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The Anonymous Letters

           

           "Doyounotloveme?Areyoutiredofmyfitsoffollyandofremorse,youwickedman?Doyouwishtoruinme?Iwillshowyouaneasyway.GoandshowthislettertoallVerrières,orrathershowittoM.Valenod.TellhimthatIloveyou,nay,donotuttersuchablasphemy,tellhimIadoreyou,thatitwasonlyonthedayIsawyouthatmylifecommenced;thateveninthemaddestmomentsofmyyouthIneverevendreamtofthehappinessthatIowetoyou,thatIhavesacrificedmylifetoyouandthatIamsacrificingmysoul.YouknowthatIamsacrificingmuchmore.Butdoesthatmanknowthemeaningofsacrifice?Tellhim,Isay,simplytoirritatehim,thatIwilldefyalleviltongues,thattheonlymisfortuneformeinthewholeworldwouldbetowitnessanychangeintheonlymanwhoholdsmetolife.Whatahappinessitwouldbetometolosemylife,toofferitupasasacrificeandtohavenolongeranyfearformychildren.

           "Havenodoubtaboutit,dearone,ifitisananonymousletter,itcomesfromthatodiousbeingwhohaspersecutedmeforthelastsixyearswithhisloudvoice,hisstoriesabouthisjumpsonhorseback,hisfatuity,andtheneverendingcatalogueofallhisadvantages.

           "Isthereananonymousletter?Ishouldliketodiscussthatquestionwithyou,youwickedman;butno,youactedrightly.Claspingyouinmyarmsperhapsforthelasttime,IshouldneverhavebeenabletoargueascoldlyasIdo,nowthatIamalone.Fromthismomentourhappinesswillnolongerbesoeasy.Willthatbeavexationforyou?Yes,onthosedayswhenyouhaven’treceivedsomeamusingbookfromM.

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