Conscience -- Volume 3

dame Dammauville; this coincidence was not the le

ains; for, if he was able to speak to Phillis and Nougarede of an affection of the eyes o

not returned, and he was obliged to explain

h he felt embarrassed. How should he

hillis and to Nougare

ir faculties!" Madame Cormier said, with a decision that w

ured

ot an e

out d

entin will

f joy by an excess of prudence. Nevertheless, it is probable

been better if you had

would have

ersal mania to send him

l thought; it was of himself and of his own fears; while Madame Cormier's thoughts ran to Phillis. Then there were long sile

Saniel's sombre face and preoccupation, which she

t y

, I have some of yesterday's bouill

Saniel had been a sort of god to her, and since he had shown so

llis's step

ll mamma!" she exclai

ened to her respectfully,

Dammauville?

a woman of intellect, who, without the assist

me Cormier fel

or child!"

scaped her which cont

would be imprudent to abandon ourselves t

from the embarrassment of his positio

ieur Nougarde

arned from Madame Dammauville. It is her condition that will deci

rings at Lamoulon. It is a year since she was taken with pains that were thought to be rheumatic, following which, paralysis attacked her and confined her to her bed. She suffers so much sometimes that she cries, but these are spasms that do not last. In the intervals she lives the ordinary life, except that she does not get up. She reads a great deal, receives her friends, her sister-in-law-widow of a notary-her nephews and nieces, and one of the v

rait and of the man she saw in

ncierge was not able to answer; so I deci

ous," the mother

econd time, after an interval of two hours, to trouble her, but it was necessary. While ascending, I sought a reason to justi

ith lowered eyes, without daring to look at h

lgence?"

she had said to me was so serious, and might have such consequences for the life and honor of my brother, that I had thought of returning the next day, accompanied

I

y, without raising her eyes, "tha

iolence that the dissatisfaction at being s

orget that; and it is not as a physician that I wish to beg you to accompany me, but as a friend, if you permit me to speak thu

rmier said with emotion; "I add that it is a respectful f

the effect that she produced on S

examine her. Madame Dammauville gave her consent to my request with extreme kindness. I shall return to her to-morrow, and if y

st words, which were an invi

s I told you?" he asked, a

early expressed. There is no trace of suffering on her pale face, which bears only the mark of a resigned grief. She moves her arms freely, but the legs, so far as I could judge under the bedclothes, are motionless. In many ways it

d the patient; and had I been with you during this visit we should not have learned anything more. It appears

r daughter to her and

tion of a man who has just escaped a danger. "But your part, Mademoiselle, is not finis

hat Nougarde e

adame Dammauville; I will go everywhere. But will you permit me to express my astonishment

Nougarede had given him for n

l ideas in his advice. Our interest is that Florentin should return to us as quickly as possible, and that he should be spared the sufferings of a prison. But I understand that to a

the 'ordonnance de non-lieu', which has the great advantage of finishing everything immediately. Nougarede do

thout asking her the question directly, she told me that she had only spoken to the concierge of the non-resemblance of the portrait to the man she saw draw the curtains, so that the concierge, who had often spoken to her of Floren

ill go together to see h

g to writ

Madame Dammauville's appearance in court. Will this appearance be p

t it appear that he under

t the physician who attends her is Doctor Balza

s his ignorance unde

ville should have an excellent physician, one who was so high in the estimation o

will cure her in time for her

mier repeated her invitation, but he did not accept it