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1 I| proudly in their midst. When he crowed, the cocks in all
2 I| to her for a long time. He had been herding the sheep,
3 I| bits of straw in his hair.~He tried to kiss her, but she
4 I| for she was as strong as he, and he was shrewd enough
5 I| was as strong as he, and he was shrewd enough to beg
6 I| she thought of it, while he, with one fixed idea in
7 I| left.~Suddenly, however, he seized her by the neck and
8 I| nose began to bleed, and he got up and laid his head
9 I| said: "Have I hurt you?" He, however, only laughed. "
10 I| the nose. What a devil!" he said, and he looked at her
11 I| What a devil!" he said, and he looked at her with admiration,
12 I| the bleeding had stopped, he proposed a walk, as he was
13 I| he proposed a walk, as he was afraid of his neighbor'
14 I| me like that, Jacques." He protested, however. No,
15 I| protested, however. No, he did not despise her. He
16 I| he did not despise her. He was in love with her, that
17 I| to marry me?" she asked.~He hesitated and then looked
18 I| small beads of perspiration. He felt a fresh access of desire,
19 I| putting his lips to her ear, he murmured: "Yes, of course
20 I| seemed to grow tired of her; he avoided her, scarcely spoke
21 I| she could not meet him, as he avoided her most carefully.
22 I| straw above his horses. He pretended to snore when
23 I| pretended to snore when he heard her coming, but she
24 I| side and shook him until he sat up.~"What do you want?"
25 I| up.~"What do you want?" he then asked her. And with
26 I| me, as you promised." But he only laughed and replied: "
27 I| all the girls with whom he has made a slip, he would
28 I| whom he has made a slip, he would have more than enough
29 I| him or his back, so that he could not get away from
30 I| you hear? I am enceinte!"~He gasped for breath, as he
31 I| He gasped for breath, as he was almost choked, and so
32 I| noise made by a horse as he, pulled the hay out of the
33 I| that she was the stronger, he stammered out: "Very well,
34 I| banns put up." "At once," he replied. "Swear solemnly
35 I| solemnly that you will." He hesitated for a few moments
36 I| learned, however, was that he had left the neighborhood
37 II| farmer her bad news, and he allowed her to go home for
38 II| They asked her whether he was tall, handsome and rich.
39 II| offered anything for sale, he, at last, entrusted her
40 II| speak to him particularly. He raised his head in surprise,
41 II| bread in the other, and he looked fixedly at, the girl,
42 II| as she was not very well. He acceded to her request immediately,
43 III| heart to somebody, although he could not understand her,
44 III| knowing why.~"Sit down there," he said. She sat down, and
45 III| with him; but, at last, he made. up his mind, and began
46 III| looking out of the window as he talked. "How is it, Rose,"
47 III| talked. "How is it, Rose," he said, "that you have never
48 III| she gave him no answer, he went on: "You are a good,
49 III| waiting for a few seconds, he went on: "You see, a farm
50 III| servant like you." Then he stopped, for he did not
51 III| you." Then he stopped, for he did not know what else to
52 III| a person who thinks that he is face to face with a murderer
53 III| at the slightest movement he may make; but, after waiting
54 III| for about five minutes, he asked her: "Well, will it
55 III| what suit me, master?" And he said quickly: "Why, to marry
56 III| cannot, I cannot!" "Why not?" he asked. "Come, don't be silly;
57 III| tomorrow to think it over."~And he hurried out of the room,
58 III| troubled him a good deal, for he had no doubt that she would
59 III| capital bargain for him, as he thus bound a woman to his
60 III| some distance, to the spot. He pulled off the leeches one
61 III| himself before her. "Well," he said, "I suppose the affair
62 III| reply at first, and then, as he remained standing and looking
63 III| No, master, I cannot." He immediately flew into a
64 III| and repeated: "I cannot." He looked at her, and then
65 III| she gave him no answer, he continued: "Ah! So you will
66 III| is Jean Baudu?' "No, not he," she exclaimed. "Then it
67 III| Oh! no, master."~And he angrily mentioned all the
68 III| neighborhood, while she denied that he had hit upon the right one,
69 III| corner of her blue apron. But he still tried to find it out,
70 III| get at the animal which he scents inside it. Suddenly,
71 III| exclaimed: "No, it is not he, it is not he!" "Is that
72 III| it is not he, it is not he!" "Is that really a fact?"
73 III| invoke sacred things, but he interrupted her: "At any
74 III| interrupted her: "At any rate, he used to follow you into
75 III| solemnly swear to you that if he were to come to-day and
76 III| farmer hesitated, and then he continued, as if speaking
77 III| the strength to speak, and he asked her again: "You will
78 III| she said, with a sigh, and he turned on his heel.~She
79 III| the farmer's voice, when he said to her: "Don't be frightened,
80 III| surprised at first, but when he tried to take liberties
81 III| weakened by fatigue, while he became brutal, intoxicated
82 III| and wife, and one morning he said to her: "I have put
83 IV| For two or three years he seemed to have been nursing
84 IV| was gradually increasing. He remained sitting at table
85 IV| and devoured by sorrow. He always spoke hastily, sometimes
86 IV| and it even seemed as if he had a grudge against his
87 IV| against his wife, for at times he answered her roughly, almost
88 IV| her nor looked at her, and he seemed to hate her, to despise
89 IV| She went up to him, as he was going out.~"Is Monsieur
90 IV| she asked. "Of course he is; this is his dinnertime."
91 IV| sitting down to dinner, and he made her sit down also. "
92 IV| you want, my child?" And he hastily swallowed several
93 IV| have you got against me?"~He began to shout and to swear: "
94 IV| fault! It is not my fault!" He grew rather more gentle
95 IV| rather more gentle when he heard that, and added: "
96 V| gave him a loaf on which he had made some marks; it
97 V| country, but infallible, so he declared; but none of them
98 V| broke out between them; he called her names and beat
99 V| their room together at night he flung insults and obscenities
100 V| of making her suffer more he ordered her to get up and
101 V| As she did not obey him, he seized her by the neck and
102 V| move. In his exasperation he knelt on her stomach, and
103 V| teeth, and mad with rage, he began to beat her. Then
104 V| Jacques; you know Jacques. He promised to marry me, but
105 V| promised to marry me, but he left this neighborhood without
106 V| hardly speak, but at last he stammered out: "What are
107 V| you cannot understand!"~He said again, mechanically,
108 V| said, still sobbing.~Then he got up, lit the candle,
109 V| and crying, and suddenly he stopped in front of her,
110 V| gave him no answer, and he began to walk up and down
111 V| and then, stopping again, he continued: "How old is your
112 V| you not tell me about it?" he asked. "How could I?" she
113 V| she replied, with a sigh.~He remained standing, motionless. "
114 V| motionless. "Come, get up," he said. She got up with some
115 V| was standing on the floor, he suddenly began to laugh
116 V| seeing how surprised she was, he added: "Very well, we will
117 V| Then, still laughing, he kissed his weeping and agitated
118 V| fire under the saucepan, he continued to walk up and
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