Nevertheless，inspiteofher“asyouwill，“Jean-Jacquesgotnofurther。Menofhisnaturewantcertainty。Theeffortthattheymakeinavowingtheirloveissogreat，andcoststhemsomuch，thattheyfeelunabletogoonwithit。Thisaccountsfortheirattachmenttothefirstwomanwhoacceptsthem。Wecanonlyguessatcircumstancesbyresults。Tenmonthsafterthedeathofhisfather，Jean-Jacqueschangedcompletely；hisleadenfacecleared，andhiswholecountenancebreathedhappiness。Floreexactedthatheshouldtakeminutecareofhisperson，andherownvanitywasgratifiedinseeinghimwell-
dressed；shealwaysstoodonthesillofthedoor，andwatchedhimstartingforawalk，untilshecouldseehimnolonger。Thewholetownnoticedthesechanges，whichhadmadeanewmanofthebachelor。
“Haveyouheardthenews？“peoplesaidtoeachotherinIssoudun。
“Whatisit？“
“Jean-Jacquesinheritseverythingfromhisfather，eventheRabouilleuse。“