Andheslippedout。
Shewantedhimtodressallinblack，andgrowapointedbeard，tolookliketheportraitsofLouisXIII。Shewantedtoseehislodgings；thoughtthempoor。Heblushedatthem，butshedidnotnoticethis，thenadvisedhimtobuysomecurtainslikehers，andasheobjectedtotheexpense——
“Ah!ah!youcareforyourmoney，“shesaidlaughing。
EachtimeLeonhadtotellhereverythingthathehaddonesincetheirlastmeeting。Sheaskedhimforsomeverses——someverses“forherself，“a“lovepoem“inhonourofher。Butheneversucceededingettingarhymeforthesecondverse；andatlastendedbycopyingasonnetina“Keepsake。“Thiswaslessfromvanitythanfromtheonedesireofpleasingher。Hedidnotquestionherideas；heacceptedallhertastes；hewasratherbecominghermistressthanshehis。Shehadtenderwordsandkissesthatthrilledhissoul。Wherecouldshehavelearntthiscorruptionalmostincorporealinthestrengthofitsprofanityanddissimulation？
ChapterSixDuringthejourneyshemadetoseeher，Leonhadoftendinedatthechemist’s，andhefeltobligedfrompolitenesstoinvitehiminturn。
“Withpleasure!“MonsieurHomaisreplied；“besides，Imustinvigoratemymind，forIamgettingrustyhere。We’llgotothetheatre，totherestaurant；we’llmakeanightofit。“
“Oh，mydear!“tenderlymurmuredMadameHomais，alarmedatthevagueperilshewaspreparingtobrave。
“Well，what？DoyouthinkI’mnotsufficientlyruiningmyhealthlivinghereamidthecontinualemanationsofthepharmacy？Butthere!thatisthewaywithwomen!Theyarejealousofscience，andthenareopposedtoourtakingthemostlegitimatedistractions。Nomatter!Countuponme。OneofthesedaysIshallturnupatRouen，andwe’llgothepacetogether。“
Thedruggistwouldformerlyhavetakengoodcarenottousesuchanexpression，buthewascultivatingagayParisianstyle，whichhethoughtinthebesttaste；and，likehisneighbour，MadameBovary，hequestionedtheclerkcuriouslyaboutthecustomsofthecapital；heeventalkedslangtodazzlethebourgeois，sayingbender，crummy，dandy，macaroni，thecheese，cutmystickand“I’llhookit，“for“Iamgoing。“
SooneThursdayEmmawassurprisedtomeetMonsieurHomaisinthekitchenofthe“Liond’Or，“wearingatraveller’scostume，thatistosay，wrappedinanoldcloakwhichnooneknewhehad，whilehecarriedavaliseinonehandandthefoot-warmerofhisestablishmentintheother。Hehadconfidedhisintentionstonoone，forfearofcausingthepublicanxietybyhisabsence。
Theideaofseeingagaintheplacewherehisyouthhadbeenspentnodoubtexcitedhim，forduringthewholejourneyheneverceasedtalking，andassoonashehadarrived，hejumpedquicklyoutofthediligencetogoinsearchofLeon。Invaintheclerktriedtogetridofhim。MonsieurHomaisdraggedhimofftothelargeCafedelaNormandie，whichheenteredmajestically，notraisinghishat，thinkingitveryprovincialtouncoverinanypublicplace。
EmmawaitedforLeonthreequartersofanhour。Atlastsherantohisoffice；and，lostinallsortsofconjectures，accusinghimofindifference，andreproachingherselfforherweakness，shespenttheafternoon，herfacepressedagainstthewindow-panes。
Attwoo’clocktheywerestillatatableoppositeeachother。
Thelargeroomwasemptying；thestove-pipe，intheshapeofapalm-tree，spreaditsgiltleavesoverthewhiteceiling，andnearthem，outsidethewindow，inthebrightsunshine，alittlefountaingurgledinawhitebasin，where；inthemidstofwatercressandasparagus，threetorpidlobstersstretchedacrosstosomequailsthatlayheapedupinapileontheirsides。
Homaiswasenjoyinghimself。Althoughhewasevenmoreintoxicatedwiththeluxurythantherichfare，thePommardwineallthesameratherexcitedhisfaculties；andwhentheomeletteaurhum*appeared，hebeganpropoundingimmoraltheoriesaboutwomen。Whatseducedhimaboveallelsewaschic。Headmiredaneleganttoiletteinawell-furnishedapartment，andastobodilyqualities，hedidn’tdislikeayounggirl。
*Inrum。
Leonwatchedtheclockindespair。Thedruggistwentondrinking，eating，andtalking。
“Youmustbeverylonely，“hesaidsuddenly，“hereatRouen。Tobesureyourlady-lovedoesn’tlivefaraway。“
Andtheotherblushed——
“Comenow，befrank。CanyoudenythatatYonville——“
Theyoungmanstammeredsomething。
“AtMadameBovary’s，you’renotmakingloveto——“
“Towhom？“
“Theservant!“
Hewasnotjoking；butvanitygettingthebetterofallprudence，Leon，inspiteofhimselfprotested。Besides，heonlylikeddarkwomen。
“Iapproveofthat，“saidthechemist；“theyhavemorepassion。“
Andwhisperingintohisfriend’sear，hepointedoutthesymptomsbywhichonecouldfindoutifawomanhadpassion。Heevenlaunchedintoanethnographicdigression：theGermanwasvapourish，theFrenchwomanlicentious，theItalianpassionate。
“Andnegresses？“askedtheclerk。
“Theyareanartistictaste!“saidHomais。“Waiter!twocupsofcoffee!“
“Arewegoing？“atlastaskedLeonimpatiently。
“Ja!“
Butbeforeleavinghewantedtoseetheproprietoroftheestablishmentandmadehimafewcompliments。Thentheyoungman，tobealone，allegedhehadsomebusinessengagement。
“Ah!Iwillescortyou，“saidHomais。
Andallthewhilehewaswalkingthroughthestreetswithhimhetalkedofhiswife，hischildren；oftheirfuture，andofhisbusiness；toldhiminwhatadecayedconditionithadformerlybeen，andtowhatadegreeofperfectionhehadraisedit。
ArrivedinfrontoftheHoteldeBoulogne，Leonlefthimabruptly，ranupthestairs，andfoundhismistressingreatexcitement。Atmentionofthechemistsheflewintoapassion。
He，however，piledupgoodreasons；itwasn’thisfault；didn’tsheknowHomais——didshebelievethathewouldpreferhiscompany？Butsheturnedaway；hedrewherback，and，sinkingonhisknees，claspedherwaistwithhisarmsinalanguorouspose，fullofconcupiscenceandsupplication。
Shewasstanding；up，herlargeflashingeyeslookedathimseriously，almostterribly。Thentearsobscuredthem，herredeyelidswerelowered，shegavehimherhands，andLeonwaspressingthemtohislipswhenaservantappearedtotellthegentlemanthathewaswanted。
“Youwillcomeback？“shesaid。
“Yes。“
“Butwhen？“
“Immediately。“
“It’satrick，“saidthechemist，whenhesawLeon。“Iwantedtointerruptthisvisit，thatseemedtometoannoyyou。Let’sgoandhaveaglassofgarusatBridoux’。“
Leonvowedthathemustgetbacktohisoffice。Thenthedruggistjokedhimaboutquill-driversandthelaw。
“LeaveCujasandBartholealoneabit。Whothedevilpreventsyou？Beaman!Let’sgotoBridoux’。You’llseehisdog。It’sveryinteresting。“
Andastheclerkstillinsisted——
“I’llgowithyou。I’llreadapaperwhileIwaitforyou，orturnovertheleavesofa’Code。’“
Leon，bewilderedbyEmma’sanger，MonsieurHomais’chatter，and，perhaps，bytheheavinessoftheluncheon，wasundecided，and，asitwere，fascinatedbythechemist，whokeptrepeating——
“Let’sgotoBridoux’。It’sjustbyhere，intheRueMalpalu。“
Then，throughcowardice，throughstupidity，throughthatindefinablefeelingthatdragsusintothemostdistastefulacts，heallowedhimselftobeledofftoBridoux’，whomtheyfoundinhissmallyard，superintendingthreeworkmen，whopantedastheyturnedthelargewheelofamachineformakingseltzer-water。
Homaisgavethemsomegoodadvice。HeembracedBridoux；theytooksomegarus。TwentytimesLeontriedtoescape，buttheotherseizedhimbythearmsaying——
“Presently!I’mcoming!We’llgotothe’FanaldeRouen’toseethefellowsthere。I’llintroduceyoutoThornassin。“
Atlasthemanagedtogetridofhim，andrushedstraighttothehotel。Emmawasnolongerthere。Shehadjustgoneinafitofanger。Shedetestedhimnow。Thisfailingtokeeptheirrendezvousseemedtoheraninsult，andshetriedtorakeupotherreasonstoseparateherselffromhim。Hewasincapableofheroism，weak，banal，morespiritlessthanawoman，avaricioustoo，andcowardly。
Then，growingcalmer，sheatlengthdiscoveredthatshehad，nodoubt，calumniatedhim。Butthedisparagingofthosewelovealwaysalienatesusfromthemtosomeextent。Wemustnottouchouridols；thegiltstickstoourfingers。