Volume IV Part 98 (2/2)
I approved of that, but he accompanied his thanks with a kiss which ell received, and this I did not approve of at all But you will say they were brother-in-law and sister-in-law? Just so, but I was jealous all the same Nature is all-wise, and it was nature that ained possession, jealousy is inevitable; the heart s for so be carried away by another
The count took a note froed ed the count to apologize to me for him if he was unable to pay the twenty sequins he had lost to e his debt in the course of the week
”Very good! Tell him that he can pay when he likes, but warn hi I will not take his bets”
”But you would have no objection to his punting with ready money”
”Certainly I should, unless he payswith my money Of course it's a mere trifle, and I hope he won't trouble himself in the least or put himself to any inconvenience to pay it”
”I am afraid he will be mortified”
”So much the better,” said Clementine; ”what did he play for, when he knew that he could not pay his debts if he incurred any? It will be a lesson to him”
This outburst was balotist, when passion moves him
The count made no reply, but left us alone
”My dear Clementine, tell me frankly whether the rather uncivil way in which I have treated the abbe has pained you I aive you twenty sequins, do you send theood figure I promise you no one shall know about it”
”Thank you, but the honour of the abbe is not dear enough to ood A little shame will teach him that he must ”
”That may be, but do you think I shall care?”
”Well--yes, I did think so”
”Because we joked together, I suppose He is a hare-brained fellow, to whohts in the year”
”I pity hiratulate anyone of whom you do think”
”Maybe there is no such person”
”What! You have not yet ard, but none of love”
”Then you have never been in love?”
”Never”
”Your heart is eh Is it happiness, is it unhappiness? Who can say If it be happiness, I alad, and if it be unhappiness, I do not care, for I do not feel it to be so”