Whiledinnerwasbeingpreparedweshutourselvesupinaroomtoavoidthecrowdofwomenwhopesteredustobuyathousandtrifles,andattwoo’clockwestarted,Moreauhavinggothismoney。WegottoCosneattwilight,andthoughClairmontwaswaitingforusatBriane,IdecidedonstoppingwhereIwas,andthisnightprovedsuperiortothefirst。Thenextdaywemadeabreakfastofthemealwhichhadbeenpreparedforoursupper,andwesleptatFontainebleau,whereIenjoyedAdeleforthelasttime。InthemorningIpromisedtocomeandseeheratLouviers,whenIreturnedfromEngland,butIcouldnotkeepmyword。
WetookfourhourstogetfromFontainebleautoParis,buthowquicklythetimepassed。IstoppedthecarriagenearthePontSt。
Michel,oppositetoaclockmaker’sshop,andafterlookingatseveralwatchesIgaveonetoAdele,andthendroppedherandherfatheratthecorneroftheRueauxOurs。Igotdownatthe\"HoteldeMontmorenci,\"notwantingtostopwithMadamed’Urfe,butafterdressingIwenttodinewithher。
CHAPTERVI
IDriveMyBrotherTheAbbeFromParis——MadameduRumainRecoversHerVoiceThroughMyCabala——ABadJoke——TheCorticelli——ITaked’ArandatoLondonMyArrivalAtCalaisAsusual,Madamed’Urfereceivedmewithopenarms,butIwassurprisedathearinghertellArandatofetchthesealedlettershehadgivenhiminthemorning。Iopenedit,founditwasdatedthesameday,andcontainedthefollowing: