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           When,afteralongandpainfulbandaging,thesolemnsurgeonsaidtomadamedeRênal,"IanswerforyourlifeasIwouldformyown,"shewasprofoundlygrieved.

           Shehadbeensincerelydesirousofdeathforalongtime.TheletterwhichshehadwrittentoM.delaMoleinaccordancewiththeinjunctionsofherpresentconfessor,hadprovedthefinalblowtoacreaturealreadyweakenedbyanonlytoopermanentunhappiness.ThisunhappinesswascausedbyJulien’sabsence;butshe,forherownpart,calleditremorse.Herdirector,ayoungecclesiastic,whowasbothvirtuousandenthusiastic,andhadrecentlycometoDijon,madenomistakeastoitsnature.

           "Dyinginthisway,thoughnotbymyownhand,isveryfarfrombeingasin,"thoughtmadamedeRênal."Godwillperhapsforgivemeforrejoicingovermydeath."Shedidnotdaretoadd,"anddyingbyJulien’shandputsthelasttouchonmyhappiness."

           Shehadscarcelybeenridofthepresenceofthesurgeonandofallthecrowdoffriendsthathadrushedtoseeher,thanshecalledhermaid,Elisa."Thegaoler,"shesaidtoherwithaviolentblush,"isacruelman.Hewilldoubtlessill-treathim,thinkingtopleasemebydoingso....Icannotbearthatidea.Couldyounotgo,asthoughonyourownaccount,andgivethegaolerthislittlepacketwhichcontainssomelouis.Youwilltellhimthatreligionforbidshimtotreathimbadly,aboveall,hemustnotgoandspeakaboutthesendingofthismoney."

           Itwasthiscircumstance,whichwehavejustmentioned,thatJulienhadtothankforthehumanityofthegaolerofVerrières.ItwasstillthesameM.

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