, 1872-11-10
EUGENE GRANDET;
OR,
Scenes of Provincial Life.
Translated from, the Frc.ch Of DcDal-ac for The Chi
eaOo Tribune.

Translated from the French Of DcGal-ae for The Chi
ea1o Tribune.
VII
When Eugene looked at her cousin, she was
still quite red but her ,conntennnce, at least,
could lie, and not paint the extreme joy which
ovcrhowed her heart; hut their eyes expressed
common feeling, Us their sonls blended IN q
| common thought the future was theirs. This
| sweet emotion was the moro precious tor
Charles in the midst Of Ills immense
!. grief, since it was unexpected. A blow
Of tho knockor summoned the two women
back to their places. Happily they were able
| to get down stairs fast enough to be at work
when Grandet came in; if he had met them
| in tho corridor, it would have been enough to
| excite his suspicious. After the breakfast,
which the goodman took standing, the watch
man, to whom the promised wages had not yet
been given, arrived from Froidfond, whence
he brought hare, partridges killed in the park,
cells, and two pike, due from the millers.
"Eh, eh this poor Cornoiller comes like
fresh fish in Lent. is all this good to eat?"
"Ies, my dear, generous sir; it has been
killed two days"
! o0AA4~i @s%~AA]AA1 @sN-AENt
good man +" take this it will be for dinner;
! entertain two Cruchots."
Nanon opened amazed eyes, and looked at
everybody.
"Weu," said she, "whore am I to get lard
and seasoning?"
"My wife," said Grandet, "give Nanon ak
francs, and remind me to 60 to the cellar to get
some good vino"
ssNen, then Mr.. Grandet," said the watch
man, who had prepared his speech in order to
bring about decision of the question Of his
ray, 81 Mr.. Grandet"'
STA, ia, to- ta!' said Grandet; II know what
you want to say; you are good fellow; We will
SEQ about that tomorrow am too busy to-
day Ny wife, give him hundred sous" said
he to Madame Grandee.
to buy peace for eleven francs. Size know thnt
Grande1 kept quiet for fifteen days, after having
thus taken back, coin by coin, tho money he had
given her.
francs into his hand, "soiae day we VIII recog-
uize your services"
Cornoiller had nothing to say. He departed.
Madame" said Nanon, who had put on her
black hood and taken her basket, II only need
! three france keep tho rest. Come 1t WILL not
make any diIerercc.'
Get good dinner, Neron, my cousin will
come down" said Eusa1i
''Certainly something extraordinary is hap
poning, said Madame Grandet. This is tne
third time your father has given dinner since
we have been married"
About o'clock, at tie tirle when Eugene anc
hcr mother had finished setting the table for si1
persons, and when the head OF the house haG
brought up come Of those exquisite wines which
the proyincials preserve with affection, Charlie:
came into the sittins-room. The young mar
was palo. His motions, his face, his looks, ant
the sound Of his voice had a sadness full q
grace He did not play at sor1ow,-he real!
suffered; and the cloud cast over his feateros b,
grief gave him that ntei esting air which pleese
women SO much. Engonio loved him all tl
more for it. Perhaps, too, misfortune hae
brought him nearer to her. Charles was III
, ! longer that rich and handsome young man, sit
uated in sphere inaccessible for her, but
relative. plunged in fearful wretcledness
. WrotchedneBs begots equality Woman has thi
J in common with the angels, that suffering be
ings belong to her. Charles and Eugenie under
= stood and spoke to one apothsr with their eye
only; for the poor deposed dandy. the orphan
;; established himself in q corner, and remaine
y y there. silent, calm, aud proud; but, ever All
9 anon, the mild and caressing g.anco of his cous
u shone upon him, forcing him to abandon hi
. thoughts, aud to start forth with her into til
= fields Of hope and of the future, where she love
to roam with him.
Just then, the City Of saumur was moro agi
. . tated by the dinner given to the Cruchots b
. Grandet than it had been on the precedln
. evening by the sale of his wines, which consti
>, tuted the crime Of high treason against til
= = vineyards. II the sagacious wine-dresser 'ha
. given his dinner with the same motive which cos
J the dog Of Alcibiades his tail, lie would pol
hapB hare been o great mau; hut, too 81
: porior to city which he was constantly d
=, ccivng, he gave thought to Sau1nur. Ih
y The des GTasslps had soon learned the violel
II death and probable failure Of Charles father
y they determined to call their friend. in orde
~ to share his misfortune and give him evidences
10 friendship, at the same time ascertaining the
l.
% circumstances to invite the Cruchots to Dime
~ !, At exactly, the President, C. des Bonfons an
u lis uncle, tbs notary, came together, dressed
y death. The guests sat down. and began by ca
10 ing remarkably we'll. Grandet was grav
J., Charles silent, Eugenie mute, and MADAM
~ q. Grandet tulked more thau usual; 80 that tn
II u dinner WIS genuine meal of coincidence. Who
u; they roso from table, Charles said to his HI,
~ ~ and uncle. '' Permit Mo to retire am con
re- PEELED to attend to long and paiuful cor4
u u. spondence.'
~ Certainly, my nephew"
" " When, after he had left, the good man cou
IL assume that Charles could hear nothing, he ga
-. his wife significant look.
", MADAME Grandet, what We have to say wou
~ ~ be Greek to YOU halfpast I, you had better
80 - and shut yourself up in your box. Good-nigh
~ my daughter"
r Ho kissed Eugonie, and the two women we
ae out. Then began the scene where father Gla
70 det moro than at any other moment Of his LII
employed the skill he Ind acquired
~. dealing. with men, and which Oft
Ie. y. won him, from those whose skin
10 bit little too roughly. the episbot of 80
dog. If the Mayor Of saumur had lifted !
ambition higher; if fortunate events, by el
vating him to the higher circles of society, h
sent him to the Congresses where the affairs
nations are considered. and he had used the
the ability with which his personal interest b
-. endowed hin. doubtless he would have be
ut glo1iously useful to France; Nevertheless, il
mur, the good man would have cut 4 poor fgu1
ID. Perhaps it is with intellects it is with ccrta
animals, which cease to be fruitful when tral
planted from the climates where they re
mob born.
sn sos Monsieur President, you say that bar
ha raptcy-"
e he The drawl and stammer assumed for 80 Ions
:as time by the good man, and which passed
,ra being NATURAL az well as the deafness OF viii
20 20 ho complained in wet weather, became ut Il
~ moment SO wearisome to the two Cruchots, th
he While listening to the viue-dresser, they naa
,ea up ,aecs without Icing aware OF ii, maxi
are efforts az it to finish the words in which
to voluntary entangled himself: Here, perhaps