Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 4

           Thebridehadbeggedherfathertobesparedtheusualmarriagepleasantries.However,afishmonger,oneoftheircousins(whohadevenbroughtapairofsolesforhisweddingpresent),begantosquirtwaterfromhismouththroughthekeyhole,whenoldRouaultcameupjustintimetostophim,andexplaintohimthatthedistinguishedpositionofhisson-in-lawwouldnotallowofsuchliberties.Thecousinallthesamedidnotgiveintothesereasonsreadily.InhisheartheaccusedoldRouaultofbeingproud,andhejoinedfourorfiveotherguestsinacorner,whohaving,throughmerechance,beenseveraltimesrunningservedwiththeworsthelpsofmeat,alsowereofopiniontheyhadbeenbadlyused,andwerewhisperingabouttheirhost,andwithcoveredhintshopinghewouldruinhimself.

           MadameBovary,senior,hadnotopenedhermouthallday.Shehadbeenconsultedneitherastothedressofherdaughter-in-lawnorastothearrangementofthefeast;shewenttobedearly.Herhusband,insteadoffollowingher,senttoSaint-Victorforsomecigars,andsmokedtilldaybreak,drinkingkirsch-punch,amixtureunknowntothecompany.Thisaddedgreatlytotheconsiderationinwhichhewasheld.

           Charles,whowasnotofafacetiousturn,didnotshineatthewedding.Heansweredfeeblytothepuns,doublesentendres,compliments,andchaffthatitwasfeltadutytoletoffathimassoonasthesoupappeared.

           Thenextday,ontheotherhand,heseemedanotherman.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 38 из 453