Volume VI Part 38 (2/2)
She sood!” Then, after a few --that continuation you were to have written then, and that you--put off We ht set to work on it now It would make a nice series, and very appropriate to the situation”
He replied, sitting down to table: ”Exactly, and there is nothing in the way of it now that cuckold of a Forestier is dead”
She said quietly, in a dry and hurt tone: ”That joke isof you to put an end to it It has lasted too long already”
He was about to ht hiive me, and come at four o'clock to-morrow to the Parc Monceau”
He understood, and with heart suddenly filled with joy, he said to his wife, as he slipped the ; it was stupid, I ad he kept repeating to hiive me, and come at four o'clock to- That meant: ”I surrender, I ah, and Madeleine asked: ”What is it?”
”Nothing,” he answered; ”I was thinking of a priest I ”
Du Roy arrived to the time at the appointed place next day On the benches of the park were seated citizens overco while their children were rolling on the gravel of the paths He found Mada flows She alking round the little circle of colureeted her, she exclaiarden”
He seized the opportunity: ”It is true; will you come somewhere else?”
”But where?”
”No matter where; in a cab, for instance You can dran the blind on your side, and you will be quite invisible”
”Yes, I prefer that; here I a with fear”
”Well, co onto the outer boulevard I will have a cab”
And he darted off
As soon as she had rejoined him, and had carefully dran the blind on her side, she asked: ”Where have you told the driver to take us?”
George replied: ”Do not trouble yourself, he knohat to do”
He had given the man his address in the Rue de Constantinople
She resuine what I suffer on account of you, how I am tortured and tormented Yesterday, in the church, I was cruel, but I wanted to flee from you at any cost I was so afraid to find iven me?”
He squeezed her hands: ”Yes, yes, ould I not forgive you, loving you as I do?”
She looked at hi air: ”Listen, you must promise to respect ain”
He did not reply at once; he wore under his moustache that keen s: ”I aan to tell him how she had perceived that she was in love with hi to ave details, little details of dates and the like Suddenly she paused
The cab had stopped Du Roy opened the door