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           "Youhaveneverbeensoyoung,Madame,"herVerrièresfriendswouldsaytoher,whentheycametodinneratVergy(thisisoneofthelocalexpressions).

           Itisasingularthing,andonewhichfewamongstuswillbelieve,butMadamedeRênalhadnospecificobjectintakingsomuchtrouble.ShefoundpleasureinitandspentallthetimewhichshedidnotpassinhuntingbutterflieswiththechildrenandJulien,inworkingwithElisaatmakinggowns,withoutgivingthematterafurtherthought.HeronlyexpeditiontoVerrièreswascausedbyherdesiretobuysomenewsummergownswhichhadjustcomefromMulhouse.

           ShebroughtbacktoVergyayoungwomanwhowasarelativeofhers.Sincehermarriage,MadamedeRênalhadgraduallybecomeattachedtoMadameDerville,whohadoncebeenherschoolmateattheSacréCœur.

           MadameDervillelaughedagreatdealatwhatshecalledhercousin’smadideas:"Iwouldneverhavethoughtofthemalone,"shesaid.WhenMadamedeRênalwaswithherhusband,shewasashamedofthosesuddenideas,which,arecalledsalliesinParis,andthoughtthemquitesilly:butMadameDerville’spresencegavehercourage.Shewouldstarttotellingherthoughtsinatimidvoice,butaftertheladieshadbeenaloneforalongtime,MadamedeRênal’sbrainbecamemoreanimated,andalongmorningspenttogetherbythetwofriendspassedlikeasecond,andlefttheminthebestofspirits.Onthisparticularjourney,however,theacuteMadameDervillethoughthercousinmuchlessmerry,butmuchmorehappythanusual.

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