Volume V Part 38 (1/2)
”I shall be delighted to dine and sup with you; sir, whenever you are alone and you like to send for me Nevertheless, I aood, I arateful to you, and I promise you you shall never repent of your kindness I will do my best to amuse you, and I hope I shall succeed, for you have inspired me with the liveliest interest We will dine at one to-day”
I did not sit down or look at her books, or even ask her if she had spent a good night The only thing I noted was that she had looked pale and carehen I came in, and when I went out her cheeks were the colour of the rose
I went for a walk in the park, feeling quite taken with this char woman, and resolved to ratitude I felt curious to knohere she came from, and suspected she was an Italian; but I deter her
When I got hohted with this, which I took for a good omen As we had half an hour before us, I asked her how she found her health
”Nature,” she replied, ”has favoured ood constitution that I have never had the least sickness in e, then”
”I ht be an Englishwoe has been familiar to me from my childhood”
We were seated on a sofa, and on the table in front of us was a chess-board Pauline toyed with the pawns, and I asked her if she could play chess
”Yes, and pretty well too froether; an, and in four hed, and I adain, and I was checkhed heartily, and while she laughed I beca the play of her features, her exquisite teeth, and her happy expression We began another game, Pauline played carelessly, and I placed her in a difficult position
”I think you may conquer me,” said she
”What happiness for me!”
The servant came in to tell us that dinner was ready
”Interruptions are often extre quite sure that she had not lost the significance of
We were just sitting down to table when Clairhter and Madame Rancour
”Tell theed till three o'clock”
Just asthe room to carry backwith sobs
This was tooI knehat she had come for, and that for love of her I would do it
Passing fro me her father, and at last made me weep myself
”Dine with us, dear Sophie,” said I, ”I shall be the more likely to do what you wish”
She ran fro out of syed ive Madame Rancour some dinner