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Shesmiledtrustfullyandmurmuredasshereturnedhiskisses:"Iloveyoutoo—alittle."
ThevisittohisparentsworriedGeorges,althoughhehadpreparedhiswife.Hebeganagain:"Youknowtheyarepeasants,real,notsham,comic-operapeasants."
Shesmiled."Iknowit,youhavetoldmeoftenenough."
"Weshallbeveryuncomfortable.Thereisonlyastrawbedinmyroom;theydonotknowwhathairmattressesareatCanteleu."
Sheseemeddelighted."Somuchthebetter.Itwouldbecharmingtosleepbadly—when—nearyou—andtobeawakenedbythecrowingofthecocks."
Hewalkedtowardthewindowandlightedacigarette.Thesightoftheharbor,oftheriverfilledwithshipsmovedhimandheexclaimed:"Egad,butthatisfine!"
Madeleinejoinedhimandplacingbothofherhandsonherhusband’sshoulder,cried:"Oh,howbeautiful!Ididnotknowthatthereweresomanyships!"
Anhourlatertheydepartedinordertobreakfastwiththeoldcouple,whohadbeeninformedseveraldaysbeforeoftheirintendedarrival.BothDuroyandhiswifewerecharmedwiththebeautiesofthelandscapepresentedtotheirview,andthecabmanhaltedinordertoallowthemtogetabetterideaofthepanoramabeforethem.Ashewhippeduphishorse,Duroysawanoldcouplenotahundredmetersoff,approaching,andheleapedfromthecarriagecrying:"Heretheyare,Iknowthem.
