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Chapter 2

           Hecametoofferhisservices"underthesadcircumstances."Emmaansweredthatshethoughtshecoulddowithout.Theshopkeeperwasnottobebeaten.

           "Ibegyourpardon,"hesaid,"butIshouldliketohaveaprivatetalkwithyou."Theninalowvoice,"It’saboutthataffairyouknow."

           Charlescrimsonedtohisears."Oh,yes!certainly."Andinhisconfusion,turningtohiswife,"Couldn’tyou,mydarling?"

           Sheseemedtounderstandhim,forsherose;andCharlessaidtohismother,"Itisnothingparticular.Nodoubt,somehouseholdtrifle."Hedidnotwanthertoknowthestoryofthebill,fearingherreproaches.

           Assoonastheywerealone,MonsieurLheureuxinsufficientlycleartermsbegantocongratulateEmmaontheinheritance,thentotalkofindifferentmatters,oftheespaliers,oftheharvest,andofhisownhealth,whichwasalwaysso-so,alwayshavingupsanddowns.Infact,hehadtoworkdevilishhard,althoughhedidn’tmakeenough,inspiteofallpeoplesaid,tofindbutterforhisbread.

           Emmalethimtalkon.Shehadboredherselfsoprodigiouslythelasttwodays.

           "Andsoyou’requitewellagain?"hewenton."Mafoi!Isawyourhusbandinasadstate.He’sagoodfellow,thoughwedidhavealittlemisunderstanding."

           Sheaskedwhatmisunderstanding,forCharleshadsaidnothingofthedisputeaboutthegoodssuppliedtoher.

           "Why,youknowwellenough,"criedLheureux."Itwasaboutyourlittlefanciesthetravellingtrunks."

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