Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 6

           I’llhavenothingmoretodowithit."

           Shewept;sheevencalledhim"hergoodMonsieurLheureux."Buthealwaysfellbackupon"thatrascalVincart."Besides,hehadn’tabrassfarthing;noonewaspayinghimnow-a-days;theywereeatinghiscoatoffhisback;apoorshopkeeperlikehimcouldn’tadvancemoney.

           Emmawassilent,andMonsieurLheureux,whowasbitingthefeathersofaquill,nodoubtbecameuneasyathersilence,forhewenton

           "UnlessoneofthesedaysIhavesomethingcomingin,Imight"

           "Besides,"saidshe,"assoonasthebalanceofBarneville"

           "What!"

           AndonhearingthatLangloishadnotyetpaidheseemedmuchsurprised.Theninahoniedvoice

           "Andweagree,yousay?"

           "Oh!toanythingyoulike."

           Onthisheclosedhiseyestoreflect,wrotedownafewfigures,anddeclaringitwouldbeverydifficultforhim,thattheaffairwasshady,andthathewasbeingbled,hewroteoutfourbillsfortwohundredandfiftyfrancseach,tofallduemonthbymonth.

           "ProvidedthatVincartwilllistentome!However,it’ssettled.Idon’tplaythefool;I’mstraightenough."

           Nexthecarelesslyshowedherseveralnewgoods,notoneofwhich,however,wasinhisopinionworthyofmadame.

           "WhenIthinkthatthere’sadressatthreepence-halfpennyayard,andwarrantedfastcolours!Andyettheyactuallyswallowit!Ofcourseyouunderstandonedoesn’ttellthemwhatitreallyis!"Hehopedbythisconfessionofdishonestytootherstoquiteconvinceherofhisprobitytoher.

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