Sealed Lips — page 178: what you’re looking at

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170 SHALED LIPS. she admitted, she had been a little giddy, but she added, with a glance from her black eyes: “Nevertheless, the only man who could ever re- proach me was the one who never complained. Do you understand? I had the good luck to find a good man. The soldier returned to me after seven years, the only one who had changed, for he had a_ saber wound, and I was just the same as when he had left me, as sure aS my name is Coralie. After we were married I came to Africa with him, where he had a desire to establish himself. If anybody had told me, when I was trying dresses on beauti- ful women, that I should end my days in the midst of people who wore none—— Ah, love, monsieur, you have no idea what it does to one! Is there any news from Marseilles?” During all this time one could hear Lafon swear- ing in the open court, which was full of teams that were returning. Soon all was silent, the carts were drawn upin lines under the sheds like artillery wagons in the field; it was fast growing dark, and Patrice went to his chamber, and leaning out of the open window he smiled with melancholy disdain at the thought of this large matron and her words: “You have no idea what love does!” Hegwanted to call her back to say: “Poor, ignorant creature, what was your love beside mine?” But this woman had aright to speak of love, she who had waited for her lover so many years, who S5(EO)