The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, July 12, 1907, Image 5
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The story optu In Oascony, France 8
Sate 1694, characters so far are 8
M. St. Aubert, his wife and daughter sl
Emily, Emily la musical and charm- a
?t. blue eyes Ac. fl. Quesnel Is n. St. 81
Aubert's brother-in law. Madam St. u
Aubert dles-St. Aubert and Emily go p
to M. Quesnel's meet two Italians slgnors
Cavlgni and riontonl-St. Aube- j
t's heuliu lie is videred to go to
Languedoc-Emlly and.her father start 1
n the Journey.
Valanccurt leaves St. Aubert and ^
Emily. I
St. Aubert very 111 Is taken to cot- i
tage of a (?riuvr: he gives Emily In- 1
tractions Low fitter his death to, *
find papers and money under the ,
floor at his house, La Vallee and instructs
her to burn all papers without
reading them.
St. Aubert dies, Emily accepts an
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the convent nearby. l{
St. Aubeit bad given orders that J
his body be burled near the tomb of ,
the Vlllerols. ;
Madame Cheron sent servants to i
bring Emily to her. Emily stops at <
La Vallee her old home.
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Having thus continued to converse,
without perceiving the tight of time,
Val&noourt, at length, seemed to recollect
himself. I must go, said be
mournfully, but it is with the hope
of seeing you again, of being permitted
to pay my respects to your family
let me hear this hope confirmed by J
your voioe My family will be happy
to see any friend of my\ dear father,
'-'ssfid her
J\J u? V
>red, unable to depart,
wbh t silently ;
her eyes bent on the ground : and Valancourt,
as he gazed on her, consider ed
that it would soon be impossible
for him to recall, even to bis memory.
I the exact resemblance of the beautiful
countenance he then beheld; at this
moment an hasty footstep approached
from behind the plane tree, and turning
her eyes, Emily saw Madame
Cheron. She felt a blush steal upon
her cheek, and her frame trembling
with the emotion of her mind; but she
(instantly rose to meet her visitor. So
niece, how do you do? but 1 need not
uk, your looks tell mc vou have already
recovered your loss,
t My looks do me injustice then, I
Madam, my loss I know can never .be
recovered.
Well?well! I will not argue with
you; I see you bave exactly your father's
disposition: and let me tell vnn it
would have been much happier foi
him, poor man! If it had been a different
one. A look of dignified displeasure,
with which Madame Cheron,
while he spoke, would have touched
almost any other heart; she made nc
other reply, but introduced Valancouvt,
?ho could scarcely stifle the
resentment he felt, and whose bow
fifadame Cheron returned with a flight
courtesy, and a look of supercilious
examination. After a few moments
be took ieave of Emily, in a manner,
that hastily expressed his pain both
at his own departure, and at leaving
her to the society of Madame Cheron.
Who is that young man? said her
aunt, in an accent, which equally implied
Inquisitiveness and censure
Some idle admirer of yours I suppose;
but I believed niece, you had a greater
sense of propriety, that to have re
celved the visits of any young man in c
your present unfriended situation.
Let me tell you the world will observe f
those things, and it will talk, aye and (
ery freely too. (
Emily, extremely shocked at this s
coarse speech, attempted to Interrupt
It; but Madame Cheron would proceed ?
with all the self importance of a person,
to whom power is new. t
It is very recessary you should be *
under the eye of some person more !
able to guide you than yourself. I. t
Indeed, have not much leisure for (
such a task; however, since your poor v
lather made it his last request, that I a
should overlook your conduct?I must
van take you under iny care. Bill H
this let me tell you, niece, that, unless f
,nn will riot^rmlnn tftVm ?* ?
+ ? vv "v ?vj wjuior- p
mabte to my directum, I shall not y
trouble myself longer about you. t
Emily made no attempt to inter- f
rapt Madame Cheron a second time, p
grief and the pride of conscious in no- t
oenco kept her silent, till her aun a
aid, I am now come to take you witi. a
me toTholou.se; I am sorry to And, t
daiip #o tU/vr rl I /. A o ?11 - a
vuuv j vui lavnci uicvi, ai in ctij, h I
uch inditierent circumstances; however,
I shall take you home with me. b
b! poor man, he was always more n
generous than provident, or lie would ,,
not have left bis daughter dependent t.
on his relations. ^
Nor has he done so, I hope, madame e
said Emily calmly, nor did his pc- 1<
ounlary misfortunes arise Trom that s<
I noble generosity, which always dis- I
tlngulshed him. The aiiairs of M de lc
^lotteville may, 1 trust, yet be settled w
i?ii;S IF i
ran. i
m EATGLIFFE . ;
ithout deeply Injuring his creditors, P
nd in the meantime I should be
ery happy to remain at La Vallee.
No doubt you would, replied Mad- ,,
me Cheron, with a smile of irony, n
na l snail no doubt content to this, it
inse I see how necessary tranquility
nd retirement are to restore your
pirlts. 1 did not think you capable d,
f so much duplicity, niece: when you ei
leaded this excuse for remaining 11
iere,I foolishly believed it to be a
ust one, nor expected to have found ^
miIi *ou m? agreeable a companion as g,
ins M. Ut Val?, L forgot his name u
Emily could no longer endure these n
;ruel indignities, It was a just one, j<
nad'am, said she: and now, indeed, 1 a
eel more thau ever the value of the p
etlrement I then solicited; and, if
;he purport of your visit Is only to c
idd insult to the sorrows or your c
arother's child, she could well have i
snared it. l
I see that I have undertaken a very
troublesome task, said Madame Cher
on, colouring: highly. "I am sure,
madam, said Emily mildly, and endeavouring
to restrain her tears, 1
am sure my rather did not mean it
ihould be such. 1 have the happiness
Lo reflect, that my conduct under his
;ye was such as he ofteu delighted to
ipprove. It would be very painful to
me to disobey the sister of such a par;nt,
and if you believe the task will
really be so troublesome, I must lament
that it is yours.
Well! niece, fine speaking signifies
little. 1 am willing in consideration
of my poor brother to overlook the impropriety
of your late conduct, and to
try what your future wi 1 be.
Emily interrupted her, to beg she
would explain what was the impropriety
vhe alluded to.
Win. o impropriety! Why that of re
oeivh g the visits of a lover unknown
to jour fcmlly, replied Madame Cheron,
not considering the impropriety of
which she had herself been guilty, in
to the possibility
of conduct so erroneous.
A faint blush passed over Kmily's
countenance; pride and anxiety struggled
in her breast; and, till she recoi
iectcd, that appearances did, in some i
degree, justify her aunt's suspicions |
she could not resolve to humble her- <
self so far as to enter into the defence <
Of a conduct, which had been so innocent
and undesigned on her part. She
mentioned the manner of Valancourt's
introduction to her father; the circumstance
of his receiving the pistoi ;
shot, and of their arterwards travelling
together; with the accidental I
way, in which she had met him, on '
the preceding evening. She owned he .
had asked permission to address her
family.
And who is this young ad venturer,
pray? said Madame Cheron, and what
are his pretensions? These lie must
himself explain, madam, replied Km
lly. Of his family my father was not
ignorant, and I believe it is unexceptionable.
She then proceeded to menLion
what she knew concerning it.
O, then, this it seems is a younger
brother, exclaimed her aunt, and of
jourse a beggar A very iine tale inleedl
And so my brother took a fancy
to this young man after only a few
lays acquaintance!?but that was so
like him! In his youth he was always
taking these likes and dislikes, when
10 other pers.rn saw any reason for
them at all; nay. indeed, I have often
-.bought the people lie disapproved
vere much more agreeable than those
ie admired;?hut th?re is no accountmr
lor tastes, lie was alwavs so much
ntluenced by people's countenances:
low I, fur my part; have no notion of
,hls, It is all ridiculous enthusiasm
What has a man's face to do witli his
:haracterV Can a man of good charicter
help having a disagreeable
ace??which last sentence Madamo
Jheron delivered witli the decisive air
>f a person who congratulates her- .
ielf on having made a grand discovery;
ind believes the question to be unaniwcrably
settled.
Emily, desirous of concluding the
jonversation, enquired if her aunt
vould accept some refreshment, and
Madame Cheron accompanied her to "
ihe chateau, but without desisting \
rom a topic, which she discussed
vith so much complacency to herself c
,nd severity to her niece. f
1 am sorry to perceive, niece, said |
he, in allusion to somewhat that
Imily had said, concerning physiog- ?
omy, that/ you have a great many of
our father's prejudices, and among
hem are those sudden predilections
or people from their looks. I can
iciceive, that you imagine yourself c
o be violently In love with this young [
adventurer, after an acquaintance of r
>nly a few diys. There was somohlng,
too, so charmingly romantic in
he manner of your meeting,
Emily checked the tears, that tremled
in her eves, while she said, When
ly conduct shall deserve this severity
ladam, you will do well to exercise it;
ill then justice, if not tenderness.
Iiould surely restrain It. I have nevr
willingly offended you: now I have :
?t my parents you are the only per -1
in to whom 1 can look for kindness. |
,ct me not lament more than ever t he 1
>s8 of such parents. The last words '
ere almost stifled by her emotions, j Ci
id she burst Into tears. Remember.
g the delloaoy and the tenderness of
>. Aubort, the happy, happy days
tc had passed in these scenes, and
mtrastkng them witli the coarse and
ifeeling behaviour of M-tdamc Che ;
m, and with the future hours of n or
tlcatlon she must submit to In her
resence?a degree of grie' seized
9r, th it almost reached despair. Mad"
me Gheron, more o tie tided by tlie reroof,
which Emily's words conveyed
tan touched by the sorrow slie ex n rest."
i.sald nothing, that might soften
or grief; but notwithstanding an aparent
reluctance to receive her
ece, she desired her company. The
ve of sway wis her ruling passion,
r?d siie knew it would be highly grat
led by taking into her house a young
rplian, who hud no appeal from her
cclsions, and of whom she could exrclse
without control the capricious
umor of tiie moment.
On entering the chateau, Madame
heron expressed a desire, that she
rould put up what she thought necesary
to take to Tuoulouse, as she
leant to set olf Imuieulately. hanll
ow tried to persuade her to defer the
tiurney, at least, till the next dayw
nd at length, with such difficulty,
irevailed.
lweuaypasscu in tiic exercise of
>retty tyranny on the part of Madame
3heron, and in mournful regret and
nelancholy anticipation on that ol
Emily, who, when her aunt retired to
ler apartment for the night, went to
,ake leave of every other room in this
ler dear native home, which she was
iow quitting, for she knew not how
ong, and for a world, to which she
vas wholly a stranger. She could not
souquer a presentiment, which frelucntly
occurred to her, this nighthat
she should never more return to
ja Vallee. Having passed a considerable
time In what had been her
'ather's study, having selected some
)t his favorite authors, to put up with
aer cloths, and shed many tears, as
ie wiped the dust from their covets
die seated herself in ids chair be fun
t,he reading desk, and sat lost in nicl
uicholy reflection, till Theresa opemd
the door to examine, as was iter cus
torn before she went to bed, if all wu>
safe. She started, on observing hei
young lady, who bade her come in
and then gave her some direct ions foi
keeping the chateau in readiness to.
her reception at all Iin.es.
Alas-a-day! that you should leave
it! said Theresa, 1 think you would
be happier here than whe e you a;c
' - - ,?uv iiyJirg. Emily made
no reply to t,.is remark; the sorrow
I hetesa proceeded to express at h?o
departure utfccud her, bin sin- f<>u-?
some comfort in the simple aft'ecii o
of thin poor old servant, to whom In
yave such directions as might ber-i
conduce to her comlort, during lur
own absence.
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