\"Sister，\"saidMadameThuillier，withdignity，\"Itookthesacramentthismorning，andtherearesomethingsIcannotlistento。\"
\"There’sacantinghypocriteforyou！\"criedBrigitte；\"playingthesaint，andbringingtroubleintofamilies！Andyouthinktosucceed，doyou？WaittillThuilliercomeshome，andhe’llshakethisoutofyou。\"
Bycallinginthemaritalauthorityinsupportofherown，Brigitteshowedweaknessbeforetheunexpectedresistancethusmadetoherinveteratetyranny。MadameThuillier’scalmwords，whichbecameeverymomentmoreresolute，baffledhercompletely，andshefoundnoresourcebutinsolence。
\"Adrone！\"shecried；\"ahelplessgood—for—nothing！whocan’tevenpickupherownhandkerchief！thatthingwantstobemistressofthishouse！\"
\"Iwishsolittletobeitsmistress，\"saidMadameThuillier，\"thatlastnightIallowedyoutosilencemeafterthefirstwordsIsaidinbehalfofCeleste。ButIammistressofmyownproperty，andasI
believethatCelestewillbewretchedinthismarriage，Ikeepittouseasmayseembesttome。\"
\"Yourproperty，indeed！\"saidBrigitte，withasneer。
\"Yes，thatwhichIreceivedfrommyfatherandmymother，andwhichI
broughtasmy’dot’toMonsieurThuillier。\"
\"Andpraywhoinvestedit，thisproperty，andmadeitgiveyoutwelvethousandfrancsayear？\"
\"Ihaveneveraskedyouforanyaccountofit，\"saidMadameThuillier，gently。\"Ifithadbeenlostintheusesyoumadeofit，youwouldneverhaveheardasinglewordfromme；butithasprospered，anditisjustthatIshouldhavethebenefit。ItisnotformyselfthatI
reserveit。\"
\"Perhapsnot；ifthisisthecourseyoutake，itisnotatallsurethatyouandIwillgooutofthesamedoorlong。\"
\"DoyoumeanthatMonsieurThuillierwillsendmeaway？Hemusthavereasonsfordoingthat，and，thankGod！Ihavebeenawifeabovereproach。\"
\"Viper！hypocrite！heartlesscreature！\"criedBrigitte，comingtoanendofherarguments。
\"Sister，\"saidMadameThuillier，\"youareinmyapartment——\"
\"AmI，youimbecile？\"criedtheoldmaid，inaparoxysmofanger。\"IfIdidn’trestrainmyself——\"
Andshemadeagesturebothinsultingandthreatening。
MadameThuillierrosetoleavetheroom。
\"No！youshallnotgoout，\"criedBrigitte，pushingherdownintoherchair；\"andtillThuilliercomeshomeanddecideswhathewilldowithyouyou’llstaylockeduphere。\"
JustasBrigitte，herfaceonfire，returnedtotheroomwhereshehadleftMadameColleville，herbrothercamein。Hewasradiant。
\"Mydear，\"hesaidtotheMegaera，notobservingherfury，\"everythingisgoingonfinely；theconspiracyofsilenceisbroken；twopapers，the’National’andaCarlistjournal，havecopiedarticlesfromus，andthere’salittleattackinaministerialpaper。\"
\"Well，allisnotgoingonfinelyhere，\"saidBrigitte，\"andifitcontinues，Ishallleavethebarrack。\"
\"Whomareyouangrywithnow？\"askedThuillier。
\"Withyourinsolentwife，whohasmademeascene；Iamtremblingallover。\"
\"Celestemakeyouascene！\"saidThuillier；\"thenitistheveryfirsttimeinherlife。\"
\"There’sabeginningtoeverything，andifyoudon’tbringhertoorder——\"
\"Butwhatwasitabout——thisscene？\"
\"Aboutmadame’snotchoosingthatlaPeyradeshouldmarryhergoddaughter；andoutofspite，topreventthemarriage，sherefusedtogiveanythinginthecontract。\"
\"Come，becalm，\"saidThuillier，notdisturbedhimself，theadmissionofthe\"Echo\"intothepolemicmakinganotherPanglossofhim。\"I’llsettleallthat。\"
\"You，Flavie，\"saidBrigitte，whenThuillierhaddepartedtohiswife，\"youwilldomethepleasuretogodowntoyourownapartment，andtellMademoiselleCelestethatIdon’tchoosetoseehernow，becauseifshemademeanyirritatinganswerImightboxherears。You’lltellherthatIdon’tlikeconspiracies；thatshewasleftatlibertytochooseMonsieurPhellionjuniorifshewantedhim，andshedidnotwanthim；thatthematterisnowallarranged，andthatifshedoesnotwishtoseeher’dot’reducedtowhatyouareabletogiveher，whichisn’tasmuchasabank—messengercouldcarryinhiswaistcoatpocket——\"
\"But，mydearBrigitte，\"interruptedFlavie，turninguponheratthisimpertinence，\"youmaydispensewithremindingusinthisharshwayofourpoverty；for，afterall，wehaveneveraskedyouforanything，andwepayourrentpunctually；andasforthe’dot，’MonsieurFelixPhellionisquitereadytotakeCelestewithnomorethanabank—
messengercouldcarryinhisBAG。\"
Andsheemphasizedthelastwordbyherwayofpronouncingit。
\"Ha！soyoutooaregoingtomeddleinthis，areyou？\"criedBrigitte。
\"Verygood；goandfetchhim，yourFelix。Iknow，mylittlewoman，thatthismarriagehasneversuitedyou；itISdisagreeabletobenothingmorethanamothertoyourson—in—law。\"
Flaviehadrecoveredthecoolnessshehadlostforaninstant，andwithoutreplyingtothisspeechshemerelyshruggedhershoulders。
AtthismomentThuillierreturned；hisairofbeatitudehaddesertedhim。
\"MydearBrigitte，\"hesaidtohissister，\"youhaveamostexcellentheart，butattimesyouaresoviolent——\"
\"Ho！\"saidtheoldmaid，\"amItobearraignedonthissidetoo？\"
\"Icertainlydonotblameyouforthecauseofthetrouble，andIhavejustrebukedCelesteforherassumption；butthereareproperformsthatmustbekept。\"
\"Forms！whatareyoutalkingabout？WhatformshaveIneglected？\"
\"But，mydearfriend，toraiseyourhandagainstyoursister！\"
\"I，raisemyhandagainstthatimbecile？Whatnonsenseyoutalk！\"
\"Andbesides，\"continuedThuillier，\"awomanofCeleste’sagecan’tbekeptinprison。\"
\"Yourwife！——haveIputherinprison？\"
\"Youcan’tdenyit，forIfoundthedoorofherroomdouble—locked。\"
\"Parbleu！allthisbecauseinmyangerattheinfamousthingsshewasspittingatmeImayhaveturnedthekeyofthedoorwithoutintendingit。\"
\"Come，come，\"saidThuillier，\"thesearenotproperactionsforpeopleofourclass。\"
\"Oh！soitisIwhoamtoblame，isit？Well，mylad，somedayyou’llrememberthis，andweshallseehowyourhouseholdwillgetalongwhenIhavestoppedtakingcareofit。\"
\"You’llalwaystakecareofit，\"saidThuillier。\"Housekeepingisyourverylife；youwillbethefirsttogetoverthisaffair。\"
\"We’llseeaboutthat，\"saidBrigitte；\"aftertwentyyearsofdevotion，tobetreatedlikethelowestofthelow！\"
Andrushingtothedoor，whichsheslammedafterherwithviolence，shewentaway。
Thuillierwasnotdisturbedbythisexit。
\"Wereyouthere，Flavie，\"heasked，\"whenthescenetookplace？\"
\"No，ithappenedinCeleste’sroom。Whatdidshedotoher？\"
\"WhatIsaid，——raisedherhandtoherandlockedherinlikeachild。
Celestemaycertainlyberatherdull—minded，buttherearelimitsthatmustnotbepassed。\"
\"Sheisnotalwayspleasant，thatgoodBrigitte，\"saidFlavie；\"sheandIhavejusthadalittleset—to。\"
\"Oh，well，\"saidThuillier，\"itwillallpassoff。Iwanttotellyou，mydearFlavie，whatfinesuccesswehavehadthismorning。The’National’quotestwowholeparagraphsofanarticleinwhichtherewereseveralsentencesofmine。\"
Thuillierwasagaininterruptedinthetaleofhisgreatpoliticalandliterarysuccess，——thistimebytheentranceofJosephinethecook。
\"Canmonsieurtellmewheretofindthekeyofthegreattrunk？\"shesaid。
\"Whatdoyouwantwithit？\"askedThuillier。
\"Mademoiselletoldmetotakeittoherroom。\"
\"Whatfor？\"
\"Mademoisellemustbegoingtomakeajourney。Sheisgettingherlinenoutofthedrawers，andhergownsareonthebed。\"
\"Anotherpieceofnonsense！\"saidThuillier。\"Flavie，goandseewhatshehasinherhead。\"
\"NotI，\"saidMadameColleville；\"goyourself。Inherpresentstateofexasperationshemightbeatme。\"
\"Andmystupidwife，whomustneedsraiseafussaboutthecontract！\"
criedThuillier。\"ShereallymusthavesaidsomethingprettysharptoturnBrigitteoffherhingeslikethis。\"
\"Monsieurhasnottoldmewheretofindthekey，\"persistedJosephine。
\"Idon’tknowanythingaboutit，\"saidThuillier，crossly；\"goandlookforit，orelsetellheritislost。\"
\"Oh，yes！\"saidJosephine，\"itislikelyI’ddaretogoandtellherthat。\"
Justthentheouterdoor—bellrang。
\"Nodoubtthat’slaPeyrade，\"saidThuillier，inatoneofsatisfaction。
TheProvencalappearedamomentlater。
\"Faith，mydearfriend，\"criedThuillier，\"itishightimeyoucame；
thehouseisinrevolution，allaboutyou，anditneedsyoursilverytonguetobringitbacktopeaceandquietness。\"
Thenherelatedtohisassistanteditorthecircumstancesofthecivilwarwhichhadbrokenout。
LaPeyradeturnedtoMadameColleville。
\"Ithink，\"hesaid，\"thatunderthecircumstancesinwhichwenowstandthereisnoimproprietyinmyaskingforaninterviewofafewmomentswithMademoiselleColleville。\"
InthistheProvencalshowedhisusualshrewdability；hesawthatinthemissionofpacificationthusgiventohimCelesteCollevillewasthekeyofthesituation。
\"Iwillsendforher，andwewillleaveyoualonetogether，\"saidFlavie。
\"MydearThuillier，\"saidlaPeyrade，\"youmust，withoutanyviolence，letMademoiselleCelesteknowthatherconsentmustbegivenwithoutfurtherdelay；makeherthinkthatthiswasthepurposeforwhichyouhavesentforher；thenleaveus；Iwilldotherest。\"
Theman—servantwassentdowntotheentresolwithorderstotellCelestethathergodfatherwishedtospeaktoher。Assoonassheappeared，Thuilliersaid，tocarryouttheprogrammewhichhadbeendictatedtohim：——
\"Mydear，yourmotherhastoldusthingsthatastonishus。Canitbetruethatwithyourcontractalmostsigned，youhavenotyetdecidedtoacceptthemarriagewehavearrangedforyou？\"
\"Godfather，\"saidCeleste，rathersurprisedatthisabruptsummons，\"I
thinkIdidnotsaythattomamma。\"
\"Didyounotjustnow，\"saidFlavie，\"praiseMonsieurFelixPhelliontomeinthemostextravagantmanner？\"
\"IspokeofMonsieurPhellionasalltheworldisspeakingofhim。\"
\"Come，come，\"saidThuillier，withauthority，\"letushavenoequivocation；doyourefuse，yesorno，tomarryMonsieurdelaPeyrade？\"
\"Dear，goodfriend，\"saidlaPeyrade，intervening，\"yourwayofputtingthequestionisrathertooabrupt，and，inmypresence，especially，itseemstomeoutofplace。Inmypositionasthemostinterestedperson，willyouallowmetohaveaninterviewwithmademoiselle，which，indeed，hasnowbecomenecessary？ThisfavorIamsurewillnotberefusedbyMadameColleville。Underpresentcircumstances，therecansurelybenothinginmyrequesttoalarmhermaternalprudence。\"
\"Iwouldcertainlyyieldtoit，\"saidFlavie，\"ifIdidnotfearthatthesediscussionsmightseemtoopenaquestionwhichisirrevocablydecided。\"
\"But，mydearmadame，IhavethestrongestdesirethatMademoiselleCelesteshallremain，untiltheverylastmoment，themistressofherownchoice。Ibegyou，therefore，tograntmyrequest。\"
\"Sobeit！\"saidMadameColleville；\"youthinkyourselfveryclever，butifyouletthatgirltwistyouroundherfinger，somuchtheworseforyou。Come，Thuillier，sinceweare’detrop’here。\"
Assoonasthepairwerealonetogether，laPeyradedrewupachairforCeleste，andtookonehimself，saying：——
\"Youwill，Iventuretobelieve，domethejusticetosaythatuntilto—dayIhaveneverannoyedyouwiththeexpressionofmysentiments。
Iwasawareoftheinclinationsofyourheart，andalsoofthewarningsofyourconscience。Ihoped，afteratime，tomakemyselfacceptableasarefugefromthosetwocurrentsoffeeling；but，atthepointwhichwehavenowreached，Ithinkitisnoteitherindiscreetorimpatienttoaskyoutoletmeknowplainlywhatcourseyouhavedecidedupon。\"
\"Monsieur，\"repliedCeleste，\"asyouspeaktomesokindlyandfrankly，Iwilltellyou，whatindeedyouknowalready，that，broughtupasIwaswithMonsieurFelixPhellion，knowinghimfarlongerthanIhaveknownyou，theideaofmarryingalarmedmelessinregardtohimthanitwouldinregardtoothers。\"
\"Atonetime，Ibelieve，\"remarkedlaPeyrade，\"youwerepermittedtochoosehimifyouwished。\"
\"Yes，butatthattimedifficultiesgrewupbetweenusonreligiousideas。\"
\"Andto—daythosedifficultieshavedisappeared？\"
\"Nearly，\"repliedCeleste。\"Iamaccustomedtosubmittothejudgmentofthosewhoarewiserthanmyself，monsieur，andyouheardyesterdaythemannerinwhichtheAbbeGondrinspokeofMonsieurPhellion。\"
\"Godforbid，\"saidlaPeyrade，\"thatIshouldseektoinvalidatethejudgmentofsoexcellentaman；butIventuretosaytoyou，mademoiselle，thattherearegreatdifferencesamongtheclergy；somearethoughttoostern，somefartooindulgent；moreover，theAbbeGondrinismoreofapreacherthanacasuist。\"
\"But，MonsieurFelix，\"saidCeleste，eagerly，\"seemstowishtofulfilMonsieurl’abbe’shopesofhim，forIknowthathewenttoseehimthismorning。\"
\"Ah！\"saidlaPeyrade，withatouchofirony，\"sohereallydecidedtogotoPereAnselme！But，admittingthatonthereligioussideMonsieurPhellionmaynowbecomeallthatyouexpectofhim，haveyoureflected，mademoiselle，onthegreateventwhichhasjusttakenplaceinhislife？\"
\"Undoubtedly；andthatisnotareasontothinklessofhim。\"
\"No，butitisareasonwhyheshouldthinkmoreofhimself。Forthemodestywhichwasoncethechiefcharmofhisnature，heislikelytosubstitutegreatassumption，andyoumustremember，mademoiselle，thathewhohasdiscoveredoneworldwillwanttodiscovertwo；youwillhavethewholefirmamentforrival；inshort，couldyoueverbehappywithamansoentirelydevotedtoscience？\"
\"Youpleadyourcausewithsuchadroitness，\"saidCeleste，smiling，\"thatIthinkyoumightbeasalawyermoredisquietingthananastronomer。\"
\"Mademoiselle，\"saidlaPeyrade，\"letusspeakseriously；thereisanotherandfarmoreseriousaspecttothesituation。Doyouknowthat，atthismoment，inthishouse，andwithout，Iamsure，desiringit，youarethecauseofmostdistressingandregrettablescenes？\"
\"I，monsieur！\"saidCeleste，inatoneofsurprisethatwasmingledwithfear。
\"Yes，concerningyourgodmother。Throughtheextremeaffectionthatshehasforyousheseemstohavebecomeanotherwoman；forthefirsttimeinherlifeshehasshownamindofherown。Withanenergyofwillwhichcomesattimestothosewhohaveneverexpendedany，shedeclaresthatshewillnotmakeherproposedliberalgifttoyouinthecontract；andIneednottellyouwhoisthepersonaimedatinthisunexpectedrefusal。\"
\"But，monsieur，IentreatyoutobelievethatIknewnothingofthisideaofmygodmother。\"
\"Iknowthat，\"saidlaPeyrade，\"andthematteritselfwouldbeofsmallimportanceifMademoiselleBrigittehadnottakenthisattitudeofyourgodmother，whomshehasalwaysfoundsuppletoherwill，asapersonalinsulttoherself。Verypainfulexplanations，approachingatlasttoviolence，havetakenplace。Thuillier，placedbetweenthehammerandtheanvil，hasbeenunabletostoptheaffair；onthecontrary，hehas，withoutintendingit，mademattersworse，tilltheyhavenowarrivedatsuchapointthatMademoiselleBrigitteispackinghertrunkstoleavethehouse。\"
\"Monsieur！whatareyoutellingme？\"criedCeleste，horrified。
\"Thetruth；andtheservantswillconfirmittoyou——forIfeelthatmyrevelationsarescarcelybelievable。\"
\"Butitisimpossible！impossible！\"saidthepoorchild，whoseagitationincreasedwitheverywordoftheadroitProvencal。\"Icannotbethecauseofsuchdreadfulharm。\"
\"Thatis，youdidnotintendtobe，fortheharmisdone；andIprayHeavenitmaynotbeirremediable。\"
\"ButwhatamItodo，goodGod！\"criedCeleste，wringingherhands。
\"Ishouldanswer，withouthesitation，sacrificeyourself，mademoiselle，ifitwerenotthatIshouldthenbeforcedtoplaythepainfulpartofvictimizer。\"
\"Monsieur，\"saidCeleste，\"youinterpretilltheresistancethatI
havemade，though，infact，Ihavescarcelyexpressedit。Ihavecertainlyhadapreference，butIhaveneverconsideredmyselfinthelightofavictim；andwhateveritisnecessarytodotorestorepeaceinthishousetowhichIhavebroughttrouble，Ishalldoitwithoutrepugnance，andevenwillingly。\"
\"Thatwouldbeforme，\"saidlaPeyrade，humbly，\"morethanIcoulddareaskformyself；but，fortheresultwhichwebothseek，Imusttellyoufranklythatsomethingmoreisneeded。MadameThuillierhasnotchangedhernaturetoinstantlychangebackagainonthemereassurancebyothersofyourcompliance。Itisnecessarythatsheshouldhearfromyourownlipsthatyouaccedetomysuit，andthatyoudosowitheagerness，——assumed，indeed，butsufficientlywellassumedtoinducehertobelieveinit。\"
\"Sobeit，\"saidCeleste。\"Ishallknowhowtoseemsmilingandhappy。
Mygodmother，monsieur，hasbeenamothertome；andforsuchamother，whatistherethatIwouldnotendure？\"
Thepositionwassuch，andCelestebetrayedsoartlesslythedepthand，atthesametime，theabsolutedeterminationofhersacrifice，thatwithanyheartatalllaPeyradewouldhaveloathedtheparthewasplaying；butCeleste，tohim，wasameansofascent，andprovidedtheladdercanholdyouandhoistyou，whowouldeveraskifitcaredtoornot？ItwasthereforedecidedthatCelesteshouldgotohergodmotherandconvinceherofthemistakeshehadmadeinsupposinganobjectiontolaPeyradewhichCelestehadneverintendedtomake。
MadameThuillier’soppositionovercome，allwasoncemoreeasy。LaPeyradetookuponhimselfthedutyofmakingpeacebetweenthetwosisters—in—law，andwecanwellimaginethathewasnotatalossforfinephraseswithwhichtoassuretheartlessgirlofthedevotionandlovewhichwouldtakefromherallregretforthemoralcompulsionshehadnowundergone。
WhenCelestewenttohergodmothershefoundherbynomeansasdifficulttoconvinceasshehadexpected。TogotothepointofrebellionwhichMadameThuillierhadactuallyreached，thepoorwoman，whowasactingagainstherinstinctsandagainsthernature，hadneededatensionofwillthat，inher，wasalmostsuperhuman。Nosoonerhadshereceivedthefalseconfidencesofhergoddaughterthanthereactionsetin；thestrengthfailedhertocontinueinthepathshehadtaken。ShewasthereforeeasilythedupeofthecomedywhichCeleste’stenderheartwasmadetoplayforlaPeyrade’sbenefit。
Thetempestcalmedonthisside，thebarristerfoundnodifficultyinmakingBrigitteunderstandthatinquellingtherebellionagainstherauthorityshehadgonealittlefartherthanwasproper。Thisauthoritybeingnolongerindanger，Brigitteceasedtobeincensedwiththesister—in—lawshehadbeenonthepointofbeating，andthequarrelwassettledwithafewkindwordsandakiss，poorCelestepayingthecostsofwar。
Afterdinner，whichwasonlyafamilymeal，thenotary，towhoseofficetheyweretogoonthefollowingdaytosignthecontract（itbeingimpossibletogiveasecondeditionoftheabortiveparty），madehisappearance。Hecame，hesaid，tosubmitthecontracttothepartiesinterestedbeforeengrossingit。Thisattentionwasnotsurprisinginamanwhowasjustenteringintobusinessrelationswithsoimportantapersonasthemunicipalcouncillor，whomitwashisinteresttofirmlysecureforaclient。
LaPeyradewasfartooshrewdtomakeanyobjectionstothetermsofthecontract，whichwasnowread。AfewchangesrequestedbyBrigitte，whichgavethenewnotaryahighideaoftheoldmaid’sbusinesscapacity，showedlaPeyradeplainlythatmoreprecautionswerebeingtakenagainsthimthanwerealtogetherbecoming；buthewasanxiousnottoraisedifficulties，andheknewthatthemeshesofacontractareneversoclosethatadeterminedandclevermancannotgetthroughthem。Theappointmentwasthenmadeforthesigningofthecontractthenextday，attwoo’clock，inthenotary’soffice，thefamilyonlybeingpresent。
Duringtherestoftheevening，takingadvantageofCeleste’spledgetoseemsmilingandhappy，laPeyradeplayed，asitwere，uponthepoorchild，forcedher，byaspeciousexhibitionofgratitudeandlove，torespondtohimonakeythatwasfar，indeed，fromthetruestateofaheartnowwhollyfilledbyFelix。Flavie，seeingthemannerinwhichlaPeyradeputforthhisseductions，wasremindedofthepainshehadformerlytakentofascinateherself。\"Themonster！\"shesaid，beneathherbreath。Butshewasforcedtobearthetorturewithagoodgrace；laPeyradewasevidentlyapprovedbyall，andinthecourseoftheeveningacircumstancecametolight，showingapastservicedonebyhimtothehouseofThuillier，whichbroughthisinfluenceandhiscredittothehighestpoint。
Minardwasannounced。
\"Mydearfriends，\"hesaid，\"Ihavecometomakealittlerevelationwhichwillgreatlysurpriseyou，andwill，Ithink，provealessontoallofuswhenaquestionarisesastoreceivingforeignersinourhomes。\"
\"Whatisit？\"criedBrigitte，withcuriosity。
\"ThatHungarianwomanyouweresodelightedwith，thatMadameTorna，ComtessedeGodollo——\"
\"Well？\"exclaimedtheoldmaid。
\"Well，\"continuedMinard，\"shewasnobetterthansheshouldbe；youwerepettinginyourhousefortwomonthsthemostimpudentofkeptwomen。\"
\"Whotoldyouthattale？\"askedBrigitte，notwillingtoadmitthatshehadfallenintosuchasnare。
\"Oh，itisn’tatale，\"saidthemayor，eagerly。\"Iknowthethingmyself，’devisu。’\"
\"Dearme！doyoufrequentsuchwomen？\"saidBrigitte，resumingtheoffensive。\"That’saprettything！whatwouldZeliesayifsheknewit？\"
\"Inthedischargeofmyduties，\"saidMinard，stiffly，provokedatthisreceptionofhisnews，\"IhaveseenYOURFRIEND，MadamedeGodollo，incompanywithothersofherclass。\"
\"Howdoyouknowitwassheifyouonlysawher？\"demandedBrigitte。
ThewilyProvencalwasnotthemantoloseanoccasionthatfelltohimready—made。
\"Monsieurlemaireisnotmistaken，\"hesaid，withdecision。
\"Tiens！soyouknowher，too，\"saidBrigitte；\"andyouletusconsortwithsuchvermin？\"
\"No，\"saidlaPeyrade，\"onthecontrary。Withoutscandal，withoutsayingawordtoanyone，Iremovedherfromyourhouse。Yourememberhowsuddenlythewomanleftit？ItwasIwhocompelledhertodoso；
havingdiscoveredwhatshewas，Igavehertwodaystoleavethepremises；threateningher，incaseshehesitated，totellyouall。\"
\"MydearTheodose，\"saidThuillier，pressinghishand，\"youactedwithasmuchprudenceasdecision。Thisisonemoreobligationthatweowetoyou。\"
\"Yousee，mademoiselle，\"saidlaPeyrade，addressingCeleste，\"thestrangeprotectresswhomafriendofyoursselected。\"
\"ThankGod，\"saidMadameThuillier。\"FelixPhellionisabovesuchvilethings。\"
\"Ahca！papaMinard，we’llkeepquietaboutallthis；silenceistheword。Willyoutakeacupoftea？\"
\"Willingly，\"repliedMinard。
\"Celeste，\"saidtheoldmaid，\"ringforHenri，andtellhimtoputthelargekettleonthefire。\"
Thoughthevisittothenotarywasnottobemadetilltwointheafternoon，BrigittebeganearlyinthemorningofthenextdaywhatThuilliercalledherRAMPAGE，apopulartermwhichexpressesthatturbulent，nagging，irritatingactivitywhichLaFontainehasdescribedsowellinhisfableof\"TheOldWomanandherServants。\"