Chapter

 1 4 |         an angel. See, read this letter." And he handed to me a
 2 4 |     ARMAND: I have received your letter. You are still good, and
 3 4 |       which has written the kind letter I have just received; the
 4 4 |          She was there when your letter came, and we both cried
 5 4 |          I do not write a longer letter, but those who say they
 6 4 |          legible. I returned the letter to Armand, who had, no doubt,
 7 4 |       time at the writing of the letter, which he finally carried
 8 5 |        the morning, I received a letter from Duval, telling me of
 9 6 |          He received in return a letter to the keeper of the cemetery,
10 6 |     leaving he took a very heavy letter addressed to his father,
11 12|         the day you shall have a letter, and my orders, for you
12 12|      asleep; I was awakened by a letter from Marguerite containing
13 12|     third entr'acte." ~I put the letter into a drawer, so that I
14 14|           I was unable to end my letter without a touch of impertinent
15 14|           I read and reread this letter ten times over; then the
16 14|         wrote her an impertinent letter, when she could reply that
17 14|          convince myself that my letter was only too gentle, and
18 14|         as soon as she rings the letter will be taken to her, and
19 14|      point of sending to get the letter back, but every time I said
20 14|     certain that I should find a letter from Marguerite. ~The porter
21 14|        to regret the terms of my letter; I should have said absolutely
22 14|       would have received such a letter as I had just written without
23 14|          was nowhere. ~Either my letter had troubled her too much
24 14|         have written the foolish letter which I had written. ~I
25 14|         my porter if there was a letter for me. Nothing! She is
26 14|        step, and if I retract my letter of to-day, I said to myself
27 14|         instead of believing her letter, instead of going to any
28 14|       off?" ~"She showed me your letter." ~"What did she say about
29 14|        the effect produced by my letter and my jealousy. I was cruelly
30 14|       Some one, who repents of a letter that he wrote yesterday
31 15|         me a little better. Your letter gave me a great deal of
32 15|          ruinous to them. ~"Your letter undeceived me; it showed
33 15|         sad when I received your letter. I was looking forward to
34 15|       name of heaven tear up the letter which I wrote to you and
35 15|        me." ~Marguerite drew the letter from her bosom, and handing
36 15|    brought it back." ~I tore the letter into fragments and kissed
37 18|       and yet I was certain that letter would have explained to
38 18|      days afterward there came a letter from Prudence, and for a
39 19|        him to bring me the first letter that came with the postmark
40 20|         said nothing, sealed the letter which he had just written,
41 21|     absent, but he had left this letter for me: ~"If you call again
42 21|         I showed her my father's letter, from which, I said, we
43 21|        well. At the sight of the letter and on hearing my comment,
44 21|        mistress had received any letter or visit which could account
45 22|      sure?" ~"Yes, sir; here's a letter even, which was brought
46 22|       And the porter showed me a letter which I glanced at mechanically.
47 22| Marguerite's writing. I took the letter. It was addressed, "To Mme.
48 22|     forward to M. Duval." ~"This letter is for me," I said to the
49 22|          I broke the seal of the letter. If a thunder-bolt had fallen
50 22|        By the time you read this letter, Armand, I shall be the
51 22|          I gave him Marguerite's letter, and, falling on my knees
52 23|      time to reread Marguerite's letter, in order to convince myself
53 23|        had said about her in her letter, and I saw at once how little
54 24|          and that I put into the letter which I sent to her address
55 24|          last night and my angry letter of the morning had forced
56 24|        and found nothing but the letter which nearly drove me mad?
57 24|      your night." ~Then when the letter was sent I went out as if
58 24|        an envelope containing my letter and the five-hundred-franc
59 24|       ill. ~I then wrote her the letter which she answered in the
60 25|         and I have written you a letter; but, written by a girl
61 25|        by a girl like me, such a letter might seem to be a lie,
62 25|     authority, and, instead of a letter, it were a confession. ~
63 25|          away. ~This is what the letter contained; I shall like
64 25|         the door and handed in a letter from M. Duval. ~His letter,
65 25|       letter from M. Duval. ~His letter, which I inclose with this,
66 25|         written me a very polite letter, in order that I might consent
67 25|        her and him. I sealed the letter, and, without telling him
68 26|         day I hope vaguely for a letter from you, but it does not
69 26|       but yesterday I received a letter which did me good, more
70 26|          you, then, to-day. This letter is from your father, and
71 26|        faithfully." ~This is the letter he sent me. Your father
72 26|          to write so consoling a letter wept tears of gratitude
73 26|        let her. ~I received your letter this morning. I was in need
74 27|         father confirmed it in a letter." ~We talked for some time