A Marriage Settlement Modeste Mignon And Other Stories
A Marriage Settlement Modeste Mignon And Other Stories
Balzac, Honoré De, 1799-1850
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"He is no more Monsieur de Canalis than I am that fisherman hauling up his sail to go out " "Do you know what you are killing in me ?" said Modeste. "Be comforted, my child ; though fate has made your fault its own punishment, the mischief is not irreparable. The youth you saw, with whom you have exchanged hearts by correspondence, is an honest fellow ; he came to me to confess his dilemma. He loves you, and I should not object to him as a son-in-law. " "And if he is not Canalis, who is he ?" a...sked Modeste, in a broken voice. "His secretary. His name is Ernest de la Briere. He is not of superior birth, but he is one of those average men, with solid virtues and sound morals, whom parents like. And what does it matter to us, after all? You have seen him; nothing can change your feelings; you have chosen him, you know his soul it is as noble as he is good-looking. " The Comte de la Bastie was checked by a sigh from Modeste. The poor child, perfectly white, her eyes fixed on the sea, and as rigid as the dead, had been struck as by a pistol-shot by the words, "One of those average men, with solid virtues and sound morals, whom parents like.
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