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Making Her Afraid

           "

           "Greatheavens!areallthecharmingthingsyouhavebeentellingmeforthelasttwominutesmerephrases?"

           "AndIreproachmyselfforitkeenly,dearone.Ioncemadethemupforawomanwholovedme,andboredmeitistheweaknessofmycharacter.Idenouncemyselftoyou,forgiveme."

           BittertearsstreamedoverMathilde’scheeks.

           "Assoonassometrifleoffendsmeandthrowsmebackonmymeditation,"continuedJulien,"myabominablememory,whichIcurseatthisveryminute,offersmearesource,andIabuseit."

           "SoImusthaveslipped,withoutknowingit,intosomeactionwhichhasdispleasedyou,"saidMathildewithacharmingsimplicity.

           "Irememberonedaythatwhenyoupassednearthishoneysuckleyoupickedaflower,M.deLuztookitfromyouandyoulethimkeepit.Iwastwopacesaway."

           "M.deLuz?Itisimpossible,"repliedMathildewithallhernaturalhaughtiness."Idonotdothingslikethat."

           "Iamsureofit,"Julienrepliedsharply.

           "Well,mydear,itistrue,"saidMathilde,asshesadlyloweredhereyes.SheknewpositivelythatmanymonthshadelapsedsinceshehadallowedM.deLuztodosuchathing.

           Julienlookedatherwithineffabletenderness,"No,"hesaidtohimself,"shedoesnotlovemeless."

           IntheeveningsheralliedhimwithalaughonhisfancyformadamedeFervaques."Thinkofabourgeoislovingaparvenu,thoseareperhapstheonlytypeofheartsthatmyJuliencannotmakemadwithlove.Shehasmadeyouintoarealdandy,"shesaidplayingwithhishair.

           DuringtheperiodwhenhethoughthimselfscornedbyMathilde,JulienhadbecomeoneofthebestdressedmeninParis

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