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It was Victor who opened the gate for her A black wo her

hands upon her apron, was close at his heels Before she saw them Edna

could hear the

the right to be allowed to perform her duties, one of which was to

answer the bell

Victor was surprised and delighted to see Mrs Pontellier, and he made

no atteht He was a

dark-browed, good-looking youngster of nineteen, greatly rese

his mother, but with ten tio at once and inform Madame Lebrun that Mrs Pontellier

desired to see her The worumbled a refusal to do part of her duty

when she had not been permitted to do it all, and started back to her

interrupted task of weeding the garden Whereupon Victor administered

a rebuke in the for to its rapidity

and incoherence, was all but incomprehensible to Edna Whatever it

was, the rebuke was convincing, for the wo into the house

Edna did not wish to enter It was very pleasant there on the side

porch, where there were chairs, a wicker lounge, and a small table She