Une Vie, A Piece of String and Other Stories

enced for Jeanne, a li

ds, or into the little

leece of gorse blossom

er like the bouquet of

ling on the beach seem

sp

me upon her in the sw

lm of the rounded horiz

hill tops that the wild

fe

verywhere, as seeds ar

ld till death. It seeme

r heart into every fol

sea bathing. When she w

back, her arms crosse

ky which was cleft by

silhouette

she invariably came b

t, alert, a smile on

g with h

was planning great agr

went out to sea with

went fishing for ma

ul in the nets laid th

k, to breathe in the f

ing the night; and aft

, guiding himself by a

écamp lighthouse, he

first gleams of the r

ge fan-shaped rays and

en on the dec

n enthusiastic account

rn told how many times

enue of

ed to take exercise s

s soon as the air gr

ging her left foot, wh

ndered interminably up

, sitting down for five

d in the afternoon. A

n of hypertrophy becaus

ce, this word had bee

s. The baron would say

ertrophy" as they would

lla. She had been very

he had grown older, s

ng always retained the

a girl. She read all

e to collect, and her

ich she always figured

asing to her because it

ance of her soul, the

oximity of the ocean r

Scott, which she had

she remained shut up

nner for the drawer con

oness all her old priv

eplaced Rosalie in the

ly to the tales of the

lf in all these roma

arity of ideas and desi

first to tremble at th

f the first beings, a

of th

roness and Jeanne were

stout priest who was mo

ow, while still at a

assuming a smiling air,

It was the village prie

she liked priests, fr

omen. She had, in fact

and blushed as she saw

for his visit, but the

at Jeanne, compliment

is three-cornered hat o

perspired profusely.

us checked handkerchie

ly was the task complet

ss. He was a typical co

ki

peared. He was very fr

The priest was well ver

e unconscious astutene

t mediocre of men who

a power over their fel

h the gaiety that follo

he said: "I have a new

r le Vicomte de Lamare.

nquired if he was of t

ed, "Yes, madame, he is

st year." After this,

other things, inquired

s father's debts, sold

e three farms which h

es brought him in an

icomte was economical

e years, so that he mi

to marry advantageous

his farms. The pries

steady and quiet, tho

ntry." The baron said,

l be a distraction for

d the priest took a tur

o say good-nigh