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The Will
"Thenheadded:"Untillater,mylittleMade."
Heproceededtothenotary’stoexplainthearrangementdecidedupon,whichheclaimedoriginatedwithhiswife.Thefollowingdaytheysignedadeedforfivehundredthousandfrancs,whichMadeleineduRoygaveuptoherhusband.
Onleavingtheoffice,asitwaspleasant,Georgesproposedthattheytakeastrollalongtheboulevards.Hewasverytender,verycarefulofher,andlaughedjoyouslywhilesheremainedpensiveandgrave.
Itwasacold,autumnday.Thepedestriansseemedinhasteandwalkedalongrapidly.
DuRoyledhiswifetotheshopintothewindowsofwhichhehadsooftengazedatthecovetedchronometer.
"ShallIbuyyousometrinket?"heasked.
Sherepliedindifferently:"Asyoulike."
Theyenteredtheshop:"Whatwouldyouprefer,anecklace,abracelet,orearrings?"
Thesightofthebrilliantgemsmadehereyessparkleinspiteofherself,assheglancedatthecasesfilledwithcostlybaubles.
Suddenlysheexclaimed:"Thereisalovelybracelet."
Itwasachain,veryuniqueinshape,everylinkofwhichwassetwithadifferentstone.
Georgesasked:"Howmuchisthatbracelet?"
Thejewelerreplied:"Threethousandfrancs,sir."
"Ifyouwillletmehaveitfortwothousandfivehundred,Iwilltakeit.
