Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 1

           "Astoyou,‘newboy,’youwillconjugate‘ridiculussum’twentytimes."

           Then,inagentlertone,"Come,you’llfindyourcapagain;ithasn’tbeenstolen."

           Quietwasrestored.Headsbentoverdesks,andthe"newfellow"remainedfortwohoursinanexemplaryattitude,althoughfromtimetotimesomepaperpelletflippedfromthetipofapencamebanginhisface.Buthewipedhisfacewithonehandandcontinuedmotionless,hiseyeslowered.

           Intheevening,atpreparation,hepulledouthispensfromhisdesk,arrangedhissmallbelongings,andcarefullyruledhispaper.Wesawhimworkingconscientiously,lookingupeverywordinthedictionary,andtakingthegreatestpains.Thanks,nodoubt,tothewillingnessheshowed,hehadnottogodowntotheclassbelow.Butthoughheknewhisrulespassably,hehadlittlefinishincomposition.ItwasthecureofhisvillagewhohadtaughthimhisfirstLatin;hisparents,frommotivesofeconomy,havingsenthimtoschoolaslateaspossible.

           Hisfather,MonsieurCharlesDenisBartolomeBovary,retiredassistant-surgeon-major,compromisedabout1812incertainconscriptionscandals,andforcedatthistimetoleavetheservice,hadtakenadvantageofhisfinefiguretogetholdofadowryofsixtythousandfrancsthatofferedinthepersonofahosier’sdaughterwhohadfalleninlovewithhisgoodlooks.

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