Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 5

           ThenextmorningatdaybreakEmmarantoLheureuxtobeghimtomakeoutanotheraccountfornotmorethanathousandfrancs,fortoshowtheoneforfourthousanditwouldbenecessarytosaythatshehadpaidtwo-thirds,andconfess,consequently,thesaleoftheestateanegotiationadmirablycarriedoutbytheshopkeeper,andwhich,infact,wasonlyactuallyknownlateron.

           Despitethelowpriceofeacharticle,MadameBovarysenior,ofcourse,thoughttheexpenditureextravagant.

           "Couldn’tyoudowithoutacarpet?Whyhaverecoveredthearm-chairs?Inmytimetherewasasinglearm-chairinahouse,forelderlypersonsatanyrateitwassoatmymother’s,whowasagoodwoman,Icantellyou.Everybodycan’tberich!Nofortunecanholdoutagainstwaste!Ishouldbeashamedtocoddlemyselfasyoudo!AndyetIamold.Ineedlookingafter.Andthere!there!fittingupgowns!fallals!What!silkforliningattwofrancs,whenyoucangetjaconetfortensous,orevenforeight,thatwoulddowellenough!"

           Emma,lyingonalounge,repliedasquietlyaspossible—"Ah!Madame,enough!enough!"

           Theotherwentonlecturingher,predictingtheywouldendintheworkhouse.ButitwasBovary’sfault.Luckilyhehadpromisedtodestroythatpowerofattorney.

           "What?"

           "Ah!hesworehewould,"wentonthegoodwoman.

           Emmaopenedthewindow,calledCharles,andthepoorfellowwasobligedtoconfessthepromisetornfromhimbyhismother.

           Emmadisappeared,thencamebackquickly,andmajesticallyhandedherathickpieceofpaper.

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