The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04

vel. Enough! enoughW he cried.
"Juliette, my poor Juilettc, pardon
me! On pardon me for having mar
ried you! What reparation can !
make you now? The only one which
is in my power, is TO make you "
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"Are you mad, doctor?" ! cried.
He shivcred and stopped abruptly,
his features contracted in agony; Tut
he quickly resumed command of him.
self. MADAME, what you have told
me grieves me deeply. Can we find
no way Of remedying this state Of
affairs ~
| reflected n moment, and could
think of nothing better to propose
than that he should walk to church
with his wife next sunday. Need !
add tlat behind the desire Of putting
Il stop TO scandal, there was concealed
II little ray Of hope, in spite of all |
had just heard?
81 will DO son said Dr.. Fauvcl
gravuly, "ir yOn consent, Juliette;
yes. May ask if you wish to return
TO the house to-Lay?'
She nodded.
$40 resume our old lile on the same
conditions, without II change"
IL Will return, no matter on what
conditions"
"Thunk you" he replied, ina voice
full of emotion. "All will be well,
believe me-"
A moment Of silence followed;
.Julicttc forced herself to be calm.
The doctor took his hat and moved
towards the door, when she sprang to
her feet and seized him by the hand.
"raul, tell me this only, and can
then bear all tie resl-tell me, have
you ever loved me-"
Have ] loved you! 0 my darling
Juliette ~
Who could interpret the ineXpres.
sible tenderness with which he spoke
these simple words!
"And--do you love me still"
"More than ever"
lie seemed shocked with grief and
emotion.
"Then all is well, God he praised!
All, how happy amp she cast her
self into my arms. The doctor was
gone.
Madame Fauvel returned home
Immediately according to her prom
Use, and resumed her life exactly rs
in the past. Every thing went ON
absolutely the same, except that
every Sunday morning the doctor
presented himself ut the door, and
they walked together to church with
out exchanging II word. Having
heard the service through, they re-
turned in the same manner to the
chalet.
Scandal was hushed. Dir. Fauvel
came, as he had been III the habit OF
doing, TO drink ten with us, played
chess, with my husband, and chattcd
abouta thousand things without the
least allusion ever being made by any
one of us to the singular scene which
had taken place in my presence.
JuIictte was remarkably well, and
even recovered 4 kind of gaycty. The
last words Of her husband to her
seemed to have renewed her strength
and courage. The health Of the doe
tor, ON the contrary, visibly declined.
lie followed, nevertheless, 50 he told
us the prescriptions of Michel. The
latter increased his attentions oi icvcry
kind to his friend, and gave proof, Of
his solcitude. Never before had |
seen my husband, ordinarily very
undcmOnstrative, show so much al-
fcction for any one. lie used every
opuortunity to lead the doctor out of
his isolated and monOtonouS life, took
him with hinon his journeys, sought
to interest him in whatever occupied
himself; 50 that the doctor declared
to us one day that he believed he
was, thanks to Michel, familiarized
with every possible aspect OF human
suffering.
| still remember That evening per-
fectly well, perhaps because it was
the last which We three passed to-
getAcr ut our lircside. My husband,
although he bears the reputation OF
a silent, even taciturn man, converscS
admirably when among intelligent
people. lie had been developing
SOME of his favorile theories, when
the doctor, scizing the ideas Of NJ ,chel,
summed them up with AS much accu-
racy as clearness. "Fauvcl," said
my husband, pressing his hand, as he
took leave of us, "of all the men with
whom have ever held discussion,
you are certainly the one in whom |
have found the most correct and
trustworthy Judgment"
The doctor appeared quite moved.
"Thank you,n said he heartily
"thank you for your good opinion of
me-" Bowing once more to mc he
hastily withdrew.
The next afternoon | was at my
window when the doctor passed, TAX
ing his daily ride. noticed that he
had not for long time before looked
so well and in such good spirits.
a few hours later my husband was
called in all haste to the chalet. DR..
Fauvel's horse had stumbled and
fallen, and by his fall had broken the
doctors arm in two places, and badly
crushed his leg. Even if all goes
well,n said Michel to me on his re-
turn, "he will pass at least three
months upon his bed without being
able to stir.
"And his wife?' | asked anxiously.
"She is with him."
We looked at each other without
saving another word. Michel was
much moved, and | was so complete
ly upset by this unexpected news,
that | could ask no more questions.
u. Fauvcl was very sick for several
weeks, and his life appeared to hang
by n thread. At length the fever
siIbsided we believed him safe and
his convalescence, though slow and
painful, really begun. went to the
chalet every day between the two
visits made by my husband, but it
was n long time before | could see
.Juliette. | was fer!ectly mute with
surprise when saw her next. Her
whole person had undergone COM
pletc TRANSPORTATION. Her eyes shonc
with pure JOY, and her step was
quick and firm. Was this indeed the
lang,lishing and discouraged woman
whom | had consoled 50 often? i
could not believe my eyes. Yet, con-
fined for long weeks in sick room,
she had passed, Michel told me,
| whole NIGHTS without thinking Oi