“Fromeverythingandfromnothing,“repliedOlympe。“Thepoorlittle,thingmoveswiththeslownessofatortoisewhensheisobligedto,obeyme,butsherunslikealizardwhenJustinasksforanything,she,trembleslikealeafatthesoundofhisvoice;andherfaceisthat,ofasaintascendingtoheavenwhenshelooksathim。Butsheknows,nothingaboutlove;shehasnoideathatsheloveshim。”
“Poorchild!”saidthecountesswithasmileandtonethatwerefull,ofnaivete。
“Andso,“continuedMadameMichaud,answeringwithasmilethesmile,ofherlatemistress,“GenevieveisgloomywhenJustinisoutofthe,house;ifIaskherwhatsheisthinkingofsherepliesthatsheis,afraidofMonsieurRigou,orsomesuchnonsense。Shethinkspeople,envyher,thoughsheisasblackastheinsideofachimney。When,JustinispatrollingthewoodsatnightthechildisasanxiousasI
am。IfIopenmywindowtolistenforthetrotofhishorse,Iseea,lightinherroom,whichshowsmethatLaPechinaastheycallhere
iswatchingandwaitingtoo。Shenevergoestobed,anymorethanI