Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 10

           Whenthenightwasrainy,theytookrefugeintheconsulting-roombetweenthecart-shedandthestable.Shelightedoneofthekitchencandlesthatshehadhiddenbehindthebooks.Rodolphesettleddownthereasifathome.Thesightofthelibrary,ofthebureau,ofthewholeapartment,infine,excitedhismerriment,andhecouldnotrefrainfrommakingjokesaboutCharles,whichratherembarrassedEmma.Shewouldhavelikedtoseehimmoreserious,andevenonoccasionsmoredramatic;as,forexample,whenshethoughtsheheardanoiseofapproachingstepsinthealley.

           "Someoneiscoming!"shesaid.

           Heblewoutthelight.

           "Haveyouyourpistols?"

           "Why?"

           "Why,todefendyourself,"repliedEmma.

           "Fromyourhusband?Oh,poordevil!"AndRodolphefinishedhissentencewithagesturethatsaid,"Icouldcrushhimwithaflipofmyfinger."

           Shewaswonder-strickenathisbravery,althoughshefeltinitasortofindecencyandanaivecoarsenessthatscandalisedher.

           Rodolphereflectedagooddealontheaffairofthepistols.Ifshehadspokenseriously,itwasveryridiculous,hethought,evenodious;forhehadnoreasontohatethegoodCharles,notbeingwhatiscalleddevouredbyjealousy;andonthissubjectEmmahadtakenagreatvowthathedidnotthinkinthebestoftaste.

           Besides,shewasgrowingverysentimental.Shehadinsistedonexchangingminiatures;theyhadcutoffhandfulsofhair,andnowshewasaskingforaringarealwedding-ring,insignofaneternalunion.

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