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Ambition

           Yes,that’saheartoverwhichitisglorioustoreign."Julienwastransportedwithdelight.

           MadamedeRênaltooktheladder,whichwasobviouslytooheavyforher.Julienwenttoherhelp.Hewasadmiringthatelegantfigurewhichwassofarfrombetokeninganystrengthwhenshesuddenlyseizedtheladderwithoutassistanceandtookitupasifithadbeenachair.Shetookitrapidlyintothecorridorofthethirdstoreywhereshelaiditalongsidethewall.Shecalledaservant,andinordertogivehimtimetodresshimself,wentupintothedovecot.

           Fiveminuteslater,whenshecamebacktothecorridor,shefoundnosignsoftheladder.Whathadhappenedtoit?IfJulienhadbeenoutofthehouseshewouldnothavemindedthedangerintheleast.Butsupposingherhusbandweretoseetheladderjustnow,theincidentmightbeawful.MadamedeRênalranalloverthehouse.

           MadamedeRênalfinallydiscoveredtheladderundertheroofwheretheservanthadcarrieditandevenhidit.

           "Whatdoesitmatterwhathappensintwenty-fourhours,"shethought,"whenJulienwillbegone?"

           Shehadavagueideathatsheoughttotakeleaveoflifebutwhatmatteredherduty?Hewasrestoredtoherafteraseparationwhichshehadthoughteternal.Shewasseeinghimagainandtheeffortshehadmadetoreachhershowedtheextentofhislove.

           "WhatshallIsaytomyhusband,"shesaidtohim."Iftheservanttellshimhefoundthisladder?"Shewaspensiveforamoment."Theywillneedtwenty-fourhourstodiscoverthepeasantwhosoldittoyou."AndshethrewherselfintoJulien’sarmsandclaspedhimconvulsively.

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