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infactweheardstepsinthepassage;andhewenttoopenthedoor。
〃oh;well!〃continuedhe;〃itismothermillot;ourportress;anotherofyourgoodfriends;neighbor;andwhosepoulticesiremendtoyou。
ein;mothermillot鈥斺攅in;wearequitebonnyboysthismorning;andreadytostepaminuetifwehadourdancing…shoes。〃
theportresscamein;quitedelighted。shebroughtmylinen;washedandmendedbyherself;withalittlebottleofspanishwine;thegiftofhersailorson;andkeptforgreatoccasions。iwouldhavethankedher;butthegoodwomanimposedsilenceuponme;underthepretextthatthedoctorhadforbiddenmetospeak。isawherarrangeeverythinginmydrawers;theneatappearanceofwhichstruckme;anattentivehandhadevidentlybeenthere;anddaybydayputstraighttheunavoidabledisorderconsequentonsickness。
asshefinished;genevievearrivedwithmydinner;shewasfollowedbymotherdenis;themilk…womanovertheway;whohadlearned;atthesametime;thedangerihadbeenin;andthatiwasnowbeginningtobeconvalescent。thegoodsavoyardbroughtmeanew…laidegg;whichsheherselfwishedtoseemeeat。
itwasnecessarytorelateminutelyallmyillnesstoher。ateverydetailsheutteredloudexclamations;then;whentheportresswarnedhertobelessnoisy;sheexcusedherselfinawhisper。theymadeacirclearoundmetoseemeeatmydinner;eachmouthfulitookwasacpaniedbytheirexpressionsofsatisfactionandthankfulness。neverhadthekingoffrance;whenhedinedinpublic;excitedsuchadmirationamongthespectators。
astheyweretakingthedinneraway;mycolleague;theoldcashier;enteredinhisturn。
icouldnotpreventmyheartbeatingasirecognizedhim。howwouldtheheadsofthefirmlookuponmyabsence;andwhatdidheetotellme?
iwaitedwithinexpressibleanxietyforhimtospeak;buthesatdownbyme;tookmyhand;andbeganrejoicingovermyrecovery;withoutsayingawordaboutourmasters。icouldnotendurethisuncertaintyanylonger。
〃andthemessieursdurmer;〃askedi;hesitatingly;〃howhavetheytaken鈥斺攖heinterruptiontomywork?〃
〃therehasbeennointerruption;〃repliedtheoldclerk;quietly。
〃whatdoyoumean?〃
〃eachoneintheofficetookashareofyourduty;allhasgoneonasusual;andthemessieursdurmerhaveperceivednodifference。〃
thiswastoomuch。aftersomanyinstancesofaffection;thisfilledupthemeasure。icouldnotrestrainmytears。
thusthefewservicesihadbeenabletodoforothershadbeenacknowledgedbythemahundredfold!ihadsownalittleseed;andeverygrainhadfallenongoodground;andbroughtforthawholesheaf。ah!
thispletesthelessonthedoctorgaveme。ifitistruethatthediseases;whetherofthemindorbody;arethefruitofourfolliesandourvices;sympathyandaffectionarealsotherewardsofourhavingdoneourduty。everyoneofus;withgodshelp;andwithinthenarrowlimitsofhumancapability;himselfmakeshisowndisposition;character;andpermanentcondition。
everybodyisgone;theoldsoldierhasbroughtmebackmyflowersandmybirds;andtheyaremyonlypanions。thesettingsunreddensmyhalf…closedcurtainswithitslastrays。mybrainisclear;andmyheartlighter。athinmistfloatsbeforemyeyes;andifeelmyselfinthathappystatewhichprecedesarefreshingsleep。
yonder;oppositethebed;thepalegoddessinherdraperyofathousandchangingcolors;andwithherwitheredgarland;againappearsbeforeme;butthistimeiholdoutmyhandtoherwithagratefulsmile。
〃adieu;belovedyear!whomibutnowunjustlyaccused。thatwhichihavesufferedmustnotbelaidtothee;forthouwastbutatractthroughwhichgodhadmarkedoutmyroad鈥斺攁groundwhereihadreapedtheharvestihadsown。iwilllovethee;thouwaysideshelter;forthosehoursofhappinessthouhastseenmeenjoy;iwilllovetheeevenforthesufferingthouhastseenmeendure。neitherhappinessnorsufferingcamefromthee;butthouhastbeenthesceneforthem。descendagainthen;inpeace;intoeternity;andbeblest;thouwhohastleftmeexperienceintheplaceofyouth;sweetmemoriesinsteadofpasttime;andgratitudeaspaymentforgoodoffices。〃
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