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Elective Affinities

           UptothetimeofJulien’sarrivalshehadneverreallytroubledaboutanythingexceptherchildren.Theirlittlemaladies,theirtroubles,theirlittlejoys,occupiedallthesensibilityofthatsoul,who,duringherwholelife,hadadorednoonebutGod,whenshehadbeenattheSacredHeartofBesançon.

           Afeverishattackofoneofhersonswouldaffectheralmostasdeeplyasifthechildhaddied,thoughshewouldnotdeigntoconfideinanyone.Aburstofcoarselaughter,ashrugoftheshoulders,accompaniedbysomeplatitudeonthefollyofwomen,hadbeentheonlywelcomeherhusbandhadvouchsafedtothoseconfidencesabouthertroubles,whichtheneedofunburdeningherselfhadinducedhertomakeduringthefirstyearsoftheirmarriage.Jokesofthiskind,andaboveall,whentheyweredirectedatherchildren’sailments,wereexquisitetorturetoMadamedeRênal.AndthesejokeswereallshefoundtotaketheplaceofthoseexaggeratedsugaryflatterieswithwhichshehadbeenregaledattheJesuitConventwhereshehadpassedheryouth.Hereducationhadbeengivenherbysuffering.Tooproudeventotalktoherfriend,MadameDerville,abouttroublesofthiskind,sheimaginedthatallmenwerelikeherhusband,M.Valenod,andthesub-prefect,M.CharcotdeMaugiron.Coarseness,andthemostbrutalcallousnesstoeverythingexceptfinancialgain,precedence,ororders,togetherwithblindhateofeveryargumenttowhichtheyobjected,seemedtoherasnaturaltothemalesexaswearingbootsandfelthats.

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