Part 3

Chapter 1

           MonsieurLeon,whilestudyinglaw,hadgoneprettyoftentothedancing-rooms,wherehewasevenagreatsuccessamongstthegrisettes,whothoughthehadadistinguishedair.Hewasthebest-manneredofthestudents;heworehishairneithertoolongnortooshort,didn’tspendallhisquarter’smoneyonthefirstdayofthemonth,andkeptongoodtermswithhisprofessors.Asforexcesses,hehadalwaysabstainedfromthem,asmuchfromcowardiceasfromrefinement.

           Oftenwhenhestayedinhisroomtoread,orelsewhensittingofaneveningunderthelime-treesoftheLuxembourg,helethisCodefalltotheground,andthememoryofEmmacamebacktohim.Butgraduallythisfeelinggrewweaker,andotherdesiresgatheredoverit,althoughitstillpersistedthroughthemall.ForLeondidnotloseallhope;therewasforhim,asitwere,avaguepromisefloatinginthefuture,likeagoldenfruitsuspendedfromsomefantastictree.

           Then,seeingheragainafterthreeyearsofabsencehispassionreawakened.Hemust,hethought,atlastmakeuphismindtopossessher.Moreover,histimidityhadwornoffbycontactwithhisgaycompanions,andhereturnedtotheprovincesdespisingeveryonewhohadnotwithvarnishedshoestroddentheasphaltoftheboulevards.

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