The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-23
AFTERWARD
A Story Of One Who Was
Not Born For Marriage.
BY GUY DE MAUPAssANT.

time for you to go TO bed
The three childrcn-a boy and two
girls-arose and came forward 20 kiss
their grandmother Then they said good
night to NJ. lc cure, who had diucd at the
castle, as was his wont on Thursdays
The Able Mauduit sat two Of them
upon his knees, passing his long black
robed arms behind the nccks Of the chill
dren. Bringing their heads together
with a patcrual movement he kissed
them upon the forehead with long, ten
der kiss. Then he put them down again.
and the little ones withdrew, the boy
leading, the girls following.
You love children, NJ. lie cure?" said
the countess.
VERY much, madame
The old woman raised her clear eyes
to the priest
"And your solitude has never weighed
heavily upon youE'
Eyes, sometimes" lie stopped. hest
tated, then added, But l was not born
for ordinary life
How do You know"
ooh, | am sure Of it. | was made for
a priest. have followed my vocation"
The countess still gazcd upon him.
ono VI j., cure ''" '"t I''.t L.
HNP'''" ~ ,'' no" you ''iI' TO- u''I"' 10
IeIpuncG 'II iHoSt ,h'hIS Whl'H make
US ioNe me. an "H''H uIh"''S an" con
Sol's uS' N""' Is IL 'u"i liIP'u'd you '
le'Fe lhe great d"luf ROAD OF marriage
ana lhe FANNY ION are htii"er iyS-
terlc' nor I4h"ll'' nor S'ihner' nor lu'l
"heh"E. was II some great SIi"i WHI'n
J., 1 sl "a
persuaded you TO pronounce the eternal
vows
ne Aooe N""uult rose ana went crosse
TO ln' "I'PI"'v. men lie Hiird toward
tlle names me h'aN| s"9'S worn ny c'uh-
tIE priests ne seemed To ne h'Sil1iihS
ocIulc "HS"'l'H-'
re was urge "'d man. win Wi"te
mar, WI" l"r :" years uad h'',' mi r
ing 10 the commune OF SAINT Antoine du
hoVHeI. ne n'"'"u'N H>'l 90 say 81
MN an la'Fr me mans
ne WIS, ]" I'''' .'"r maui ueh'No
Icht benign appropriateness Like ~
Maftlh, ne ""uId nave cut 4 cloak IN
Two lie la"-H'H t"SlE ana CRED az
Si-"I P'"I' '""' ''H' " ".'"""' i'v'
Whlch rather lowered MN IN the minus
Oh ms congregation.
me countess 81 N"'ill'' VINO hau re-
ired 10 h'r cha,'au 10 '1Hcai' h'r grand
chlidreh' cherished a great HHe'tinh t.r
her cure ana would say OIL hIm' lhere :
heart.
ne came every luuINuaN 10 PaSS '"e
evening with the chaltlaIhe' ana lhey
were pouhd t"Ee' urf III FRANK anu
Whoieso'ne friendship not uncommon 10
oid people
she insisted Come VI lie cure con
Tess IN your turn.
lie repeated; was not born Tor the
NE OF the world. iouhd ihis out IN
time' luckily, ana nave olteh assured
myself that was not mistaken
My parents, VINO were wen 10 do
shopkeeperS oil Nerdl'rS' cherished alilhl-
ions Tor me- was put 10 s'h'"l "h'h
very young. rev people "h'W Whal
child can snier III Il coneIe N lhe ni, ~, e
iact OF ms separation ms isolation. ms
NE OF routine uh'I"riA"H' d' "N'' Oh
tenderness Is good ior M "'ies'ahie
Tor others. LAtii' ch,lNreh "iltn nave
more sensitive heart IMAM th'F elders ne
heye, ana Wheh smut up 700 curry iar
from those whom they loVe th'E "'teh ae-
comes birb strung. diseased and danger.
ous
81 had M comrades. pasgej nv time
IN lonrinr for homo. | went NJ night in
nv bod. | hid NV head in the pillows to-
raconture my recollcctiops. ipsignifcant
rocoiloct;ons of little things. of little
focts. | dwelt increasingly upon all that
had loft tberc slowly became hvp-
ocbondrioc. for whom the ughtcst mis-
adventures were frightful catastrophes.
"Witbal | remained silent. Shut up
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