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notary�察   �who     was   ready    to  retire   from   business     in  two    months'    time。 

Henriette's   father   consented   to   advance   a   portion   of   her   dowry   for   this 

purpose。 

     Thus George was safely started upon the same career as his father�察�and 

this was to him a source of satisfaction which he did not attempt to deny�察�

either to himself   of   to   any  one   else。  George   was   a   cautious   young   man�察�

who came of a frugal and saving stock。              He had always been taught that it 



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was his primary duty to make certain of a reasonable amount of comfort。 

From his earliest days�察�he had been taught to regard material success as the 

greatest     goal   in  life�察 �and   he   would     never   have    dreamed      of  engaging 

himself to   a girl   without   money。        But   when  he  had   the good   fortune  to 

meet one who possessed desirable personal qualities in addition to money�察�

he   was   not   in   the   least   barred   from   appreciating   those   qualities。    They 

were�察�so to speak�察�the sauce which went with the meat�察�and it seemed to 

him that in this case the sauce was of the very best。 

     Georgea big fellow of twenty´six�察�with large�察�round eyes and a good´ 

natured     countenancewas         full  blooded�察    �well   fed�察  �with   a  hearty    laugh 

which   spoke   of   unimpaired   contentment�察  �a   soul   untroubled   in   its   deeps。 

He   seemed   to   himself   the   luckiest   fellow   in   the   whole   round   world�察  �he 

could     not   think    what    he   had    done    to  deserve     the   good    fortune    of 

possessing   such   a   girl   as   Henriette。     He   was   ordinarily   of   a   somewhat 

sentimental       turn   easily   influenced     by   women      and    sensitive    to  their 

charms。   Moreover�察  �his   relationship   with   Lizette   had   softened   him。           He 

had learned to love the young working girl�察�and now Henriette�察�it seemed�察�

was to reap the benefit of his experience with her。 

     In   fact�察 �he   found    himself    always   with     memories      of   Lizette   in  his 

relationships with the girl who was to be his wife。                When the engagement 

was announced�察�and he claimed his first kiss from his bride´to´be�察�as he 

placed a ring upon her finger�察�he remembered the first time he had kissed 

Lizette�察  �and   a   double   blush   suffused   his   round   countenance。         When   he 

walked arm and arm with Henriette in the garden he remembered how he 

had walked just so with the other girl�察�and he was interested to compare 

the words of the two。           He remembered what a good time had had when 

he   had   taken   Lizette   and   her   little   family   for   a   picnic   upon   one   of   the 

excursion   steamers   which   run   down   the   River   Seine。           Immediately   he 

decided   that   he   would   like   to   take   Henriette   on   such   a   picnic�察  �and   he 

persuaded   an   aunt   of   Henriette's   to   go   with   her   as   a   chaperon。  George 

took his bride´to´be to the same little inn where he had lunch before。 

     Thus he was always haunted by memories�察�some of which made him 

cheerful and some of which made him mildly sad。                      He soon got used to 

the idea�察�and did not find it awkward�察�except when he had to suppress the 



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impulse to tell Henriette something which Lizette had said�察�or some funny 

incident which had happened in the home of the little family。                     Sometimes 

he found himself thinking that it was   a shame to have to suppress   these 

impulses。       There   must   be   something   wrong�察  �he   thought�察  �with   a   social 

system   which   made   it   necessary   for   him   to   hide   a   thing   which   was   so 

obvious and so sensible。           Here he was�察�a man twenty´six years of age�察�he 

could not have afforded to marry earlier�察�not could he�察�as he thought�察�have 

been expected to lead a continent life。              And he had really loved Lizette�察�

she was really a good girl。            Yet�察�if Henriette had got any idea of it�察�she 

would have been horrified and indignant she might even have broken off 

the engagement。 

     And     then�察  �too�察  �there   was    Henriette's    father�察  �a  personage      of  great 

dignity     and    importance。       M。     Loches      was    a  deputy     of   the   French 

Parliament�察�from a district in the provinces。              He was a man of upright life�察�

and   a   man   who   made   a   great   deal   of   that   upright   lifekeeping   it   on   a 

pedestal where everyone might observe it。 It was impossible to imagine M。 

Loches in an undignified or compromising situationsuch as the younger 

man found himself facing in the matter of Lizette。 

     The  more  he   thought   about it the  more  nervous   and   anxious   George 

became。       Then it was decided it would be necessary for him to break with 

the   girl�察  �and   be   ;good;   until   the   time   of   his   marriage。 Dear   little   soft´ 

eyed Lizettehe did not dare to face her personally�察�he could never bear to 

say good´by�察�he felt。 Instead�察�he went to the father�察�who as a man could be 

expected to understand the situation。              George was embarrassed and not a 

little   nervous     about   it�察 �for  although     he   had   never    misrepresented       his 

attitude     to  the   family�察   �one    could    never    feel   entirely    free   from    the 

possibility of blackmail in such cases。             However�察�Lizette's father behaved 

decently�察  �and   was   duly   grateful   for   the   moderate   sum   of   money   which 

George handed him in parting。              He promised to break the news gently to 

Lizette�察  �and   George   went   away   with   his   mind   made   up   that   he   would 

never see her again。 

     This   resolution   he   kept�察  �and   he   considered   himself   very   virtuous   in 

doing it。     But   the  truth   was   that   he   had   grown   used   to   intimacy  with   a 

woman�察�and was restless without it。               And that�察�he told himself�察�was why 



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he yielded to the shameful temptation the night of that fatal supper party。 

     He paid for the misadventure liberally in remorse。             He felt that he had 

been a wretch�察�that he had disgraced himself forever�察�that he had proved 

himself unworthy of the pure girl he was to marry。 So keen was his feeling 

that   it   was   several   days   before   he   could   bring   himself   to   see   Henriette 

again�察�and when he went�察�it was with a mind filled with a brand´new set of 

resolutions。     It was the last time that he would ever fall into error。              He 

would be a new man from then on。                He thanked God that there was no 

chance of his sin being known�察�that he might have an opportunity to prove 

his new determination。 

     So intense were his feelings that he could not help betraying a part of 

them to Henriette。       They sat in the garden one soft summer evening�察�with 

Henriette's   mother   occupied   with   her   crocheting   at   a   decorous   distance。 

George�察�in reverent and humble mood�察�began to drop vague hints that he 

was really unworthy of his bride´to´be。             He said that he had not always 

been as good as he should have been�察�he said that her purity and sweetness 

had awakened in him new ideals�察�so that he felt his old life had been full 

of blunders。      Henriette�察�of course�察�had but the vaguest of ideas as to what 

the blunders of a tender and generous young man like George might be。 

So she only loved him the more for his humility�察�and was flattered to have 

such a fine effect upon him�察�to awaken in him such moods of exaltation。 

When he told her that all men were bad�察�and that no man was worthy of 

such a beautiful love�察�she was quite ravished�察�and wiped away tears from 

her eyes。 

     It would have been a shame to spoil such a heavenly mood by telling 

the real truth。     Instead�察�George contented himself with telling of the new 

resolutions he had formed。          After all�察�they were the things which really 

mattered�察�for Henriette was going to live with his future�察�not with his past。 

     It seemed to George a most wonderful thing�察�this innocence of a young 

girl�察  �which   enabled   her   to   move   through   a   world   of   wickedness   with 

unpolluted mind。        It was a touching thing�察�and also�察�as a prudent young 

man could not help realizing�察�a most convenient thing。                  He realized the 

importance of preserving it�察�and thought that if he ever had a daughter�察�he 

would protect her   as rigidly  as   Henriette had been   protected。            He   made 



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haste    to   shy   off  from    the  subject    of  his   ;badness;     and   to  turn   the 

conversation with what seemed a clever jest。 

     ;If I am going to be so good�察─�he said�察 �don't forget that you will have 

to be good also� ─�

     ;I will try�察─�said Henriette�察�who was still serious。 

     ;You   will   have   to   try   hard�察─  �he   persisted。 ;You   will   find   that   you 

have a very jealous husband。; 

     ;Will I�拭─�said Henriette�察�beaming with happinessfor when a woman 

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