Chapter

 1 I  |             Pont-l'Eveque had envied Madame~Aubain her servant Felicite.~ ~
 2 I  |         means an agreeable person.~ ~Madame Aubain had married a comely
 3 I  |              from~the parlour, where Madame Aubain sat all day in a
 4 I  |               On the first floor was Madame's bed-chamber, a large room
 5 II |            married a rich old woman,~Madame Lehoussais, of Toucques.~ ~
 6 II |            in her~requirements, that Madame Aubain finally said:~ ~"
 7 II |           was greatly mortified when Madame Aubain forbade her~to kiss
 8 II |           Every Thursday, friends of Madame Aubain dropped in for a
 9 II |         respect.~ ~At various times, Madame Aubain received a visit
10 II | extraordinary persons. As he managed Madame's estates, he spent hours~
11 II |              trembled in the drafts. Madame~Aubain, overwhelmed by recollections,
12 II |           towards the two women, and Madame Aubain prepared to flee
13 II |              and bellowed with fury. Madame~Aubain and the children,
14 II |             to them to make haste.~ ~Madame Aubain finally slid into
15 II |              not greatly patronised. Madame Aubain gathered~information,
16 II |           was to be used for a seat. Madame~Aubain mounted the second
17 II |              said: "There's a woman,~Madame Lehoussais, who, instead
18 II |           added~polite remarks about Madame, who appeared to be in better
19 II |             fast crumbling to ruins. Madame Aubain~said that she would
20 II |           heaven spread over it all. Madame Aubain brought out~her sewing,
21 II |              end of fifteen minutes, Madame Aubain bade her go.~ ~They
22 II |              Her~foolishness annoyed Madame Aubain, who, moreover did
23 II |             have boy companions.~ ~ ~Madame Aubain resigned herself
24 III|         double lines of chairs, open Madame Aubain's pew,~sit down and
25 III|            as on the previous day.~ ~Madame Aubain wished to make an
26 III|          Felicite sighed and thought Madame~was heartless. Then, she
27 III|           fiacre rumbled off.~ ~Then Madame Aubain had a fainting spell,
28 III|          including the two Lormeaus, Madame Lechaptois, the ladies~Rochefeuille,
29 III|            on Wednesday night, after Madame's dinner,~she put on her
30 III|           surely a~delay would annoy Madame, so, in spite of her desire
31 III|            her anxieties,~however.~ ~Madame Aubain worried about her
32 III|               Felicite said:~ ~"Why, Madame, I haven't had any news
33 III|             shrugging her shoulders, Madame Aubain~continued to pace
34 III|          called upon her mistress.~ ~Madame Aubain, who was counting
35 III|              watched her and sighed. Madame Aubain was trembling.~ ~
36 III|       advised a sojourn~in Provence. Madame Aubain decided that they
37 III|           Felicite began to reassure~Madame Aubain. But, one evening,
38 III|        standing in the vestibule and Madame Aubain was tying the~strings
39 III|            less white than her face.~Madame Aubain lay at the foot of
40 III|            outside. The nuns carried~Madame Aubain from the room.~ ~
41 III|          Pont-l'Eveque, according to Madame Aubain's~wishes; she followed
42 III|              buried with Virginia.~ ~Madame Aubain's grief was uncontrollable.
43 III|                 Her memory!" replied Madame Aubain, as if she were just
44 III|             the earth properly. When Madame Aubain was able to visit
45 III|           the summer of 1828, it was Madame's turn to offer the~hallowed
46 III|       acquaintances, Guyot, Liebard, Madame Lechaptois, Robelin, old~
47 III|          parrot and a negro servant. Madame Aubain~received a call,
48 III|             the two little beds. But Madame Aubain looked them over
49 III|           she had used.~Felicite and Madame Aubain also took out the
50 III|          this had ever happened, for Madame Aubain~was not of an expansive
51 III|      bake-house without his being in Madame's way.~When the cancer broke,
52 III|              to her: at dinner-time, Madame de~Larsonniere's servant
53 III|          note from the baroness told Madame Aubain that~as her husband
54 III|            she had said:~ ~"How glad Madame would be to have him!"~ ~
55 IV |      spilling the water of his bath.~Madame Aubain grew tired of him
56 IV |              his face; another time, Madame Lormeau was teasing him
57 IV |              paying any~attention to Madame Aubain who screamed at her: "
58 IV |           sat down on the bench near~Madame and was telling of her search
59 IV |              she would answer:~"Yes, Madame," and look for something.~ ~
60 IV |     door-bell rang, he~would imitate Madame Aubain: "Felicite! go to
61 IV |          coats. All the things which Madame Aubain discarded,~Felicite
62 IV |        Daughters of the~Virgin." But Madame Aubain dissuaded her from
63 IV |            hurt Felicite's feelings. Madame Aubain felt relieved when
64 IV |      concerning~his integrity arose. Madame Aubain looked over her accounts
65 IV |         their masters.~The fact that Madame should die before herself
66 IV |            back to their own~home.~ ~Madame's armchair, foot-warmer,
67 IV |          gently answered:--"Ah! like~Madame," thinking it quite natural
68 IV |            they~finally decided upon Madame Aubain's yard.~ ~Felicite'