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The Japanese Vase

           Thesameisthecasewiththesentimentwhichwasoncemasterofmyheart.Iwouldaskyoutoacceptmyapologiesforallthepiecesofmadnesswhichithasmademecommit."Andhewentout.

           "Onewouldreallysay,"saidmadamedelaMole,ashewentoutoftheroom,"thatthisM.Sorelisquiteproudofwhathehasjustdone."

           ThesewordswentrighthometoMathilde’sheart."Itistrue,"shesaidtoherself;"mymotherhasguessedright.Thatisthesentimentwhichanimateshim."Itwasonlythenthatsheceasedrejoicingoveryesterday’sscene."Well,itisallover,"shesaidtoherself,withanapparentcalm."Itisagreatlesson,anyway.Itisanawfulandhumiliatingmistake!Itisenoughtomakemeprudentalltherestofmylife."

           "Whydidn’tIspeakthetruth?"thoughtJulien."WhyamIstilltorturedbythelovewhichIoncehadforthatmadwoman?"

           Far,however,frombeingextinguishedashehadhopeditwouldbe,hislovegrewmoreandmorerapidly."Sheismad,itistrue,"hesaidtohimself."Issheanythelessadorableforthat?Isitpossibleforanyonetobeprettier?IsnotmademoiselledelaMoletheidealquintessenceofallthemostvividpleasuresofthemostelegantcivilisation?"ThesememoriesofabygonehappinessseizedholdofJulien’smind,andquicklyproceededtodestroyalltheworkofhisreason.

           Itisinvainthatreasonwrestleswithmemoriesofthischaracter.Itssternstrugglesonlyincreasethefascination.

           Twenty-fourhoursafterthebreakingoftheJapanesevase,Julienwasunquestionablyoneofthemostunhappymenintheworld.

           

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