Chapter

  1        I|         become a notary. As for his daughter, Mademoiselle Marie-Anne—”~ ~“
  2        I|           rapidly away, leading his daughter.~ ~Some minutes later an
  3       II|              Two or three times his daughter, Marie-Anne, who was walking
  4       II|         Barrois for the hand of his daughter Martha; and he would not
  5       II|        lovely children, a son and a daughter.~ ~His property, managed
  6       II|            to a separation from his daughter, he had procured a governess
  7       II|      powerful than the voice of his daughter, brought him back to the
  8       II|          followed by his frightened daughter.~ ~Never had Marie-Anne
  9       II|       confide in me?— Am I not your daughter? Do you no longer love me?”~ ~
 10       II|       indescribable glance upon his daughter.~ ~“Did you not hear what
 11       II|              You would be right, my daughter,” he murmured, with drooping
 12       II|             I will tell you all, my daughter,” he replied, “and you shall
 13       II|           He forgot himself and his daughter; he thought only of the
 14       II|         sentence in the eyes of his daughter.~ ~“And can you hesitate?”
 15       II|               Ah! you are cruel, my daughter,” he said, with intense
 16       II|      arm-chair sobbing. He knew his daughter’s nature well enough to
 17       II|           But he was conquered; his daughter had won the battle. He had
 18       II|            we are about to take, my daughter and I.”~ ~Young d’Escorval
 19      III|     fortunate as to please the only daughter of Lord Holland, one of
 20      III|      resisted the entreaties of his daughter.~ ~This man, who had been
 21      III|             in the name of her sick daughter. I had no money, and I gave
 22      III|         from his mouth. Bertrande’s daughter, messieurs, is no more ill
 23      III|          Monsieur Lacheneur and his daughter are without and desire to
 24       IV|           appeared, followed by his daughter.~ ~The wretched man was
 25       IV|              But the father and the daughter both refused the proffered
 26       IV|          retire.~ ~No one, save his daughter, knew the truth; he had
 27       IV|        uttered in a low tone by his daughter, made him turn again to
 28       IV|            said but one word to his daughter:~ ~“Well!”~ ~“You have done
 29        V|        entered the room. “I told my daughter so.”~ ~Mme. d’Escorval,
 30        V|             clothing nor that of my daughter. If they send it to us—very
 31        V|          remain there.”~ ~“But your daughter?”~ ~“Marie-Anne will remain
 32        V|             will become of you—your daughter and yourself?”~ ~The wretched
 33        V|         land. In compliance with my daughter’s entreaties, I repaired
 34        V|            and a couple of beds. My daughter designed it as a home for
 35       VI|        behalf, ask the hand of your daughter in marriage.”~ ~Maurice
 36       VI|            desire to confer upon my daughter.”~ ~“What!” exclaimed the
 37       VI|         never while I live shall my daughter be your son’s wife!”~ ~“
 38       VI|          lover—“never!”~ ~“And your daughter?” inquired the baroness.~ ~
 39       VI|            and he departed with his daughter.~ ~But Maurice did not despair;
 40      VII|             him, accompanied by his daughter, Mlle. Blanche.~ ~Martial
 41      VII|           than offer his arm to the daughter of his father’s friend;
 42     VIII|             to Monsieur Lacheneur’s daughter; the affair is decided.’”~ ~
 43       IX|        should M. Lacheneur give his daughter to an uncultured peasant?
 44       IX|          deserted him; shall I, his daughter, also abandon him? Ah! if
 45       IX|        difficult for me, who am the daughter of generations of peasants,
 46        X|         understand. He has a pretty daughter.”~ ~Martial smiled without
 47       XI|         duchess, and not the humble daughter of that “rascal” Lacheneur
 48       XI|           Lacheneur the hand of his daughter——”~ ~“And I refused it!”
 49       XI|            I do not believe that my daughter will marry anyone without
 50       XI|        undertake to prowl around my daughter——”~ ~“I swear to you, Monsieur—”~ ~“
 51       XI|             had just related to the daughter.~ ~According to his version,
 52       XI|     intended to win the favor of my daughter. She has pleased this coxcomb
 53      XII|           over to my side. With the daughter my course is plain. Profiting
 54      XII|           he was about to marry his daughter.~ ~If the scoundrel had
 55      XII|            have refused to give his daughter to Maurice d’Escorval whom
 56      XII|         belonging to him and to his daughter—everything, in fact, which
 57      XII|              You, who are after the daughter, may give it to him if you
 58     XIII|               Before discussing the daughter,” resumed the duke, “let
 59     XIII|          richer than the other. His daughter is the child of his third
 60     XIII| Mademoiselle de Courtornieu?”~ ~“My daughter must be in the drawing-room
 61     XIII|             in the capacity of only daughter of a grand seigneur and
 62       XV|             refused the hand of his daughter, which I asked in behalf
 63      XVI|          suspiciously, first at his daughter, then at the baron.~ ~“What
 64      XVI|             withering glance at his daughter. He suspected her of a ruse
 65      XVI|             in which you place your daughter, between Chanlouineau, who
 66      XVI|         indignation, “you make your daughter’s honor and reputation your
 67      XVI|            sacrifice all. Perish my daughter’s virtue—perish my daughter
 68      XVI|         daughter’s virtue—perish my daughter herself—what do they matter,
 69     XVII|            Courtornieu idolized his daughter. Everyone spoke of that
 70     XVII|         persons spoke to him of his daughter, they always said:~ ~“You,
 71     XVII|                 You, who adore your daughter——”~ ~And when he spoke of
 72     XVII|             not serve to divert his daughter’s attention from him, even
 73     XVII|            by speedily marrying his daughter, would free him from this
 74     XVII|         dowry of a million upon his daughter. Of course this had brought
 75     XVII|            duke.~ ~“I shall give my daughter at least—yes, at least fifteen
 76     XVII|           not to speak of it to his daughter. If he told her how much
 77     XVII|         cabinet.~ ~“Your capricious daughter has decided, papa, that
 78     XVII|    immediately after breakfast, his daughter asked a moment’s conversation
 79     XVII|             delighted.~ ~“My wilful daughter has been playing with fire,”
 80     XVII|                 And you, my beloved daughter, my poor Marie-Anne, you
 81     XVII|            day when you, my devoted daughter, consented, for the sake
 82    XVIII|           refuse me the hand of his daughter. Whatever he may desire
 83      XIX|           is about to marry off his daughter,” said Chanlouineau.~ ~Martial
 84       XX|          insisted. “Ah! Lacheneur’s daughter is a regular sorceress.
 85    XXIII|             he had imposed upon his daughter. He cursed himself for the
 86     XXIV|            father. She will be your daughter then —she whom I have loved
 87    XXVII|          written and signed by your daughter.”~ ~This scene must have
 88   XXVIII|            receive a visit from the daughter of the leader of the rebellion—
 89   XXVIII|             Marie-Anne, Lacheneur’s daughter, knew her father’s hiding-place.
 90   XXVIII|           was made.~ ~“‘You love my daughter, my boy,’ said he. ‘Very
 91     XXIX|          stood talking.~ ~“I am the daughter of Monsieur Lacheneur,”
 92     XXIX|        Marie-Anne until now.~ ~“The daughter of that scoundrel Lacheneur!”
 93      XXX|          suitor who had pleased his daughter? A rupture —then he would
 94     XXXI|           the forehead.~ ~“I have a daughter, young and beautiful like
 95   XXXIII|            eyes remained dry.~ ~The daughter of a man who, for a week,
 96   XXXIII|              de Courtornieu and the daughter of Lacheneur.~ ~Captivated
 97   XXXIII|      thoughts of his son and of his daughter; but such was the terrible
 98    XXXVI|        cried Marie-Anne, “and I—his daughter—was not there to receive
 99  XXXVIII|       ruining the reputation of his daughter.”~ ~“I offered my name and
100    XXXIX|             not so quickly that his daughter failed to discover it.~ ~“
101    XXXIX|      groaned; “how I suffer!”~ ~His daughter glanced at him scornfully;
102    XXXIX|           feigned reluctance.~ ~His daughter made haste to bring him
103       XL|              de Courtornieu and his daughter were awaiting him in the
104       XL|         watched the marquis and his daughter depart, and they had been
105       XL|         connection with him and his daughter. I have done this. I do
106       XL|               he murmured, “but his daughter—my wife.”~ ~
107      XLI|         chateau, accompanied by his daughter, and the duke had gone to
108      XLI|                Monsieur Lacheneur’s daughter has returned!”~ ~The words
109     XLII|             time the father and the daughter were in accord.~ ~“The Duc
110     XLII|            Still, he recognized his daughter.~ ~“Here you are,” said
111     XLII|    certainly more agitated than the daughter.~ ~“Then someone must have
112     XLII|         once.~ ~Never did a devoted daughter lavish more touching and
113     XLII|          that scoundrel Lacheneur’s daughter, do you not? that stuck-up
114    XLIII|             is Monsieur Lacheneur’s daughter with an income of more than
115    XLIII|        about the large gardens, his daughter regarded him from her window
116     XLIV|            and the future— even his daughter’s honor—the idea which had
117     XLVI|             but listen; Lacheneur’s daughter has just been poisoned by
118    XLVII|       assured that the blood of the daughter will yield him a richer
119    XLVII|          convinced that Lacheneur’s daughter would never be his, he poisoned
120   XLVIII|             obliged to apply to the daughter for permission to search
121     XLIX|          Since the departure of his daughter he had been cared for by
122       LI|           laid it aside, except his daughter; and now that he had lost