The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-03-22

He walked UP and down the room
look ed around him as il he expert
enced a vague desire to; escape the
necessity of replying by Aighty and,
smiling in. a strange way, said; al
| though that question is put to me. by
a lady,"-he said this with an eyi-
dent effert,,4"and although that lady
is yourself, madame, to whom owe
so much, it is absolutely impossible
for me to answer it." rsy,1 h2gaI s1l
""Do you wish that 1 should leave
you alone with Juliette? Perhaps
you would rather speak to her with
out witnesses" prepared to leave
the room. The doctor placed himself
tbefoFe me. Il raised my eyes once
more to his and was again appalled, !:
at that moment he seemed to me like
one possessed, fighting with 2 devil
within Aim. ,''s Duo -
aS"Fof the love of God DO not leave
us! Remain herei L will speak in
your presence. 1t cannot last long,"
:, 1T is time, that it ended, niand 1
pointed to the unhappy woman who
| had once more swOOned..,r.,,d ,.,,,.s 81
The doctor ran to her. While i
tried to revive Ter he covered her
hands with kisses; but when she
opened her eyes he arose quickly, and
returned to the place he had before
occupied. 49," said he. calmly, "you
wish to leave me, Juliette., Where
did you intend to go?" She mOtiOned
me to speak, and I repeated our plans.
He listened to me with an air of mel
ancholy distress. Madame said
he to me with firmness, ''this project
is impracticable / will never con-
sent to it,. If my wife 50 desires, she
can, when she will, leave my house
for yours, or for any other residence
of her choice. She shall always have
as many comforts and luxuries as
now; she shall be as free as If she
were a widow but will never per-
NIT her to leave me to gain her living
in any way whatever.''-r .easegsu5
This decision was without appeal.
1 looked at Juliette her eyes sparkled
with hOpe-almOst with joy, and even
/ had some hopefulness for the future
Doctor 1 said feebly, sis no ,modi-
fication possible?', aaf 'ii'
He did not answer, "You used to
love each other, once f;.si. ~ -,tiI,,,,s.sl
Madame mot another word ~ = [.
Was it really he who had spOken? |?
He strode up and down the room.
Mute and trembling We scarcely
dared look at him. He stopped how
ever and stationed himself once more
before the mantel. =. 1870 1870 |
MADAME" said he, "youimust ex-.
cuse me, if the strange position in
which find myself leads me to act,
in spite of myself, in a manner which !
may seem to you discourteOus. am
very sorry for it, and l beg you once
more to pardon me. am now going,
if you will permit me, to say in your
JuIiette," he continued as coldly as if
he were addressing a stranger, II
warned you five years ago that it was
not who was inexOrable, 1T is des-
tiny; and that the life which we
shall lead l1encefcrth viii continue
probably, until my death: Il repeat
the same to you to-day. During these
five wears you have lived in peace and
safety--in safety he repeated after
a short pause, '.under my roof, where,
[ can protect you better than any
where else" - -s. .'' i'
.Protect herg' recounted to him !
then the insults to which she I
was daily exposed, and how little |
had spared her. This revela-
ton, which he scarcely expected, pro-
duced a terrible effect upon DIR. Fau- I
vel. Enough! enOugh!' he cried.
:'Juliette, my poor Juilette, pardon !
me! Oh, pardon me fer having mar
ried YOU! What reparatiOn can i 4
make you now?. The only one which
widowm . at -.,r
!, .sAre you mad, doctor?" I cried.
: He shivered and stepped abruptly,
his features contracted in n'agony but
he quickly resumed command of him
self oe.Madame, what you have told
me grieves me deeply. Can We find
no way of remedying this state of [
affairs g"1s q .;.f{iu~ Ec-Hft- ,tH!t -
l reflected a moment, and could
think of nothing. better to propose;
than that he should walk to church
with his. wife next sunday. .NeedsI
add that behind the desire of putting
a stop to scandal, there was concealed
a little ray of hope, in spite of all
had just heard? -
J"fiwill do sou said DR. Fauyel
"if you consent, Juliette;
yes. May ask if you wish to return
to the ehouse to-day ?nc7'i' 'e-f4's"'I
She nodded. Et-refi .ltE 90 ,iiur
"To resume our old life on the same
conditions, without a changer u. 1
m
.s-r.54 i,sl-. ..t-
THANK you,' he replied, in VOICE |
full of emotion. .'All will be well,
believe me-" 49,. u r.-.....t Il
A moment of silence followed;
Juliette 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.
'sPaul, tell me this only and can
then bear all the rest-teil ME, have
YOU ever loved me e2,'-ss--s------'-------~~r
Have I loved you! o my darling
Juliette ~
Who could interpret the inexpres-
sible tenderness with which he spoke
these simple words! -.
"And-do you love me stillp' ;fs'
"More than evern', zss,, a
He seemed shocked with grief and
emotion. .ce-i -"- f@-a .'''''r'
"Then all is well, God be praised!
All, how happy l ami" She cast her.
self into my arms. The doctor was
gone.i EI{i} ssg,ssF at3is*1
III.
Madame Fauvel returned home
according to her prom
ise, and resumed her life exactly as
in the past. Every thing went on
the same, except that
every Sunday morning the doctor
presented himself at the door, and
they walked together to church with
out exchanging a word. Having
heard the service through they re
turned in the same maDner to- the
chalet.
Scandal was ;hushed. DR.. .Fauyel |,
came, as he had been in the habit of
doing, to drink tea with us, played
chess, with my husband, and chatted
about 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.
Juliette was remarkably wei, and
even recovered a kind of gayety. The
last words of her husband to her
seemed to have renewed her strength
and courage. The health of the doc
tor, on the contrary, visibly declined.
He followed, nevertheless, 80 he told
us the prescriptions of Michel. The +
latter increased his attentions OF every
kind to his friend, and gave proofs of
his solieitude. Never befoe had 7