Милий друг
Marriage
Sherepeated:"Stop,Isay!"
Heseizedherheadwithhisrighthand,turnedittowardhimandpressedhislipstohers.Shestruggled,pushedhimawayandrepeated:"Stop!"
Hedidnotheedher.Withaneffort,shefreedherselfandrising,said:"Georges,havedone.Wearenotchildren,weshallsoonreachRouen."
"Verywell,"saidhe,gaily,"Iwillwait."
Reseatingherselfnearhimshetalkedofwhattheywoulddoontheirreturn;theywouldkeeptheapartmentsinwhichshehadlivedwithherfirsthusband,andDuroywouldreceiveForestier’spositionon"LaVieFrancaise."Inthemeantime,forgettingherinjunctionsandhispromise,heslippedhisarmaroundherwaist,pressedhertohimandmurmured:"Iloveyoudearly,mylittleMade."
Thegentlenessofhistonemovedtheyoungwoman,andleaningtowardhimsheofferedhimherlips;asshedidso,awhistleannouncedtheproximityofthestation.Pushingbacksomestraylocksuponhertemples,sheexclaimed:
"Wearefoolish."
Hekissedherhandsfeverishlyandreplied:
"Iadoreyou,mylittleMade."
OnreachingRouentheyrepairedtoahotelwheretheyspentthenight.Thefollowingmorning,whentheyhaddrunktheteaplaceduponthetableintheirroom,Duroyclaspedhiswifeinhisarmsandsaid:"MylittleMade,IfeelthatIloveyouvery,verymuch.
