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The Tiger

           Thiswasthefirstoccasion,sinceshehadinformedJulienofhercondition,thathehadspokentoherauthoritatively.Shehadneverlovedhimsomuch.ThetenderpartofhissoulhadfoundhappinessinseizingonMathilde’sconditionasanexcuseforrefrainingfromhiscruelremarkstoher.ThequestionoftheconfessiontoM.delaMoledeeplymovedhim.WashegoingtobeseparatedfromMathilde?And,howevergrievedshewouldbetoseehimgo,wouldshehaveathoughtforhimafterhisdeparture?

           Hewasalmostequallyhorrifiedbythethoughtofthejustifiedreproacheswhichthemarquismightaddresstohim.

           IntheeveningheconfessedtoMathildethesecondreasonforhisanxiety,andthenledawaybyhislove,confessedthefirstaswell.

           Shechangedcolour."Woulditreallymakeyouunhappy,"shesaidtohim,"topasssixmonthsfarawayfromme?"

           "Infinitelyso.Itistheonlythingintheworldwhichterrifiesme."

           Mathildewasveryhappy.Julienhadplayedhispartsoassiduouslythathehadsucceededinmakingherthinkthatshewastheoneofthetwowholovedthemore.

           ThefatalTuesdayarrived.Whenthemarquiscameinatmidnighthefoundaletteraddressedtohim,whichwasonlytobeopenedhimselfwhennoonewasthere:

           "Myfather,

           "Allsocialtieshavebeenbrokenbetweenus,onlythoseofnatureremain.Nexttomyhusband,youareandalwayswillbethebeingIshallalwaysholdmostdear.

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