TheywereinbedwhenMonsieurHomais,inspiteoftheservant,suddenlyenteredtheroom,holdinginhishandasheetofpaperjustwritten。Itwastheparagraphheintendedforthe“FanaldeRouen。“Hebroughtitforthemtoread。
“Readityourself,“saidBovary。
Heread——
“’DespitetheprejudicesthatstillinvestapartofthefaceofEuropelikeanet,thelightneverthelessbeginstopenetrateourcountryplaces。ThusonTuesdayourlittletownofYonvillefounditselfthesceneofasurgicaloperationwhichisatthesametimean,actofloftiestphilanthropy。MonsieurBovary,oneofour,mostdistinguishedpractitioners——’“
“Oh,thatistoomuch!toomuch!“saidCharles,chokingwithemotion。