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ashemayorwasabouosidownobreakfas,wordwasbroughohimhaheruralpoliceman,wihwoprisoners,wasawaiinghimahehoeldevillehewenhereaonceandfoundoldhochedursandingguardbeforeamiddlecsscouplewhomhewasregardingwihasevereexpressiononhisface

heman,afaoldfellowwiharednoseandwhiehair,seemeduerlydejeced;whilehewoman,alileroundabouindividualwihshiningcheeks,lookedaheofficialwhohadarresedhem,wihdefianeyes

“whaisi？whaisi,hochedur？”

heruralpolicemanmadehisdeposiion

hehadgoneouhamorningahisusualime,inorderoparolhisbeafromheforesofchampiouxasfarasheboundariesofargeneuilhehadnonoicedanyhingunusualinhecounryexcephaiwasafineday,andhahewheawasdoingwell,whenhesonofoldbredel,whowasgoingoverhisvines,calledouohim:

“here,daddyhochedur,goandhavealookaheouskirsofhewoodinhefirshickeyouwillfindapairofpigeonswhomusbeahundredandhiryyearsoldbeweenhem!”

heweninhedirecionindicaed,eneredhehicke,andhereheheardwordswhichmadehimsuspecafgran1breachofmoraliyadvancing,herefore,onhishandsandkneesasifosurpriseapoacher,hehadarresedhecouplewhomhefoundhere

hemayorlookedaheculprisinasonishmen,forhemanwascerainlysixy,andhewomanfifyfivealeas,andhebeganoquesionhem,begi

ingwihheman,whorepliedinsuchaweakvoicehahecouldscarcelybeheard

“whaisyourname？”

“nichosbeaurain”

“youroccupaion？”

“haberdasher,inheruedesmaryrs,inparis”

“whawereyoudoinginhewood？”

hehaberdasherremainedsilen,wihhiseyesonhisfapaunch2,andhishandshangingahissides,andhemayorconinued:

“doyoudenywhaheofficerofhemunicipalauhoriiessaes？”

“no,monsieur”

“soyouconfessi？”

“yes,monsieur”

“whahaveyouosayinyourdefence？”

“nohing,monsieur”

“wheredidyoumeeheparnerinyourmisdemeanor？”

“sheismywife,monsieur”

“yourwife？”

“yes,monsieur”

“hen—hen—youdonoliveogeherinparis？”

“ibegyourpardon,monsieur,buwearelivingogeher!”

“buinhacase—youmusbemad,alogehermad,mydearsir,ogecaughpyingloversinhecounryaeno’clockinhemorning”

hehaberdasherseemedreadyocrywihshame,andhemuered:“iwasshewhoenicedme!ioldheriwasverysupid,buwhenawomanoncegesahinginoherhead—youknow—youca

ogeiou”

hemayor,wholikedajoke,smiledandreplied:“inyourcase,heconraryoughohavehappenedyouwouldnobehere,ifshehadhadheideaonlyinherhead”

henmonsieurbeauainwasseizedwihrageandurningohiswife,hesaid:“doyouseeowhayouhavebroughuswihyourpoery？andnowweshallhaveogobeforehecoursaourage,forabreachofmorals!andweshallhaveoshuupheshop,sellourgoodwill,andgoosomeoherneighborhood!ha’swhaihascomeo”

madamebeauraingoup,andwihoulookingaherhusband,sheexpinedherselfwihouembarrassmen,wihouuselessmodesy,andalmoswihouhesiaion

“ofcourse,monsieur,iknowhawehavemadeourselvesridiculouswillyouallowmeopleadmycauselikeanadvocae,orraherlikeapoorwoman？andihopehayouwillbekindenoughosendushome,andospareushedisgraceofaprosecuion

“yearsago,wheniwasyoung,imademonsieurbeaurain’sacquainanceonesundayinhisneighborhoodhewasemployedinadraper’sshop,andiwasasaleswomaninareadymadeclohingesablishmenirememberiasifiwereyeserdayiusedocomeandspendsundayshereoccasionallywihafriendofmine,roseleveque,wihwhomilivedinheruepigalle,androsehadasweehear,whileihadnoneheusedobringushere,andonesaurdayheoldmeughinghaheshouldbringafriendwihhimhenexdayiquieundersoodwhahemean,buirepliedhaiwouldbenogood;foriwasviruous,monsieur