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

| replied.
"IIomeW AS if something moved
her irrcsistibly, she ran to Tie door
and hastily entered the carriage. !
followed her. was beginning toI
give the necessary directions to the
coachman, when | felt heavy and
icy hand laid upon my arm. Madame
Colonge, who is with you? Is 1t my
wife?
"Yes, doctor,n / replied, not i'll the
least intimidatcd by the threatening
tone Of his voice. "It is your wife. ]
am going to take her to n place where
one will be kind 10 herr
zone moment, | beg Of YOU"
lie went to the other side OF the
carriage. "Juliette, is ii indeed you,
Julctte?n ....
No words can express the profoun!
tenderness, the indescribabIe anguish
which was COMPRESSED into these lew
words. She seized my hand, and
pressing it hard, murmured, "Stop,
stopw
at is not ten minutes since found
your letter. Julictle, one word, !
heseech you--in the presence of Mad
anne. Why are you going? Who has
advised sou to abandon your nus
| band?'
"And who advised you to abandon
your wife, DR.. Fauvel?' | interrupt
| ed bruskly, seeing thatmy companion
was incapable Of replying. But the
doctor having made Il movement
| which let the full light fall upon his
face, | was terrified by his savage
and desperate appearance. "Wlii
you come in again for II momchl"'
said / to Juliette, turning towards
her. "in the name Of God, help me,
doctor; she has iainted!"
We carried her into the house,
where, after il little time, she recover
| ed. | was by her side, while the doc
| tor, standing near the mantle, sur
vcyed us in silence. His face, to
which impnssibility haa returned,
expressed neither anger nor reproach.
/ nevertheless felt more and more
troubled and indignant.
~ may speak now, may | not" at
last said DR.. Fauvcl, in a firm, sad
voice.
speak, monsieur"
"I Shall say nothing, madame, OF
| the very painful position in which
| lind mysrfa ut this moment; but !
suppose, and indeed | am sure Of it
in advance, that you have learned
from Madame Fauvel Of our cruel
but inevitable separation"
interrupted him impatiently.
"Why inevitable, when there has
not been u quarrel, not even u dis
cussion between you" when, not
| wthstanding your ineXpllcable be-
haviOr your wife has never had for
YOU II word Of blame ?o-hcrc he
Smothcrcd Il sort of groan--"when,
from all lave been able to see and
to learn, you have not Il shadow OF
reprONch to make against her."
"Not the least reproach,' said he,
in an altered voice. Am | not ready
to declare it before the whole world? :.
My wife knows it is true"
Then, pray pardon my persistence,
monsieur, why is this separation III
evitabIe:'
He walked up and down the room,
| looked around him rs il he expert
cnccd "A vague desire to escape the
necessity of replying by flight ana,
smiling in a strange way, said: Al
though that question is put to me by
a ladv, he said this with an cvl-
dent effort, ,--"and although that lady
is Yourself, madame, to whom ! Owe
50 much, ii is absolutely impossible
| for mp tO answer il.
"Do YOU wish that ! should leave
ynu alone with Juliette? Perhaps
you would rather speak to her with
out Witnesses" | prepared to leaye,
the room. The doctor placed himself
before me. | raised my eyes once
more to his and was again appalled,
at that moment he seemed to me IKE
one possessed, fighting with dcVll
within him.
"For tie love of God, DO not leave
us. Remain here | will speak III
your presence. 1t cannot last long,
at is time that it ended" ana
pointed to the unhappy woman who
| had once more swooned.
The doctor ran to her. While |
tried to revive her he covered her
hands with kisses; but when she
oucued her eyes he arose quickly, ana
returned to the place he had before
occupied. "So,n said he calmly, "you
wish to leave me, Juliette. Where
did YOU intend to go?" She motioned
me to speak, and repeated our plans.
lie listened to Inc with an air of mel
nucboly distress. "Madame. said
hr TO me with iirmness, this project
is impracticable; | will never con-
sent to it. Ifmy wife so desires, she
can, when she will, leave my house
for yours, or for any other residence
of her choice. She shall always have
ns many comforts and luXurles as
now. size shall he as free Us If she
were widow; but | will never per-
nit her to leave me to gam her llVlhg
in any way whatever"
This decision was without appeal.
lacked at Juliette her eyes sparkled
, with hope-almost with JOY, ana even
| had some hopefulness Tor the future
doctor / said feebIy, us no modi-
tication possible:' .
He did not answer, "lou uSeu |"
love each other, once. -,
"Madame--not another WOrd!
Was it really he who had spoken :
He strobe up and down the room.
Mute and trembling We scarcely
dared look mt him. He stopped how
ever and stationed himself once more
before the mantcl.
MADAME" said he, "you must cX-
cll.e me, ii the strange position in
Which | find myself leads me to act,
in spite Of myself in manner which
may seem to you discourieous. am
very sorry for it, and | beg you once
more to pardon me. am now going,
if you Will permit me, to say in your
2 urpsence Il few words to my wife.
, .Illiette.u he continued II, coIdly US il
: he were addressing stranger, IL
, warned you five years ago liiat IL was
Y not / who was ineXorable, it Is des-
| tiny: and that the life which we
: Shall lead hencelorth will continue
$ probably until my death. repeat
$ the same to you to-day. During these
II five years You have lived in peace anu
i safeiy-in safety" he repeated after
O n short pause, "umder my roof, whert
!, .., protecf ycu better than any