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           thecuréthinksthatheoughtnottorefuseanhonestgirlonthepretextthatshehasbeenamaid.Afterall,M.Julien’sfatherisnothingmorethanacarpenter,andhowdidhehimselfearnhislivingbeforehewasatMadame’s?"

           MadamedeRênalstoppedlistening;herexcessivehappinesshadalmostdeprivedherofherreason.ShemadethegirlrepeatseveraltimestheassurancethatJulienhadrefusedher,withapositivenesswhichshutthedooronthepossibilityofhiscomingroundtoamoreprudentdecision.

           "Iwillmakealastattempt,"shesaidtohermaid."IwillspeaktoM.Julien."

           Thefollowingday,afterbreakfast,MadamedeRênalindulgedinthedelightfulluxuryofpleadingherrival’scause,andofseeingElisa’shandandfortunestubbornlyrefusedforawholehour.

           Juliengraduallyemergedfromhiscautiouslywordedanswers,andfinishedbyansweringwithspiritMadamedeRênal’sgoodadvice.Shecouldnothelpbeingovercomebythetorrentofhappinesswhich,aftersomanydaysofdespair,nowinundatedhersoul.Shefeltquiteill.Whenshehadrecoveredandwascomfortablyinherownroomshesenteveryoneaway.Shewasprofoundlyastonished.

           "CanIbeinlovewithJulien?"shefinallysaidtoherself.Thisdiscovery,whichatanyothertimewouldhaveplungedherintoremorseandthedeepestagitation,nowonlyproducedtheeffectofasingular,butasitwere,indifferentspectacle.Hersoulwasexhaustedbyallthatshehadjustgonethrough,andhadnomoresensibilitytopassionleft.

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