolution can only be applauded, madame," said Baron Tripeaud; "we can but encourage you to show the greatest firmness, for such disorders must have an end." "It is more than time to put a stop to such scandal," added the abbe. "Eccentricity and exaltation of temperament may excuse many things," ventured to observe the smooth-tongued doctor.
The lounger was Baron Tripeaud, the manufacturing baron the stock-jobber. The poor hunchback was Mother Bunch, who had, indeed fallen with hunger and fatigue, whilst on her way to Mdlle. de Cardoville's.
In one word, you will do nothing without my permission: it is necessary, I insist upon it, and so I am determined it shall be." Adrienne looked at her aunt for a second, and then burst into so free and sonorous a laugh, that it rang for quite a time through the vast apartment. D'Aigrigny and Baron Tripeaud started in indignation. The princess looked angrily at her niece.
"A swallow? what does she mean?" asked the abbe of the baron making a sign, which the latter understood. "I do not know," answered Tripeaud, staring in his turn at the doctor. "She spoke too of a mole. It 'is quite unheard-of incomprehensible." "And so, madame," said the princess, appearing to share in the surprise of the others, "this is the reply that you make to me?"
After the departure of Madame de Saint-Dizier and the marquis, Adrienne had remained in her aunt's apartment with M. Baleinier and Baron Tripeaud.
"My poor child, what is the matter now?" said M. Baleinier, in a soft, wheedling tone, before he left the window where he was standing with Adrienne. "Whatever happens, count upon me!" And the physician went to seat himself between M. d'Aigrigny and M. Tripeaud. At her aunt's insolent address, Mdlle. de Cardoville had proudly lined her head.
An old grudge long existing between them and a rival manufacturer's Baron Tripeaud laborers, fanned the flames.
Seeing us live all together, well lodged, well warmed, and comfortably clad, active, gay, and laborious, their jealousy has been embittered by the sermons, and by the secret manoeuvres of some depraved characters, who are known to be bad workmen, in the employment of M. Tripeaud, our opposition.
Tripeaud, who was not in the secret of the new plans of the doctor and the abbe in a low voice faltered to the latter, with a stupefied air, "What! will you let her go?" "Yes, yes," answered D'Aigrigny abruptly, making a sign that he should listen to the princess, who was about to speak.
As he pronounced this name, the joyous countenance of Jacques became suddenly overcast. Cephyse, no longer under the influence of the painful impression she had felt for a moment, looked uneasily at Jacques, for she knew the irritation which the name of M. Tripeaud produced within him. "M. Tripeaud," resumed Sleepinbuff, "is one that would make the good bad, and the bad worse.
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