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The Anonymous Letters

           Fouqué.Thesacrificeismade;to-morrow,whetherthereisorwhetherthereisnotanyanonymousletter,ImyselfwilltellmyhusbandIhavereceivedananonymousletterandthatitisnecessarytogiveyouagoldenbridgeatonce,findsomehonourableexcuse,andsendyoubacktoyourparentswithoutdelay.

           "Alas,dearone,wearegoingtobeseparatedforafortnight,perhapsamonth!Go,Iwilldoyoujustice,youwillsufferasmuchasI,butanyway,thisistheonlymeansofdisposingofthisanonymousletter.Itisnotthefirstthatmyhusbandhasreceived,andonmyscoretoo.Alas!howIusedtolaughoverthem!

           "MyoneaimistomakemyhusbandthinkthatthelettercomesfromM.Valenod;Ihavenodoubtthatheisitsauthor.Ifyouleavethehouse,makeapointofestablishingyourselfatVerrières;Iwillmanagethatmyhusbandshouldthinkofpassingafortnightthereinordertoprovetothefoolstherewasnocoldnessbetweenhimandme.OnceatVerrières,establishtiesoffriendshipwitheveryone,evenwiththeLiberals.Iamsurethatalltheirladieswillseekyouout.

           "DonotquarrelwithM.Valenod,orcutoffhisears,asyousaidyouwouldoneday.Try,onthecontrary,toingratiateyourselfwithhim.TheessentialpointisthatitshouldbenotoriousinVerrièresthatyouaregoingtoenterthehouseholdeitherofValenodorofsomeoneelsetotakechargeofthechildren’seducation.

           "Thatiswhatmyhusbandwillneverputupwith.Ifhedoesfeelboundtoresignhimselftoit,well,atanyrate,youwillbelivinginVerrièresandIshallbeseeingyousometimes.

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