toputahevelvetpurse
thistreasurerue,h
grandetfroitotiinquiredafterandaskedtosee,pointingouttohisdaughtertheirintrinsicrits,suchasthebeautyofthellededge,thecleaessoftheflatsurface,therichnessofthelettering,yetrubbedoff
eugeniegavenothoughttotheserarities,nortoherfathersniaforthenortothedangersheincurredindeprivingherselfofatreasuresodeartohino,shethoughtonlyofherusin,andsoondeout,afterafeistakesofcalculation,thatshepossessedaboutfivethousandeighthundredfrancsinactualvalue,ightbesoldfortheiradditionalvaluetollectorsfoearlysixthousandshelookedatherhandclappedherhandslikeahappyentsofthe
bodyfatheranddaughterhadeachunteduptheirfortuhisnight,he,tosellhisgold;eugenietoflinghersintotheoceanofaffectionsheputthepiecesbackintotheoldpurse,tookitinherhand,andranupstairsiseryofher
usindeherforgetthehourandnventionalpropriety;shewasstronginhescience,inherdevotion,inherhappinessasshestooduponthethresholdofthedoor,holdingthecandleinonehandandthepurseintheother,charlessightofher,andreinedspeechlesseforthe
candleonthetable,andsaidinaquiveringvoice:”usin,istbegpardonforagod
eifyouetoout”
”isit”askedcharles,rubbinghiseyes
”ihavereadthoseletters”
charleslored
”hoeiheretruly,idonot
knotetednottoregrettoochthatihavereadthetheyhavedekno,yoursoul,and”
”and”askedcharles
”yourplans,youeedofasu
”dearusin”
”hush,hushusin,notsoloud;ustnotherssee,”shesaid,openingherpurse,”herearethesavingsofapoorgirlwhothisingiof
thevalueofney;youhavetaughtittoitisbutaans,afterallausinisalstabrother;youcansurelyborrohepurseofyoursister”
eugenie,asedofrefusal;
butherusinreinedsilent
”ohyourefuse”criedeugenie,thebeatingsofuldbeheardinthedeepsilence
herusinshesitationrtifiedher;butthesoreneedofhispositionind,andshekneltdown
”iy
usin,iiloreyou,anseletknoe,if
youaregenerous,if”
asheheardthisanstearsfellupon
hisusinshands,
kneelingasthetearstouchedher,eugeniesprangtothepurseandpoureditsntentsuponthetable
”ahyes,yes,younsent”shesaid,hjoy”fear
nothing,usin,youhisgoldwillbringyou
happiness;sodayyoushallbringitbackto,arepartnersiionsbutyoushouldnotattachsuch
valuetothegift”
charleslastabletoexpresshisfeelings
”yes,eugenie;soulallindeedifididnotacceptandyet,giftforgift,nfidencefofidence”
”ean”shesaid,frightened
”listen,dearusin;ihavehere”heinterruptedhielftopointoutasquareboxveredhanoutercaseofleatherhwasonthedraethingaspreeas
lifeitselfthisboxtheralldayihave
beenthinkingthatifsheuldrisefroergrave,shewouldherselfsellthegoldelavishedonthisdressingcase;buttoasacrilege”eugenie
pressedhishandassheheardtheselaster
aslightpause,duringendeesspassed
bet,”no,iy
joueydeareugenie,youshallbeitsguardianneverdidfriendtanythingresaeshotoyou”
heitsouterverings,openedit,and
shoanship
gavetothegoldoantsavaluefarabovetheir
”irethereisnothing,”hesaid,pushingasecretspringethingeish
theasterpieada
rbel,richlysethpearls
”oh,hoyouethat”
”no,”hesaid,sling;”thisisther,andhereisfather,yourauntandunyknees,keeptreasure
safelyifidieandyourlittlefortuneislost,thisgoldandthesepearlsheseportraits;you
arebutdestroythetlast,sothattheyy
passintonootherhands”eugenie”ah,yes,sayyesyounsent”headdedhe
hearingtheveryusedtoherusinnowaddressedtoherself,shetueduponhilookoflove,herfirstlookoflovinganhood,aglanceinuchof
quetryasofinstdepthhetookherhandandkissedit”angelofpuritybetoneyisnothing,nevercanbeanythingfeeling,sentint,stbeallhenceforth””youarelikeyourther,asyours”
”ohchsofter”
”yes,foryou,”shesaid,droppinghereyelids”e,charles,gotobed;iustbetiredgoodnight”shegentlydisengagedherhandfrohoseofherusin,,
lightingtheheyhuponthethreshold,
”ah”hesaid,”iruined”
”atterfatherisrich;ithinkso,”sheanswered”poorandleaning
hisbackagainstthehat
fatherdie;heletyouliveinthispoorway;hewouldliveotherself”
”butheownsfroidfond”
”isfroidfondh”
”idontknohehasnoyers”
”nothingbutapoorfar
”hehasvineyardsandfields”
”renothing,”saidcharlesdisdainfully”ifyourfatherhadonlytyfourthousandfrancsayeardoyousupposeyouwouldliveinthisld,barrenrooheadded,kingastepinadvance”ahthereyouytreasures,”hesaid,glancingattheoldcabi,asiftohi
