Genuinepassionshaveanunerringinstinct。Setagreedymanbeforeadishoffruitandhewillmakenomistake，buttakethechoicestevenwithoutseeingit。Inthesameway，ifyouallowagirlwhoiswellbroughtuptochooseahusbandforherself，ifsheisinapositiontomeetthemanofherheart，rarelywillsheblunder。Theactofnatureinsuchcasesisknownasloveatfirstsight；andinlove，firstsightispracticallysecondsight。
TheBaroness’satisfaction，thoughdisguisedundermaternaldignity，wasasgreatasherdaughter’s；for，ofthethreewaysofmarryingHortenseofwhichCrevelhadspoken，thebest，assheopined，wasabouttoberealized。AndsheregardedthislittledramaasananswerbyProvidencetoherferventprayers。
MademoiselleFischer’sgalleyslave，obligedatlasttogohome，thoughthemighthidehisjoyasaloverunderhisgleeasanartistrejoicingoverhisfirstsuccess。”Victory！mygroupissoldtotheDucd’Herouville，whoisgoingtogivemesomecommissions，”criedhe，throwingthetwelvehundredfrancsingoldonthetablebeforetheoldmaid。
Hehad，asmaybesupposedconcealedHortense’spurse；itlaynexttohisheart。”Andaverygoodthingtoo，”saidLisbeth。”Iwasworkingmyselftodeath。Yousee，child，moneycomesinslowlyinthebusinessyouhavetakenup，forthisisthefirstyouhaveearned，andyouhavebeengrindingatitfornearonfiveyearsnow。ThatmoneybarelyrepaysmeforwhatyouhavecostmesinceItookyourpromissorynote；thatisallIhavegotbymysavings。Butbesureofonething，”shesaid，aftercountingthegold，”thismoneywillallbespentonyou。Thereisenoughtheretokeepusgoingforayear。Inayearyoumaynowbeabletopayyourdebtandhaveasnuglittlesumofyourown，ifyougooninthesameway。”
Wenceslas，findinghistricksuccessful，expatiatedontheDucd’Herouville。”Iwillfityououtinablacksuit，andgetyousomenewlinen，”saidLisbeth，”foryoumustappearpresentablybeforeyourpatrons；andthenyoumusthavealargerandbetterapartmentthanyourhorriblegarret，andfurnishitproperty——Youlooksobright，youarenotlikethesamecreature，”sheadded，gazingatWenceslas。”Butmyworkispronouncedamasterpiece。””Well，somuchthebetter！Dosomemore，”saidthearidcreature，whowasnothingbutpractical，andincapableofunderstandingthejoyoftriumphorofbeautyinArt。”Troubleyourheadnofurtheraboutwhatyouhavesold；makesomethingelsetosell。Youhavespenttwohundredfrancsinmoney，tosaynothingofyourtimeandyourlabor，onthatdevilofa/Samson/。Yourclockwillcostyoumorethantwothousandfrancstoexecute。Itellyouwhat，ifyouwilllistentome，youwillfinishthetwolittleboyscrowningthelittlegirlwithcornflowers；