sadly;”butinthatcaseyou
stkeusafruittart,andyoullokthehe
oveninthatneedtwofires”
”goodness”ethat”
grandetcastalookthatealuponhisfaithful
deputy
”deiselle,”shecried,ued,”weshallhave
thegalette”
peregrandetretuedfrohegardenhthefruitandarrangedaplatefulonthekitchentable
”justsee,nsieur,”saidnanon,”prettybootsyouephewhasleatherellsgooddoeshecleanith,i
itoputyoureggpolishonit”
”nanon,ithinkeggsyou
dontknooroc;yes,thatsrocheyou
sothinghielfinsaurtopolishthosebootshihaveheardthattheyputsugarintotheblackingtokeitshine””theylookgoodtoeat,”saidtheok,puttingthebootstoheose”blessiftheydontslllikedaseaudelogneahhowfunny”
”funny”saidherster”doyouoreneyinto
bootsthanthenish”
”nsieur,”shesaid,e,after
lockingthefruitgarden,”youhavethepotaufeuputononceortofyouephew”
”yes”
”atogotothebutchers”
”certainlynothebrothoffoerswill
bringtheishalltelloillertoshootsocroakethebestsoupintheworld”
”isntittrue,nsieur,thatcrothedead”
”youareafool,nanontheyeattheycanget,liketherestofthehedeadarelegacies”
nsieurgrandet,havingnofurtherorderstogive,drehisch,andseeingthathehadhalfanhourtodisposeofbeforebreakfast,hetookhishat,andkissedhisdaughter,andsaidtoher:
”doyoueforahefields,doheloirei
havesothingtodothere”
eugeniefetchedherstra,linedhpinktaffetthenthefatheranddaughterdohereettotheshore
”thisearlyhour”saidcruchot,thenotary,
etingthe
”toseesothing,”ansatutinal
appearanceofhisfriend
ething,”thenotaryknewby
experiencethereethingtobegotbygoing;sohe”e,yfriendsillshow
youfollyitistoplantpoplartreesongoodground””doyoucallthesixtythousandfrancsthatyoupocketedforthosethataitre
ent”luckyouhavehadto
cutdoetheyranshortofe
nantes,andtosellthetthirtyfrancs”
eugenielistened,ostsole
ntofherhatthenotarytobringdown
uponherheadapatealandsupresentencegrandethadnohedthegnificentfieldshebanksoftheloire,wherethirtyenployedinclearingaway,fillingup,andlevellingthespotsforrlyoccupiedbythepoplars”itrecruchot,seehouchgroundthistreeoncetookupjean,”heeasurehyourrrrule,bbothways”
”fourtiseightfeet,”saidthen
”thirtytlost,”saidgrandettocruchot”ihadthreehundredpoplarsinthisoneline,isntthatsohen,threehhhundredtisthirthirtytefivehundredinhhhay;addteaschforthesideroiddlerouch
resoaycccallitaththousandbbbalesofhhhay””verygood,”saidcruchot,tohelpouthisfriend;”athousandbalesarehaboutsixhundredfrancs”
”saytttheresthreeorfourhundred
francsonthesendcrophen,cccalculatethatttwelvethousandfrancsayearforfffortyyearses
to”
”saysixtythousandfrancs,”saidthenotary
”iastttosixtythththousandverygood,”
ntinuedgrandet,houtstuttering:”thousandpoplarsfortyyearsoldefiftythousandfrancstheresalossihavefoundthatself,”saidgrandet,gettingonhishighhorse”jean,fillupalltheholesexceptthoseatthebankoftheriver;thereyouaretoplantthepoplarsihaveboughtplantehere,andtheyllgetnourishntfrohegovent,”hesaid,tuingtootiontotheh
expressedrethanthestironiiles
”trueenough;poplarsshouldonlybeplantedonpoorsoil,”saidazedatgrandetscalculations
”yyyes,nsieur,”ansansatirically
eugenie,esceneryoftheloire,and
payingnoattentiontoherfathersreckonings,presentlytuedaneartothererksofcruchotsay,
”soyouhavebroughtasoninlaparisallsauristalkingaboutyouephearriagentracttodrawup,
heyperegrandet”
”yougggotupveryearlytotttellthat,”saidgrandet,acpanyingthererkotionofhiswen”well,old
ccrade,illbefrank,andtttellyouyouttto
knoydaughterintotheloire
thangggivehertoheraytttellthateverywhere,no,neved;letthettalk”
thisansheyounggirlhsuddenlightthe
distanthopesupspringinginherheartbloodsuddenly,becareal,tangible,likeaclusterofflocutdownand
ingontheearthsincethepreviouseveningshehadattachedherselftocharlesbythoselinksofhappinessosoul;froenceforthsufferingisitnotthenobledestinyofentoberevedbythedarksoleitiesofgriefthanbythesplendorsoffortunehothatfatherlyfeelinghaddiedoutofherfathersheartofehadcharlesbeenguiltysteriousquestionsalreadyherdaysterysoprofound,ysterysheblinginallher
lis;andystreet,latelysojoyousto
her,shefeltitssadness,shebreathedthelancholyeandeventshadprintedtherenoneofloveslessonslackedafeepsfroheiroonbeforeherfatherandedatthe
thresholdbutgrandet,henotaryshand,
stoppedshortandasked,
”hohefunds”
”youneverlistentoadvice,grandet,”ans”buysoon
