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She was certain that she was about to die. José's sudden anger had the fitfulness of a wild beast's. He crushed her with a terrible glance from his bloodshot eyes. Then he began to laugh hysterically, like a young girl. "Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! In a wanton's house yonder in Rue Prony, at Vanda's! Vanda's! At Vanda's, in a harlot's bed, she gave herself, sold herself! A Rosas, for she is a Rosas!
He did not disturb himself at the young man's entrance, but went on sopping his bread in the chocolate; for he never ate anything for breakfast but a small roll cut into four strips with careful precision. "Well, young man," he said, glancing at Vanda's son, "so you have come, too, to find out about your mother?" "Yes, monsieur;" replied Auguste de Mergi.
Katrina, with tears in her eyes, held Erik's hands between her own, whose cheeks were reddened by the hope of the new destiny which seemed opening before him, but who looked sad at leaving all whom he loved, and who did not know what feeling he ought to yield to. Little Vanda's face was hidden in her father's knees, and nothing could be seen except her long braids of golden hair.
He had written to Mademoiselle Kayser, but his letter had remained unanswered. He thought that he would go to Mademoiselle Vanda's house the next day, after the Chamber was up. Very late, he added, since the sitting would be prolonged. Long and decisive, as the fate of his ministry was at stake. Granet's interpellation did not make him unusually uneasy.
Hearing those words in the celestial notes of Vanda's enchanting voice, Godefroid stopped short on the spot where he stood. "Cured!" he exclaimed. "For the last ten days he has allowed me to walk out," she replied. "Who? Halpersohn?" "Yes," she said. "Why have you not been to see us?
Yet, under these assurances of favour, a thrill of fear passed over her as the vision seemed to repeat, or chant, "Widow'd wife and wedded maid, Betrothed, betrayer, and betray'd, All is done that has been said; Vanda's wrong has been wroken Take her pardon by this token." She bent down, as if to kiss Eveline, who started at that instant, and then awoke.
"I promised my friend Malarius to dine with him, and he is waiting for me. Little girl," he said, laying his hand gently upon Vanda's blonde head, "I hope you do not wish me any harm because I am taking your brother away from you?" "No, doctor," she answered gravely. "Erik will be happier with you he was not intended to live in a village."
Half an hour after Vanda's departure, three men dressed in black, whom Madame Vauthier let into the house by the door on the rue Notre-Dame des Champs, filed up the staircase, accompanied by their female Judas, and knocked gently at the door of Monsieur Bernard's lodging. As it happened to be a Thursday, Auguste was at home. He opened the door, and the three men glided in like shadows.
"Ah " she exclaimed, looking at Godefroid, who fancied he could see a soul hovering in the air as he admired the ubiquity of Vanda's glances. Until then, Godefroid had never known the power of voice and eyes when the whole of life is put into them.
"You are jolly right," said the ancient danseuse. "The nest is entirely at the birds' disposal. Your minister I don't ask his name, but I shall learn it by the bills of exchange would treat you as a grisette if he found you at your uncle's. Whereas at Vanda's ah! at Vanda's! you will have news to tell me. So, see this is all that is necessary.
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