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Chapter 3

           Butawomanisalwayshampered.Atonceinertandflexible,shehasagainsthertheweaknessofthefleshandlegaldependence.Herwill,liketheveilofherbonnet,heldbyastring,fluttersineverywind;thereisalwayssomedesirethatdrawsher,someconventionalitythatrestrains.

           ShewasconfinedonaSundayataboutsixo’clock,asthesunwasrising.

           "Itisagirl!"saidCharles.

           Sheturnedherheadawayandfainted.

           MadameHomais,aswellasMadameLefrancoisoftheLiond’Or,almostimmediatelycamerunningintoembraceher.Thechemist,asmanofdiscretion,onlyofferedafewprovincialfelicitationsthroughthehalf-openeddoor.Hewishedtoseethechildandthoughtitwellmade.

           Whilstshewasgettingwellsheoccupiedherselfmuchinseekinganameforherdaughter.FirstshewentoverallthosethathaveItalianendings,suchasClara,Louisa,Amanda,Atala;shelikedGalsuindeprettywell,andYseultorLeocadiestillbetter.

           Charleswantedthechildtobecalledafterhermother;Emmaopposedthis.Theyranoverthecalendarfromendtoend,andthenconsultedoutsiders.

           "MonsieurLeon,"saidthechemist,"withwhomIwastalkingaboutittheotherday,wondersyoudonotchoseMadeleine.Itisverymuchinfashionjustnow."

           ButMadameBovary,senior,criedoutloudlyagainstthisnameofasinner.AstoMonsieurHomais,hehadapreferenceforallthosethatrecalledsomegreatman,anillustriousfact,oragenerousidea,anditwasonthissystemthathehadbaptizedhisfourchildren.

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