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The Final Plot
"Sheenteredthecabandhebadethecabmandriveon.
Heasked:"Well,howdiditallpassoff?"
Shemurmuredfaintly:
"Oh,itwasterrible,withmammaespecially."
"Yourmamma?Whatdidshesay?Tellme!"
"Oh,itwasfrightful!IenteredherroomandmadethelittlespeechIhadprepared.Sheturnedpaleandcried:‘Never!’Iwept,IprotestedthatIwouldmarryonlyyou;shewaslikeamadwoman;shevowedIshouldbesenttoaconvent.Ineversawherlikethat,never.Papa,hearingheragitatedwords,entered.Hewasnotasangryasshewas,buthesaidyouwerenotasuitablematchforme.Astheyhadvexedme,Italkedlouderthanthey,andpapawithadramaticairbademeleavetheroom.Thatdecidedmetoflywithyou.AndhereIam;whereshallwego?"
Hereplied,encirclingherwaistwithhisarm:"Itistoolatetotakethetrain;thiscabwilltakeustoSevreswherewecanspendthenight,andto-morrowwewillleaveforLaRoche-Guyon.ItisaprettyvillageonthebanksoftheSeinebetweenMantesandBonnieres."
Thecabrolledon.Georgestooktheyounggirl’shandandkisseditrespectfully.Hedidnotknowwhattosaytoher,beingunaccustomedtoPlatonicaffection.Suddenlyheperceivedthatshewasweeping.
