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  1 III |         is your Christian name?”~“Julien,” he replied. “Did you not
  2 III |           two priests. Jeanne and Julien went toward the wood and
  3 IV  |     Jeanne murmured:~“Poor aunt!” Julien replied. “She must be a
  4 IV  |         the courtyard.~Jeanne and Julien walked through the copse
  5 IV  |           little more confidence.~Julien placed his mouth to her
  6 IV  |        seen each other.~Suddenly, Julien, placing his two hands on
  7 IV  |  mysterious shock that she pushed Julien wildly away with her two
  8 IV  |        Madame Adelaide sobbing on Julien’s shoulder. Her tears, noisy
  9 IV  |          on her lips.~Day dawned. Julien awoke, yawned, stretched,
 10 V   |          had become accustomed to Julien’s kisses and caresses, although
 11 V   |           started.~Toward evening Julien said: “How much money did
 12 V   |         said: “Les Sanguinaires.”~Julien was standing beside his
 13 V   |      Roi-Louis to get passengers.~Julien, who was collecting the
 14 V   |         repeat a name. Jeanne and Julien would look where he pointed,
 15 V   |        grouped beside a fountain. Julien called out, “Good evening,”
 16 V   |           door to be opened after Julien knocked. Oh, this was a
 17 V   |          heart was full. She took Julien’s hand and squeezed it,
 18 V   |          in the blue waters.~“Oh, Julien!” faltered Jeanne, unable
 19 V   |         tears fell from her eyes. Julien gazed at her in astonishment
 20 V   |          the road was so bad that Julien proposed that they should
 21 V   |         leaning over the abysses. Julien followed her, somewhat out
 22 V   |          round it, and Jeanne and Julien knelt down to drink.~As
 23 V   |    enjoying the fresh cold water, Julien tried to draw Jeanne away
 24 V   |     forward, kissed Jeanne, shook Julien’s hand and said: “Good-day,
 25 V   |          Jeanne was worried. When Julien again held her in his arms,
 26 V   |      stopped. She saw nothing but Julien.~On arriving at Bastia,
 27 V   |        they had to pay the guide. Julien fumbled in his pockets.
 28 V   |       far-off Normandy, felt sad. Julien had, for some time, appeared
 29 V   |          they arrived she said to Julien: “Dear, will you give me
 30 VI  |         herself on the bank where Julien had first told her of his
 31 VI  |        any longer. Her father and Julien had gone for a walk to talk
 32 VI  |   presently appeared, followed by Julien. As soon as the vicomte
 33 VI  |          time. No one spoke much. Julien appeared to have forgotten
 34 VI  |           marriage she was alone, Julien, under pretext of fatigue,
 35 VI  |        shades.~Her relations with Julien had completely changed.
 36 VI  |       nothing further for her?~If Julien had remained handsome, carefully
 37 VI  |           a few neighbors to whom Julien would introduce his wife.
 38 VI  |         was eating, the baron and Julien made sketches of quarterings.
 39 VI  |        she carried in her memory.~Julien sat beside her, astride
 40 VI  |         have been a great artist.~Julien, by way of economy, had
 41 VI  |           had been made gardener, Julien undertaking to drive himself,
 42 VI  |    carriage up to the front door.~Julien, looking clean and brushed
 43 VI  |         shook on its springs.~But Julien, pale with anger, asked: “
 44 VI  |         laughter beneath his hat.~Julien darted forward in exasperation.
 45 VI  |      opposite the two ladies, and Julien sat on the box after lifting
 46 VI  |      chilled, sneezed constantly. Julien paced up and down. Jeanne,
 47 VI  |      Jeanne had risen in spite of Julien’s signals, for he thought
 48 VI  |        doubtless gone for a walk.~Julien, perfectly furious, begged
 49 VI  |           her father, in spite of Julien’s brutal behavior of the
 50 VI  |         the carriage stopped, and Julien called out to someone behind
 51 VI  |          as he caught up with it, Julien, leaning over, seized him
 52 VI  |     finished beating that child?”~Julien turned round in astonishment: “
 53 VI  |          to be brutal like that!”~Julien got angry again: “Let me
 54 VI  |        you stop it, myself,” that Julien calmed down at once, and
 55 VI  |        baroness’ heart.~At dinner Julien was more charming than usual,
 56 VI  |          wanted to keep them, but Julien did not acquiesce, and the
 57 VI  |         went away, and Jeanne and Julien were left alone.~
 58 VII |          morning after breakfast, Julien would play several games
 59 VII |           had nothing else to do, Julien having taken the entire
 60 VII |       money is made to be spent.” Julien would now say: “Will you
 61 VII |           adventure. But suddenly Julien’s voice giving some orders
 62 VII |           of the stairs, crying: “Julien, Julien!”~“What do you want?”
 63 VII |          stairs, crying: “Julien, Julien!”~“What do you want?” he
 64 VII |             It is Rosalie, who——”~Julien rushed upstairs two steps
 65 VII |    carrying a wounded person, and Julien came in and told Jeanne
 66 VII |          and asked: “How is she?”~Julien, preoccupied and nervous,
 67 VII |           be no more difficulty.”~Julien, as though his patience
 68 VII |         have to explain matters.”~Julien had calmed down and resumed
 69 VII |       will have us to deal with.”~Julien colored, became annoyed
 70 VII |         bring up the child.”~Then Julien’s wrath exploded: “And we
 71 VII |         to nurse at a neighbor’s.~Julien, however, hardly spoke to
 72 VII |        keep her at the “Poplars.” Julien, furious, cried: “Your mother
 73 VII |           I wish to prevent that. Julien will go and look for him,
 74 VII |          at dinner Jeanne said to Julien: “I tried to persuade Rosalie
 75 VII |  miserable man to marry her.”~But Julien became angry: “Oh! you know
 76 VII |      tried to question her again.~Julien all at once became more
 77 VII | thermometer fell still lower, and Julien, shivering as he left the
 78 VII |        things.~She retired early. Julien, for a wonder, had a fire
 79 VII |  trembling limbs in order to wake Julien. She rushed into his room
 80 VII |        fled to her room; and when Julien, at his wit’s end, called “
 81 VII |        dazed condition. She heard Julien moving and walking about.
 82 VII |          quick, this way!” It was Julien who was looking for her.~
 83 VII |           into the snow; and when Julien and old Simon, followed
 84 VII |       Once when she awoke she saw Julien, alone, standing beside
 85 VII |          too weak to support her.~Julien sprang toward her, and she
 86 VII |           have been very ill. But Julien? What had he said? Did her
 87 VII |           deal to talk about. Did Julien tell you why I ran away
 88 VII |      night and I went to look for Julien. Rosalie was with him in
 89 VII |           I found Rosalie in with Julien, and I will not live with
 90 VII |            but clearly; all about Julien’s peculiar character, his
 91 VII |          father, went to look for Julien, and said to him abruptly: “
 92 VII |        which is a double insult.”~Julien pretended to be innocent,
 93 VII |        held out his loyal hand to Julien, who refused to take it.~
 94 VII |           the thought that it was Julien’s child, and might resemble
 95 VII |        above all things, see that Julien does not suspect anything.”~
 96 VII |           true that you were with Julien when I surprised you?”~Rosalie
 97 VII |           I care about her! It is Julien with whom I am indignant.
 98 VII |      account? Why should he judge Julien’s conduct so severely when
 99 VII |         pushed violently open and Julien appeared, with a furious
100 VII |         sheets and wept bitterly.~Julien stood there gaping, not
101 VII |          adjure you to forgive M. Julien’s error. It will be a new
102 VII |            separated immediately. Julien, not daring to kiss Jeanne,
103 VIII|        for hours at a time, while Julien was riding about the country
104 VIII|           to the Fourvilles, whom Julien seemed to be already well
105 VIII|         courtyard of the château. Julien, greatly excited, ran up
106 VIII|         as if in prayer.~Suddenly Julien entered the room. Jeanne
107 VIII|     disappeared outside the gate, Julien, who seemed charmed, exclaimed: “
108 VIII|       doctor and losing his head. Julien paced up and down, looking
109 VIII|         excess of tenderness, but Julien, whose habitual routine
110 VIII|       wake up and wanted nothing.~Julien found her here one night
111 VIII|     talking with animation, while Julien, who was alone with Jeanne,
112 VIII|         They were all dozing when Julien came in abruptly, his face
113 VIII|   speaking before your wife.”~But Julien was trembling with excitement: “
114 VIII|         the world is the matter?”~Julien then turned toward her,
115 VIII|          like to abandon it now!”~Julien, amazed at the baron’s violence,
116 VIII|        stood there gaping at him. Julien then, seeing his advantage,
117 VIII|          after breakfast, just as Julien had started away from the
118 VIII|            but if it is as M’sieu Julien said, I will not take her.”~“
119 VIII|           take her.”~“What did M. Julien tell you?”~“M’sieu Julien
120 VIII|         Julien tell you?”~“M’sieu Julien told me fifteen hundred
121 VIII|          worth while?’ But M’sieu Julien came to see me, and it was
122 VIII|        tread.~Nothing was said to Julien about this visit. The contract
123 VIII|      there entered no resentment.~Julien was terribly angry and made
124 IX  |         the Marquis de Coutelier.~Julien had bought at a sale a new
125 IX  |         other side of the valley.~Julien explained all the portions
126 IX  |         her in a low chair, while Julien, all of whose forgotten
127 IX  |           could not be persuaded, Julien made a gesture of annoyance.
128 IX  |            At one end of the boat Julien and the comtesse, wrapped
129 IX  |     involuntarily, she glanced at Julien standing in the doorway,
130 IX  |       After dinner, as Jeanne and Julien were preparing to leave,
131 IX  |          fine man that giant is!” Julien, who was driving, replied: “
132 IX  |         his sovereign.~Jeanne and Julien were looking at this royal
133 IX  |         of the region.~Jeanne and Julien, somewhat taken aback, endeavored
134 IX  |        dismissal.~On the way home Julien said: “If you like, we will
135 IX  |          taken up with Paul, whom Julien looked at askance, uneasy
136 IX  |         and two, the comtesse and Julien ahead, the count and Jeanne
137 IX  |           it abruptly. They heard Julien say several time: “Take
138 IX  |     hardly distinguish its rider. Julien remained transfixed with
139 IX  |         the verge of the horizon.~Julien, approaching Jeanne slowly,
140 IX  |        now I was not sure of it.”~Julien also seemed changed, no
141 IX  |       love. Not that her love for Julien was renewed; that was over,
142 IX  |          the current of her life. Julien had been gone since daybreak,
143 IX  |          belonged to Gilberte and Julien. The loneliness of the place
144 IX  |         not guessed the reason of Julien’s frequent absences, the
145 IX  |         contempt. She hardly gave Julien a thought; nothing he might
146 IX  |         passionately for an hour.~Julien came home to dinner, smiling
147 IX  |         by their lower instincts. Julien one day awakened her aversion
148 IX  |          like that.”~That evening Julien said to his wife: “Your
149 IX  |     herself on her mother’s body. Julien just then came in. He stood
150 IX  |      arranged as a death chamber. Julien and the priest were talking
151 IX  |           last night of farewell. Julien came forward: “But you must
152 IX  |   adjoining room.”~The priest and Julien consented, more interested
153 IX  |          only wanted to be alone. Julien came back. He had dined
154 IX  |      there silent, till at length Julien arose, and approaching Jeanne,
155 IX  |       door made her start. It was Julien. “Well,” he said, “are you
156 IX  |          and kissed her tenderly.~Julien came in, dressed all in
157 X   |         affair of Rosalie she and Julien had lived apart. A reconciliation
158 X   |          their present situation. Julien loved some one else, she
159 X   |         rely on me. I will see M. Julien.”~She did not know what
160 X   |         passed. One day at dinner Julien looked at her with a peculiar
161 X   |       displeasing you,” continued Julien.~The sun was going down,
162 X   |       opened her arms and fell on Julien’s breast, and wept. He glanced
163 X   |  personally acquainted with them.~Julien treated the new priest with
164 X   |           by chance the amours of Julien and Gilberte, and he desired
165 X   |         in his rage. He perceived Julien standing outside the gate
166 X   |        allusions, but timidly, to Julien’s latest intrigue. The vicomte
167 X   |      would smite all his enemies.~Julien wrote a firm, but respectful
168 X   |          thereafter.~Gilberte and Julien now frequently met him during
169 X   |       horses in the ravine,” said Julien, “as they can be seen from
170 X   |       little time before, that of Julien following the other one.~
171 X   |         nothing of the funeral of Julien; she knew nothing of it.
172 XI  |        The Poplars.” The shock of Julien’s death had left her with
173 XI  |        never asked the details of Julien’s death. What did it matter
174 XI  |         death of the comtesse and Julien, Jeanne had not entered
175 XI  |          to settle the details of Julien’s inheritance. Jeanne and
176 XII |            It was her maid’s son, Julien’s son, Paul’s brother.~She
177 XII |            And yet he looked like Julien. In what way? How? She could
178 XII |         morning the young farmer, Julien’s son, Denis Lecoq, came
179 XII |         came. Jeanne had slept in Julien’s old room, as hers was
180 XIII|           the first indication of Julien’s character betrayed while