Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 4

           Sometimeseven,half-rising,hedelicatelypointedouttomadamethetenderestmorsel,orturningtotheservant,gavehersomeadviceonthemanipulationofstewsandthehygieneofseasoning.

           Hetalkedaroma,osmazome,juices,andgelatineinabewilderingmanner.Moreover,Homais,withhisheadfullerofrecipesthanhisshopofjars,excelledinmakingallkindsofpreserves,vinegars,andsweetliqueurs;heknewalsoallthelatestinventionsineconomicstoves,togetherwiththeartofpreservingcheeseandofcuringsickwines.

           Ateighto’clockJustincametofetchhimtoshutuptheshop.

           ThenMonsieurHomaisgavehimaslylook,especiallyifFelicitewasthere,forhehalfnoticedthathisapprenticewasfondofthedoctor’shouse.

           "Theyoungdog,"hesaid,"isbeginningtohaveideas,andthedeviltakemeifIdon’tbelievehe’sinlovewithyourservant!"

           ButamoreseriousfaultwithwhichhereproachedJustinwashisconstantlylisteningtoconversation.OnSunday,forexample,onecouldnotgethimoutofthedrawing-room,whitherMadameHomaishadcalledhimtofetchthechildren,whowerefallingasleepinthearm-chairs,anddraggingdownwiththeirbackscalicochair-coversthatweretoolarge.

           Notmanypeoplecametothesesoireesatthechemist’s,hisscandal-mongeringandpoliticalopinionshavingsuccessfullyalienatedvariousrespectablepersonsfromhim.Theclerkneverfailedtobethere.

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