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,AU?OR 3 ,OCTAVE ,MIRBEAU 

,AU?OR 3 ,B5JAM9 ,R4 ,TUCK] 

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,N[ ALL TALK ( ! LITTLE ,CLAIRE HAS CEAS$4 ,AS WAS EXPECT$1 ! CASE HAS BE5 AB&ON$4 ,SO ,JOSEPH & ! =E/ ( ,RAILLON WILL KEEP !IR SECRET =EV]4 ,( ?AT POOR LITTLE HUMAN CREATURE NO MORE WILL BE SAID H5CE=? ?AN ( ! BODY ( A BLACKBIRD ?AT DIES 9 ! WOODS1 9 A ?ICKET4 ,! FA!R CONT9UES TO BREAK /ONE ON ! HI<WAY1 AS IF NO?+ HAD HAPP5$1 & ! T[N1 /IRR$ & R\S$ = A MOM5T BY ?IS CRIME1 RESUMES ITS USUAL ASPECT1--AN ASPECT /ILL MORE DISMAL BECAUSE ( ! W9T]4 ,! V]Y BITT] COLD KEEPS PEOPLE %UT UP 9 !IR H\SES4 ,ONE CAN SC>CELY GET A GLIMPSE ( !IR PALE & SLEEPY FACES BEH9D ! FRO/Y W9D[S1 & 9 ! /REETS ONE SELDOM MEETS ANYBODY EXCEPT RAGG$ VAGABONDS & %IV]+ DOGS4 

,TO-DAY ,MADAME S5T ME ON AN ]R& TO ! BUT*]'S %OP1 & ,I TOOK ! DOGS ) ME4 ,:ILE ,I WAS !RE1 AN OLD WOMAN TIMIDLY 5T]$ ! %OP1 & ASK$ = MEAT1--0A LITTLE MEAT TO MAKE A LITTLE S\P = MY SICK BOY40 ,! BUT*] SELECT$1 FROM ! DEBRIS PIL$ UP 9 A L>GE COPP] PAN1 A DIRTY BIT1 HALF BONE1 HALF FAT1 &1 AFT] C>EFULLY WEI<+ IT1 ANN\NC$3 

0,FIFTE5 S\S40 

0,FIFTE5 S\S60 EXCLAIM$ ! OLD WOMAN2 0BUT ?AT IS IMPOSSIBLE6 ,& H[ DO Y\ EXPECT ME TO MAKE S\P \T ( ?AT80 

0,AS Y\ LIKE10 SAID ! BUT*]1 ?R[+ ! PIECE BACK 9TO ! PAN4 0,ONLY1 Y\ KN[1 ,I AM GO+ TO S5D Y\ Y\R BILL TO-DAY4 ,IF IT IS NOT PAID BY TO-MORR[1 !N ! PROCESS-S]V]60 

0,GIVE IT TO ME10 SAID ! OLD WOMAN1 !N1 ) RESIGNATION4 

,:5 %E HAD GONE1 ! BUT*] EXPLA9$ TO ME3 

0,NEV]!LESS1 IF WE DID NOT HAVE ! POOR TO BUY ! 9F]IOR P>TS1 WE REALLY %\LD NOT MAKE 5\< \T ( AN ANIMAL4 ,BUT !SE WRET*ES >E GETT+ TO BE V]Y EXACT+ N[ADAYS40 

,&1 CUTT+ (F TWO LONG SLICES ( GOOD R$ MEAT1 HE ?REW !M TO ! DOGS4 

,! DOGS ( ! RI*1--9DE$6 !Y >E NOT POOR4 

,AT ! ,PRIORY EV5TS SUCCE$ ONE ANO!R4 ,FROM ! TRAGIC !Y PASS TO ! COMICAL1 = ONE CANNOT ALWAYS %UDD]4 ,TIR$ ( ! CAPTA9'S MIS*IEF-MAK+1 & ACT+ ON ,MADAME'S ADVICE1 ,MONSIEUR HAS AT LA/ BR\<T SUIT BE=E A JU/ICE ( ! PEACE4 ,HE CLAIMS DAMAGES & 9T]E/ = ! BREAK+ ( HIS BELL-GLASSES & HIS FRAMES1 & = ! DEVA/ATION ( ! G>D54 ,IT SEEMS ?AT ! MEET+ ( ! TWO 5EMIES 9 ! (FICE ( ! JU/ICE WAS REALLY SOME?+ EPIC4 ,!Y BLACKGU>D$ ONE ANO!R LIKE RAG-PICK]S4 ,( C\RSE1 ! CAPTA9 D5IES1 ) MANY OA?S1 ?AT HE HAS EV] ?R[N /ONES OR ANY?+ ELSE 9TO ,LANLAIRE'S G>D52 IT IS ,LANLAIRE :O ?R[S /ONES 9TO HIS4 

0,HAVE Y\ WITNESSES8 ,:]E >E Y\R WITNESSES8 ,D>E TO PRODUCE WITNESSES10 SCREAMS ! CAPTA94 

0,WITNESSES80 REJO9S ,MONSIEUR2 0!RE >E ! /ONES1 & ALL ! DIRTY ?+S ) :I* Y\ HAVE BE5 CONT9UALLY COV]+ MY L&4 ,!RE >E ! OLD HATS1 & ! OLD SLIPP]S1 ?AT ,I PICK UP EV]Y DAY1 & ?AT EV]YBODY RECOGNIZES AS HAV+ BELONG$ TO Y\40 

0,Y\ LIE40 

0,Y\ >E A SC\NDREL1 A DRUNK5 RAKE40 

,BUT1 IT BE+ IMPOSSIBLE = ,MONSIEUR TO BR+ ADMISSIBLE & CONCLUSIVE TE/IMONY1 ! JU/ICE ( ! PEACE1 :O1 MOREOV]1 IS ! CAPTA9'S FRI5D1 9VITES ,MONSIEUR TO )DRAW HIS COMPLA9T4 

0,& = ?AT MATT]1 P]MIT ME TO SAY TO Y\10 CONCLUD$ ! MAGI/RATE1 0IT IS HI<LY IMPROBABLE1 IT IS QUITE 9ADMISSIBLE1 ?AT A VALIANT SOLDI]1 AN 9TREPID (FIC]1 :O HAS WON ALL HIS /RIPES ON FIELDS ( BATTLE1 AMUSES HIMSELF 9 ?R[+ /ONES & OLD HATS UPON Y\R L&1 LIKE A SMALL BOY40 

0,EGAD60 VOCIF]ATES ! CAPTA91 0?IS MAN IS AN 9FAM\S ,DREYFUS>D4 ,HE 9SULTS ! >MY40 

0,I80 

0,YES1 Y\6 ,:AT Y\ >E TRY+ TO DO1 Y\ DIRTY ,JEW1 IS TO DISGRACE ! >MY4 ,LONG LIVE ! >MY60 

,!Y CAME NE> TAK+ EA* O!R BY ! HAIR1 & ! JU/ICE HAD MU* DIFFICULTY 9 SEP>AT+ !M4 ,S9CE !N ,MONSIEUR HAS /ATION$ P]MAN5TLY 9 ! G>D5 TWO 9VISIBLE WITNESSES1 BEH9D A SORT ( BO>D %ELT]1 9 :I* >E PI]C$1 AT ! HEI<T ( A MAN1 F\R R\ND HOLES1 = ! EYES4 ,BUT ! CAPTA91 BE+ W>N$1 IS LY+ L[1 & ,MONSIEUR IS \T ! CO/ ( HIS WAT*]S4 

,I HAVE SE5 ! CAPTA9 TWO OR ?REE TIMES1 OV] ! H$GE4 ,9 SPITE ( ! FRO/1 HE /AYS 9 HIS G>D5 ALL DAY LONG1 WORK+ FURI\SLY AT ALL SORTS ( ?+S4 ,= ! MOM5T HE IS PUTT+ OIL-PAP] CAPS ON HIS ROSE-BU%ES4 ,HE TELLS ME ( HIS MIS=TUNES4 ,ROSE IS SUFF]+ FROM AN ATTACK ( 9FLU5ZA1 & !N--) H] A/HMA6444 ,B\RBAKI IS DEAD4 ,HE DI$ ( A CONGE/ION ( ! LUNGS1 FROM DR9K+ TOO MU* COGNAC4 ,REALLY1 ! CAPTA9 HAS NO LUCK4 ,& SURELY ?AT B&IT ( A ,LANLAIRE HAS CA/ A SPELL OV] HIM4 ,HE WI%ES TO GET ! UPP] H& ( HIM1 TO RID ! C\NTRY ( HIM1 & HE SUBMITS TO ME AN A/ONI%+ PLAN ( CAMPAIGN4 

0,H]E IS :AT Y\ \<T TO DO1 ,MADEMOISELLE ,CELE/9E4 ,Y\ \<T TO LODGE ) ! PROSECUT+ ATTORNEY AT ,L\VI]S A COMPLA9T AGA9/ ,LANLAIRE = \TRAGES ON MORALS & AN ASSAULT ON MODE/Y4 ,AH6 ?AT'S AN IDEA60 

0,BUT1 CAPTA91 ,MONSIEUR HAS NEV] \TRAG$ MY MORALS OR ASSAULT$ MY MODE/Y40 

0,WELL1 :AT DIFF]5CE DOES ?AT MAKE80 

0,I CANNOT40 

0,:AT6 Y\ CANNOT8 ,BUT !RE IS NO?+ SIMPL]4 ,LODGE Y\R COMPLA9T1 & SUMMON ,ROSE & ME4 ,WE WILL COME TO DECL>E1 TO C]TIFY 9 A C\RT ( JU/ICE1 ?AT WE HAVE SE5 EV]Y?+1 EV]Y?+1 EV]Y?+4 ,A SOLDI]'S WORD AM\NTS TO SOME?+1 ESPECIALLY JU/ N[1 ?UND] ( ,GOD6 ,& REMEMB] ?AT1 AFT] ?AT1 IT WILL BE EASY TO RAKE UP ! CASE ( LITTLE ,CLAIRE1 & 9VOLVE ,LANLAIRE 9 IT4 ,AH6 ?AT'S AN IDEA6 ,?9K IT OV]1 ,MADEMOISELLE ,CELE/9E2 ?9K IT OV]40 

,AH6 ,I HAVE MANY ?+S1 MU* TOO MANY ?+S1 TO ?9K OV] JU/ N[4 ,JOSEPH IS PRESS+ ME = A DECISION2 ! MATT] CANNOT BE PO/PON$4 ,HE HAS HE>D FROM ,*]B\RG ?AT ! LITTLE CAFE IS TO BE SOLD NEXT WEEK4 ,BUT ,I AM ANXI\S1 TR\BL$4 ,I WANT TO1 & ,I DON'T WANT TO4 ,ONE DAY ! IDEA PLEASES ME1 & ! NEXT IT DOESN'T4 ,I REALLY BELIEVE ?AT ,I AM AFRAID ?AT ,JOSEPH WANTS TO DRAG ME 9TO T]RIBLE ?+S4 ,I CANNOT COME TO A DECISION4 ,HE IS NOT BRUTAL 9 HIS ME?OD ( P]SUASION2 HE ADVANCES >GUM5TS1 & TEMPTS ME ) PROMISES ( LIB]TY1 ( H&SOME CO/UMES1 ( SECURE1 HAPPY1 TRIUMPHANT LIFE4 

0,BUT ,I MU/ BUY ! LITTLE CAFE10 HE SAYS TO ME4 0,I CANNOT LET SU* AN OPPORTUNITY GO BY4 ,& IF ! ,REVOLUTION COMES8 ,?9K ( IT1 ,CELE/9E2 ?AT MEANS =TUNE RI<T AWAY4 ,& :O KN[S8 ,! ,REVOLUTION--AH6 BE> ?AT 9 M9D--IS ! BE/ ?+ POSSIBLE = ! CAFES40 

0,BUY IT1 AT ANY RATE4 ,IF IT IS NOT ,I1 IT WILL BE SOMEBODY ELSE40 

0,NO1 NO1 IT MU/ BE Y\4 ,NOBODY ELSE WILL DO4 ,I AM CRAZY OV] Y\4 ,BUT Y\ DI/RU/ ME40 

0,NO1 ,JOSEPH1 ,I ASSURE Y\40 

0,YES1 YES2 Y\ HAVE BAD IDEAS AB\T ME40 

,I DO NOT KN[1 NO1 REALLY1 ,I DO NOT KN[1 :]E1 AT ?AT MOM5T1 ,I F\ND ! C\RAGE TO ASK HIM3 

0,WELL1 ,JOSEPH1 TELL ME ?AT IT WAS Y\ :O \TRAG$ ! LITTLE ,CLAIRE 9 ! WOODS40 

,JOSEPH RECEIV$ ! %OCK ) EXTRAORD9>Y TRANQUILITY4 ,HE SIMPLY %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S1 SWAY$ BACK & =? A FEW SECONDS1 & !N1 GIV+ A HIT* TO HIS PANTALOONS1 :I* HAD SLIPP$ A LITTLE1 HE ANSW]$1 SIMPLY3 

0,Y\ SEE8 ,DID ,I NOT TELL Y\ SO8 ,I KN[ Y\R ?\<TS2 ,I KN[ EV]Y?+ ?AT GOES ON 9 Y\R M9D40 

,HIS VOICE WAS S(T]1 BUT HIS LOOK HAD BECOME SO T]RIFY+ ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = ME TO >TICULATE A WORD4 

0,IT IS NOT A QUE/ION ( ! LITTLE ,CLAIRE2 IT IS A QUE/ION ( Y\40 

,HE TOOK ME 9 HIS >MS1 AS HE DID ! O!R EV5+4 

0,WILL Y\ COME ) ME TO ! LITTLE CAFE80 

,%UDD]+ & TREMBL+1 ,I F\ND /R5G? TO ANSW]3 

0,I AM AFRAID2 ,I AM AFRAID ( Y\1 ,JOSEPH4 ,:Y AM ,I AFRAID ( Y\80 

,HE HELD ME CRADL$ 9 HIS >MS4 ,&1 DISDA9+ TO JU/IFY HIMSELF1 HAPPY P]HAPS AT 9CREAS+ MY T]RORS1 HE SAID TO ME1 9 A PAT]NAL TONE3 

0,WELL1 WELL1 S9CE ?AT IS ! CASE1 ,I WILL TALK ) Y\ AGA9 AB\T IT TO-MORR[40 

,A ,R\5 NEWSPAP] IS CIRCULAT+ 9 T[N1 9 :I* !RE IS AN >TICLE ?AT IS CREAT+ A SC&AL AMONG ! PI\S4 ,IT IS A TRUE /ORY1 V]Y DROLL1 & SOME:AT RISQUE1 :I* HAPP5$ LATELY AT ,PORT-,LANCON1 A PRETTY PLACE SITUAT$ ?REE LEAGUES FROM H]E4 ,& IT GA9S 9 PIQUANCY FROM ! FACT ?AT EV]YBODY KN[S ! P]SONAGES4 ,H]E AGA9 IS SOME?+ = PEOPLE TO TALK AB\T1 = A FEW DAYS4 ,! NEWSPAP] WAS BR\<T TO ,M>IANNE YE/]DAY1 & AT NI<T1 AFT] D9N]1 ,I READ ! FAM\S >TICLE AL\D4 ,AT ! FIR/ PHRASES ,JOSEPH ROSE1 ) MU* DIGNITY1 V]Y SEV]E & EV5 A LITTLE ANGRY4 ,HE DECL>$ ?AT HE DOES NOT LIKE DIRTY /ORIES1 & ?AT HE CANNOT SIT & LI/5 TO ATTACKS ON RELIGION4 

0,Y\ >E NOT BEHAV+ WELL 9 READ+ ?AT1 ,CELE/9E2 Y\ >E NOT BEHAV+ WELL40 

,& HE W5T (F TO B$4 

,TO-DAY1 ,NOVEMB] #a1 IT TOOK US ALL DAY TO CLEAN ! SILV] S]VICE4 ,?AT IS AN EV5T 9 ! H\SE1--A TRADITIONAL EPO*1 LIKE ! PRES]VE-CANN+ SEASON4 ,! ,LANLAIRES POSSESS A MAGNIFIC5T SILV] S]VICE1 CONTA9+ OLD PIECES1 R>E & V]Y BEAUTIFUL4 ,IT COMES FROM ,MADAME'S FA!R1 :O TOOK IT1 SOME SAY ON DEPOSIT1 O!RS SAY AS SECURITY = MONEY L5T TO A NEI<BOR+ MEMB] ( ! NOBILITY4 ,Y\NG PEOPLE = MILIT>Y S]VICE W]E NOT ALL ?AT ?IS BLU/]] B\<T4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS FI% ?AT CAME TO HIS NET1 & ONE SW9DLE MORE OR LESS MADE NO DIFF]5CE TO HIM4 ,IF ! GROC] IS TO BE BELIEV$1 ! /ORY ( ?IS SILV] S]VICE IS ONE ( ! MO/ D\BTFUL1 OR ONE ( ! CLE>E/1 AS Y\ *OOSE TO LOOK AT IT4 ,IT IS SAID ?AT ,MADAME'S FA!R GOT HIS MONEY BACK1 & !N1 ?ANKS TO SOME CIRCUM/ANCE ! NATURE ( :I* ,I DO NOT KN[1 SUCCE$$ 9 KEEP+ ! SILV] S]VICE 9 ! B>GA94 ,AN A/ONI%+ PIECE ( %>P PRACTICE6 

,( C\RSE1 ! ,LANLAIRES NEV] USE IT4 ,IT REMA9S LOCK$ UP AT ! BACK ( A CLOSET 9 ! S]VANTS' HALL1 9 ?REE GREAT BOXES L9$ ) R$ VELVET & FA/5$ TO ! WALL BY SOLID IRON CLAMPS4 ,EV]Y YE>1 ON ! T5? ( ,NOVEMB]1 IT IS TAK5 FROM ! BOXES1 & CLEAN$ UND] ,MADAME'S SUP]VISION4 ,& IT IS NEV] SE5 AGA9 UNTIL ! FOLL[+ YE>4 ,OH6 ,MADAME'S EYES 9 PRES5CE ( H] SILV] S]VICE1--H] SILV] S]VICE 9 \R H&S6 ,NEV] HAVE ,I SE5 9 A WOMAN'S EYES SU* AGGRESSIVE CUPIDITY4 

,>E !Y NOT CURI\S1--!SE PEOPLE :O HIDE EV]Y?+1 :O BURY !IR SILV]1 !IR JEWELS1 ALL !IR WEAL?1 ALL !IR HAPP9ESS1 & :O1 BE+ ABLE TO LIVE 9 LUXURY & JOY1 P]SI/ 9 LIV+ A LIFE ( 5NUI BORD]+ ON DEPRIVATION8 

,! WORK DONE1 ! SILV] S]VICE LOCK$ UP = A YE> 9 ITS BOXES1 & ,MADAME HAV+ GONE AWAY AFT] SATISFY+ H]SELF ?AT NONE ( IT HAS /UCK TO \R F+]S1 ,JOSEPH SAID TO ME1 ) A QUE] AIR3 

0,?AT IS A V]Y BEAUTIFUL SILV] S]VICE1 Y\ KN[1 ,CELE/9E4 ,ESPECIALLY '! CRUET ( ,L\IS ,X,V,I4' ,AH6 SACRI/I6 & H[ HEAVY IT IS6 ,! :OLE BUS9ESS IS WOR? P]HAPS TW5TY-FIVE ?\S& FRANCS1 ,CELE/9E2 P]HAPS MORE4 ,ONE DOES NOT KN[ :AT IT IS WOR?40 

,&1 LOOK+ AT ME /EADILY & HEAVILY1 PI]C+ ! V]Y DEP?S ( MY S\L1 HE ASK$3 

0,WILL Y\ COME ) ME TO ! LITTLE CAFE80 

,:AT RELATION CAN !RE BE BETWE5 ,MADAME'S SILV] S]VICE & ! LITTLE CAFE AT ,*]B\RG8 ,REALLY1 ,I DON'T KN[ :Y1 BUT ,JOSEPH'S SLI<TE/ WORDS MAKE ME TREMBLE4 

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