第19章你可听见我心动（5）
"Whatwereyoudoinginthewood?"
Thehaberdasherremaihhiseyesonhisfatpaundhishandshangingathissides，andthemayorued:
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"Soyoufessit?"
"Yes，mo;
"Whathaveyoutosayinyourdefe;
"Nothi;
"Wheredidyoumeetthepartnerinyourmisdemeanor?"
"Sheismywife，mo;
"Yourwife?"
"Yes，mo;
"Then—then—youdoher-inParis?"
"Ibegyourpardowearelivi;
"Butinthatustbemad，altogethermad，mydearsir，togetcaughtplayihetryatteno'them。"
Thehaberdasherseemedreadytocrywithshame，aered:"Itwasshewhoeoldheritwasverystupid，butwhenawomahingintoherhead—youknow—youotgetitout。"
Themayor，wholikedajoke，smileda;Inyourcase，thetraryoughttohavehappened。Youwouldnotbehere，ifshehadhadtheideaonlyi;
ThenMonsieurBeauaihrageandturningtohiswife，hesaid:"Doyouseetowhatyhtuswithyourpoetry?Andnowweshallhavetogobeforethecourtsate，forabreaorals!Andweshallhavetoshutuptheshop，selloodwill，andgotoshborhood!That'swhatithaseto。"
MadameBeauraingotup，andwithoutlookingatherhusband，sheexplaihoutembarrassment，withoutuselessmodesty，andalmostwithouthesitation。
"Ofonsieur，Iknowthatwehavemadeourselvesridiculous。Willyouallowmetopleadmycauselikeaherlikeapoorethatyouwillbekioseospareusthedisgraceofaprose。
&quo，whenIwasyoung，ImadeMonsieurBeaurain'sadayinthisneighborhood。Heloyedinadraper'sshop，andIwasasaleswomaninaready-madegestablishmeasifitwereyesterday。IusedtoeandspendSundayshereoallywithafriendofmine，RoseLeveque，withwhomIlivedintheRuePigalle，andRosehadasweetheart，whileIhadushere，aurdayhetoldmelaughingthatheshafriendwithhimtheday。Iquiteuoodwhathemeant，butIrepliedthatitwouldbenogood;forIwasvirtuous，monsieur。
"ThedaywemetMotherailwaystation，andinthosedayshewasgood-looking，butIhadmadeupmymindnottehim，andIdidnot。Well，wearrivedatBezons。Itwasalovelyday，thesortofdaythattouchesyourheart。Whenitisfineevennow，justasitusedtobefrowquitefoolish，andwhenIamiryIutterlylosemyhead。Thegreengrass，theswallowsflyingsoswiftly，thesmellofthegrass，thescarletpoppies，thedaisies，allthatmakesmecrazy。Itislikeewheaedtoit!
"Well，itwaslovelyweather，warmandbright，aopeeyourbhyoureyeswhenyoulookedandthroughyourmouthwhehed。RoseandSimonhuggedahereverymihatgavemeaqueerfeeling!MonsieurBeaurainandIwalkedbehihoutspeakingmuch，forwhekher，theydonotfindanythingtotalkabout。Helookedtimid，aoseehisembarrassment。Atlastwegottothelittlewood;itwasasabaththere，adown。RoseaeasedmebecauseIlookedratherstern，butyouwilluhatIotbeotherwise。Aheybegantokissandhugagain，withoutputtingaupohabeehentheywhisperedtotupaoffamohoutsayingaword。YoumayfancywhatIlookedlike，alohisyoungfelloforthefirsttime。Ifeltsofusedatseeiitgavemece，aalk。Iaskedhimwhathisbusinesswas，andhesaidhewasalinendraper'sassistant，asItoldyoujustalkedforafewmihatmadehimbold，aotakelibertieswithme，butItoldhimsharplytokeephisplaotthattrue，MonsieurBeaurain?"
MonsieurBeaurain，whowaslookingathisfeetin，didnotreply，ai;TheIwasvirtuous，aomakelovetomenicely，likeanhonorableman，andfromthattimehecameeverySunday，forhewasverymue。Iwasveryfondofhimalso，veryfondofhim!Hewasagood-lookingfellow，formerly，andinshorthemarriedmetheember，aediheRuedesMartyrs。
"Itwasahardstruggleforsomeyears，monsieur。Businessdidnotprosper，andweotaffordmanytryexs，and，besides，wehadgotoutofthewayofthem。Oherthingsinone'shead，andthihecashboxthayspeeoneisinbusiness。ingoldbydegreeswithit，likequietpeoplewhodonotthinkmuchaboutlove。Oregretanythingasloo。