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1 I| buggies were kept. Close to it, in a ditch, there was a
2 I| a bundle of straw, threw it into the ditch and sat down
3 I| ditch and sat down upon it. Then, not feeling comfortable,
4 I| feeling comfortable, she undid it, spread it out and lay down
5 I| comfortable, she undid it, spread it out and lay down upon it
6 I| it out and lay down upon it at full length on her back,
7 I| she sprang up at a bound. It was Jacques, one of the
8 I| them for a long time, and it might be forever. She grew
9 I| grew sad as she thought of it, while he, with one fixed
10 I| a long time," she said. "It is very hard to be separated
11 I| however, only laughed. "No, it was a mere nothing; only
12 I| evening's walk, and said: "It is not nice of you to despise
13 I| and then slowly munched it.~When Jacques found that
14 I| not believe his promises. "It must be at once," she said. "
15 I| and then said: "I swear it, by Heaven!"~Then she released
16 II| before she was so upset by it that she was obliged to
17 II| obliged to sit down. Perhaps it was from him? But, as she
18 II| a time, however, she put it into her pocket, as she
19 II| painful manner in which it moved its poor little hands,
20 II| thin as a crab's legs; but it lived for all that. She
21 II| with the child, so she left it with some neighbors, who
22 II| promised to take great care of it, and she went back to the
23 II| the mad longing to kiss it, to press it in her arms,
24 II| longing to kiss it, to press it in her arms, to feel the
25 II| at night; she thought of it the whole day long, and
26 II| of the fire and gaze at it intently, as people do whose
27 II| way of saving up money for it, and determined to work
28 II| her master's money as if it had been her own; and, by
29 II| schoolmaster three times about it, but when she got there,
30 II| asking for money, as if it were something disgraceful;
31 III| and she did not recognize it. It had grown rosy and chubby
32 III| she did not recognize it. It had grown rosy and chubby
33 III| fat. She threw herself on it, as if it had been some
34 III| threw herself on it, as if it had been some prey, and
35 III| been some prey, and kissed it so violently that it began
36 III| kissed it so violently that it began to scream with terror;
37 III| to cry herself, because it did not know her, and stretched
38 III| to its nurse as soon as it saw her. But the next day
39 III| saw her. But the next day it began to know her, and laughed
40 III| know her, and laughed when it saw her, and she took it
41 III| it saw her, and she took it into the fields, and ran
42 III| ran about excitedly with it, and sat down under the
43 III| greatest pleasure in handling it, in washing and dressing
44 III| in washing and dressing it, for it seemed to her that
45 III| washing and dressing it, for it seemed to her that all this
46 III| maternity; and she would look at it, almost feeling surprised '
47 III| feeling surprised 'that it was hers, and would say
48 III| low voice as she danced it in her arms: "It is my baby,
49 III| danced it in her arms: "It is my baby, it's my baby."~
50 III| her arms: "It is my baby, it's my baby."~She cried all
51 III| window as he talked. "How is it, Rose," he said, "that you
52 III| he asked her: "Well, will it suit you?" "Will what suit
53 III| until tomorrow to think it over."~And he hurried out
54 III| to dip both her feet in it. She sat down on a tuft
55 III| longing to throw herself into it. All her sufferings would
56 III| affair is settled isn't it?" She did not reply at first,
57 III| lover?" "Perhaps that is it," she replied, trembling
58 III| rage: "Ah! So you confess it, you slut! And pray who
59 III| head, I suppose? Who is it, I say?" And as she gave
60 III| me. Then I will tell you; it is Jean Baudu?' "No, not
61 III| he," she exclaimed. "Then it is Pierre Martin?" "Oh!
62 III| But he still tried to find it out, with his brutish obstinacy,
63 III| brutish obstinacy, and, as it were, scratching at her
64 III| animal which he scents inside it. Suddenly, however, the
65 III| man shouted: "By George! It is Jacques, the man who
66 III| and she exclaimed: "No, it is not he, it is not he!" "
67 III| exclaimed: "No, it is not he, it is not he!" "Is that really
68 III| hastily: "I will swear it; I will swear it to you -- "
69 III| will swear it; I will swear it to you -- " She tried to
70 III| misfortune, as they call it, or it would have been known,
71 III| misfortune, as they call it, or it would have been known, and
72 III| have been known, and as it has no consequences, no
73 III| something at the bottom of it, however."~She could say
74 IV| robbed, and who would find it out some day or other. And
75 IV| some vague fear floating in it. And so years went on, until
76 IV| sometimes even brutally, and it even seemed as if he had
77 IV| hastened to the church.~It was getting dusk; the narrow
78 IV| and with her eyes fixed on it, she fell on her knees.
79 IV| Yes, yes, I know all about it; your husband has mentioned
80 IV| When a man takes a wife it is not that they may live
81 IV| began to cry, and said: "It is not my fault! It is not
82 IV| said: "It is not my fault! It is not my fault!" He grew
83 IV| added: "I do not say that it is, but it is very provoking,
84 IV| not say that it is, but it is very provoking, all the
85 V| with a pinch of ashes in it every evening. The farmer
86 V| farmer consented to try it, but without success; so
87 V| he had made some marks; it was kneaded up with herbs,
88 V| them was to eat a piece of it, but they ate the whole
89 V| obtaining any results from it.~Next, a schoolmaster unveiled
90 V| fruitful a second time; but it was in vain, and then she
91 V| child, I have had one! I had it by Jacques; you know Jacques.
92 V| of her, and said: "Then it is my fault that you have
93 V| did you not tell me about it?" he asked. "How could I?"
94 V| of this; I am not saying it for form's sake, but I am
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