“henexdaywememonsieurbeaurainaherailwaysaion,andinhosedayshewasgoodlooking,buihadmadeupmymindnooencouragehim,andididnowell,wearrivedabezonsiwasalovelyday,hesorofdayhaouchesyourhearwheniisfineevennow,jusasiusedobeformerly,igrowquiefoolish,andwheniaminhecounryiuerlylosemyheadhegreengrass,heswallowsflyingsoswifly,hesmellofhegrass,hescarlepoppies,hedaisies,allhamakesmecrazyiislikechampagnewhenoneisnoaccusomedoi!

“well,iwaslovelyweaher,warmandbrigh,andiseemedoperaeyourbodyhroughyoureyeswhenyoulookedandhroughyourmouhwhenyoubreahedroseandsimonhugged3andkissedeachohereveryminue,andhagavemeaqueerfeeling!monsieurbeaurainandiwalkedbehindhem,wihouspeakingmuch,forwhenpeopledonoknoweachoher,heydonofindanyhingoalkabouhelookedimid,andilikedoseehisembarrassmenaswegoohelilewood;iwasascoolasinabahhere,andwefoursadownroseandherlovereasedmebecauseilookedrahersern,buyouwillundersandhaicouldnobeoherwiseandhenheybeganokissandhugagain,wihoupuinganymoreresrainuponhemselveshanifwehadnobeenhere;andhenheywhisperedogeher,andgoupandwenoffamongherees,wihousayingawordyoumayfancywhailookedlike,alonewihhisyoungfellowwhomisawforhefirsimeifelsoconfusedaseeinghemgohaigavemecourage,andibeganoalkiaskedhimwhahisbusinesswas,andhesaidhewasalinendraper’sassisan,asioldyoujusnowwealkedforafewminues,andhamadehimbold,andhewanedoakeliberieswihme,buioldhimsharplyokeephispceisnoharue,monsieurbeaurain？”

monsieurbeaurain,whowaslookingahisfeeinconfusion,didnoreply,andsheconinued:“henhesawhaiwasviruous,andhebeganomakeloveomenicely,likeanhonorableman,andfromhaimehecameeverysunday,forhewasverymuchinlovewihmeiwasveryfondofhimalso,veryfondofhim!hewasagoodlookingfellow,formerly,andinshorhemarriedmehenexsepember,andwesaredinbusinessinheruedesmaryrs

“iwasahardsruggleforsomeyears,monsieurbusinessdidnoprosper,andwecouldnoaffordmanycounryexcursions,and,besides,wehadgoouofhewayofhemonehasoherhingsinone’shead,andhinksmoreofhecashboxhanofpreyspeeches,whenoneisinbusinessweweregrowingoldbydegreeswihouperceivingi,likequiepeoplewhodonohinkmuchabouloveonedoesnoregreanyhingaslongasonedoesnonoicewhaonehaslos

“andhen,monsieur,businessbecamebeer,andwewereranquilasohefuure!hen,yousee,idonoexaclyknowwhawenoninmymind,no,ireallydonoknow,buibeganodreamlikealileboardingschoolgirlhesighofhelilecarsfullofflowerswhicharedrawnabouhesreesmademecry;hesmellofviolessoughmeouinmyeasychair,behindmycashbox,andmademyhearbea!heniwouldgeupandgoouonhedoorsepolookaheblueskybeweenheroofswhenonelooksupaheskyfromhesree,ilookslikeariverwhichisdescendingonparis,windingasiflows,andheswallowspassoandfroinilikefishheseideasareverysupidamyage!buhowcanonehelpi,monsieur,whenonehasworkedallone’slife？amomencomesinwhichoneperceiveshaonecouldhavedonesomehingelse,andhaoneregres,oh!yes,onefeelsinenseregre!jushink,forwenyyearsimighhavegoneandhadkissesinhewoods,likeoherwomeniusedohinkhowdelighfuliwouldbeolieunderhereesandbeinlovewihsomeone!andihoughofieverydayandeverynigh!idreamedofhemoonlighonhewaer,unilifelinclinedodrownmyself

“ididnovenureospeakomonsieurbeaurainabouhisafirsiknewhahewouldmakefunofme,andsendmebackosellmyneedlesandcoon!andhen,ospeakheruh,monsieurbeaurainneversaidmuchome,buwhenilookedinhegss,ialsoundersoodquiewellhainolongerappealedoanyone!

“well,imadeupmymind,andiproposedohimanexcursioninohecounry,ohepcewherewehadfirsbecomeacquainedheagreedwihoumisrusinganyhing,andwearrivedherehismorning,abounineo’clock