Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 6

           Attheconventtherewasanoldmaidwhocameforaweekeachmonthtomendthelinen.Patronizedbytheclergy,becauseshebelongedtoanancientfamilyofnoblemenruinedbytheRevolution,shedinedintherefectoryatthetableofthegoodsisters,andafterthemealhadabitofchatwiththembeforegoingbacktoherwork.Thegirlsoftenslippedoutfromthestudytogoandseeher.Sheknewbyheartthelovesongsofthelastcentury,andsangtheminalowvoiceasshestitchedaway.

           Shetoldstories,gavethemnews,wenterrandsinthetown,andontheslylentthebiggirlssomenovel,thatshealwayscarriedinthepocketsofherapron,andofwhichthegoodladyherselfswallowedlongchaptersintheintervalsofherwork.Theywerealllove,lovers,sweethearts,persecutedladiesfaintinginlonelypavilions,postilionskilledateverystage,horsesriddentodeathoneverypage,sombreforests,heartaches,vows,sobs,tearsandkisses,littleskiffsbymoonlight,nightingalesinshadygroves,"gentlemen"braveaslions,gentleaslambs,virtuousasnooneeverwas,alwayswelldressed,andweepinglikefountains.Forsixmonths,then,Emma,atfifteenyearsofage,madeherhandsdirtywithbooksfromoldlendinglibraries.

           ThroughWalterScott,lateron,shefellinlovewithhistoricalevents,dreamedofoldchests,guard-roomsandminstrels.

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