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Here is our friend Adrian Urmand's health, and I am quite sure that we all hope that he may get an excellent, beautiful young wife, with a good dowry, and that before long. Then he too sat down, and all the ladies drank to the health and future fortunes of M. Adrian Urmand. Upon the whole the rejected lover liked it.
Then Edmond Greisse had come to Colmar, and brought the first rumour of Adrian Urmand's proposal of marriage. The reader will perhaps remember that George, when he heard this first rumour, had at once made up his mind to go over to Granpere, and that he went. He went to Granpere partly believing, and partly disbelieving Edmond's story.
'Truth to any such folly as that would be very wicked. 'At any rate, I did nothing. I remained there month after month; meaning to do something when this was settled, meaning to do something when that was settled; and then there came a sort of rumour to me that Marie was to be Urmand's wife. I did not believe it, but I thought that I would come and see. 'It was true. 'No; it was not true then.
'There certainly shall be none on my part, said George. 'I don't know what M. Urmand's feelings may be. 'O dear, no; nothing of the kind, said Urmand. 'But I don't exactly see what we are to talk about. Michel, however, paid no attention to this, but walked slowly out of the room. 'I really don't know what there is to say, continued Urmand, as he knocked the balls about with his cue.
If he could only obliterate in any way the evil which he had certainly inflicted on that unfortunate young man! 'Urmand, my friend, another glass of wine. George, fill our friend Urmand's glass; not so quickly, George, not so quickly; you give him nothing but the froth. Adrian Urmand, your very good health.
She would not have changed a pin for Urmand's coming, had all Granpere come round her to tell her that it was needful. If the man wanted more to eat than was customary, let him have it. It was not for her to measure her uncle's hospitality. But her ribbons and her pins were her own.
She did not rise, but waited till he had come close up to her. Then she was the first to speak. 'Aunt Josey tells me that you want to see me, she said. Urmand's task was certainly not a pleasant one. Though his temper was excellent, he was already beginning to think that he was being ill-used.
But when the girl had been accommodated with another lover, then he thrust himself forward and disturbed everybody's arrangements! No conduct could have been worse than this. But, nevertheless, Urmand's anger was the hottest against Michel Voss himself.
But he was one who understood his business, and did not neglect it; he had money too; and was therefore such a young man that Michel Voss felt that he might give his niece to him without danger, if he and she could manage to like each other sufficiently. As to Urmand's liking, there was no doubt. Urmand was ready enough. 'I will see if she will speak to me just now, said Urmand after a pause.
I am told that M. Urmand's house is one of those which look down upon the river from near the church; the very best position in all the town. And it is full of everything, they say. His father spared nothing for furniture when he was married. And they say that his mother's linen was quite a sight to be seen. And then, Marie, everybody acknowledges that he is such a nice-looking young man!
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