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Used the fa the married pair left Charles, on account of
his patients, could not be away longer Old Rouault had them driven back
in his cart, and himself accompanied thehter for the last tione about a hundred paces he stopped, and as he saw the
cart disappearing, its wheels turning in the dust, he gave a deep sigh
Then he renancy of
his wife; he, too, had been very happy the day when he had taken her
from her father to his hoh the snow, for it was near Christmas-time, and the
country was all white She held hi fro lace of her Cauchois headdress so that
it sometimes flapped across his mouth, and when he turned his head he
saw near hi silently
under the gold bands of her cap To warm her hands she put theo it all was! Their son would
have been thirty by now Then he looked back and saw nothing on the
road He felt dreary as an ehts in his brain, addled by the fumes of the feast, he
felt inclined for a moment to take a turn towards the church As he was
afraid, however, that this sight would ht away home
Monsieur and Madahbors came to the s to see their doctor's neife
The old servant presented herself, curtsied to her, apologised for not
having dinner ready, and suggested that madame, in the meantime, should
look over her house