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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