Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 4

           AssoonasheheardthebellherantomeetMadameBovary,tookhershawl,andputawayundertheshop-counterthethicklistshoesthatsheworeoverherbootswhentherewassnow.

           Firsttheyplayedsomehandsattrente-et-un;nextMonsieurHomaisplayedecartewithEmma;Leonbehindhergaveheradvice.

           Standingupwithhishandsonthebackofherchairhesawtheteethofhercombthatbitintoherchignon.Witheverymovementthatshemadetothrowhercardstherightsideofherdresswasdrawnup.Fromherturned-uphairadarkcolourfelloverherback,andgrowinggraduallypaler,lostitselflittlebylittleintheshade.Thenherdressfellonbothsidesofherchair,puffingoutfulloffolds,andreachedtheground.WhenLeonoccasionallyfeltthesoleofhisbootrestingonit,hedrewbackasifhehadtroddenuponsomeone.

           Whenthegameofcardswasover,thedruggistandtheDoctorplayeddominoes,andEmma,changingherplace,leantherelbowonthetable,turningovertheleavesof"L’Illustration".Shehadbroughtherladies’journalwithher.Leonsatdownnearher;theylookedattheengravingstogether,andwaitedforoneanotheratthebottomofthepages.Sheoftenbeggedhimtoreadhertheverses;Leondeclaimedtheminalanguidvoice,towhichhecarefullygaveadyingfallinthelovepassages.Butthenoiseofthedominoesannoyedhim.MonsieurHomaiswasstrongatthegame;hecouldbeatCharlesandgivehimadouble-six.Thenthethreehundredfinished,theybothstretchedthemselvesoutinfrontofthefire,andweresoonasleep.

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