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Chapter 3. On the Road

           Longafterhewasamereblackstickinthesnow,shefeltasthoughshecouldyetseethatsmileofhis,thathighnose,andthoseeyesthatweretoonearit.Andevenafterthat,whentheconventwasgoneandsomelightmorningcloudsveiledthepassbelowit,theghastlyskeletonarmsbythewaysideseemedtobeallpointingupathim.

           Moretreacherousthansnow,perhaps,colderatheart,andhardertomelt,BlandoisofParisbydegreespassedoutofhermind,astheycamedownintothesofterregions.Againthesunwaswarm,againthestreamsdescendingfromglaciersandsnowycavernswererefreshingtodrinkat,againtheycameamongthepine-trees,therockyrivulets,theverdantheightsanddales,thewoodenchaletsandroughzigzagfencesofSwisscountry.Sometimesthewaysowidenedthatsheandherfathercouldrideabreast.Andthentolookathim,handsomelyclothedinhisfurandbroadcloths,rich,free,numerouslyservedandattended,hiseyesrovingfarawayamongthegloriesofthelandscape,nomiserablescreenbeforethemtodarkenhissightandcastitsshadowonhim,wasenough.

           Herunclewassofarrescuedfromthatshadowofold,thatheworetheclothestheygavehim,andperformedsomeablutionsasasacrificetothefamilycredit,andwentwherehewastaken,withacertainpatientanimalenjoyment,whichseemedtoexpressthattheairandchangedidhimgood.Inallotherrespects,saveone,heshonewithnolightbutsuchaswasreflectedfromhisbrother.Hisbrother’sgreatness,wealth,freedom,andgrandeur,pleasedhimwithoutanyreferencetohimself.

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