workwhichprojectedinteriorly。Thussheremained，andthussherotted，erect。
Intheyear1810，acaseoflivinginhumationhappenedinFrance，attendedwithcircumstanceswhichgofartowarranttheassertionthattruthis，indeed，strangerthanfiction。TheheroineofthestorywasaMademoiselleVictorineLafourcade，ayounggirlofillustriousfamily，ofwealth，andofgreatpersonalbeauty。AmonghernumeroussuitorswasJulienBossuet，apoorlitterateur，orjournalistofParis。Histalentsandgeneralamiabilityhadrecommendedhimtothenoticeoftheheiress，bywhomheseemstohavebeentrulybeloved；butherprideofbirthdecidedher，finally，torejecthim，andtowedaMonsieurRenelle，abankerandadiplomatistofsomeeminence。Aftermarriage，however，thisgentlemanneglected，and，perhaps，evenmorepositivelyill-treatedher。Havingpassedwithhimsomewretchedyears，shedied，-atleastherconditionsocloselyresembleddeathastodeceiveeveryonewhosawher。Shewasburied-notinavault，butinanordinarygraveinthevillageofhernativity。Filledwithdespair，andstillinflamedbythememoryofaprofoundattachment，theloverjourneysfromthecapitaltotheremoteprovinceinwhichthevillagelies，withtheromanticpurposeofdisinterringthecorpse，andpossessinghimselfofitsluxurianttresses。Hereachesthegrave。Atmidnightheunearthsthecoffin，opensit，andisintheactofdetachingthehair，whenheisarrestedbytheunclosingofthebelovedeyes。Infact，theladyhadbeenburiedalive。Vitalityhadnotaltogetherdeparted，andshewasarousedbythecaressesofherloverfromthelethargywhichhadbeenmistakenfordeath。Heboreherfranticallytohislodgingsinthevillage。Heemployedcertainpowerfulrestorativessuggestedbynolittlemedicallearning。Infine，sherevived。Sherecognizedherpreserver。Sheremainedwithhimuntil，byslowdegrees，shefullyrecoveredheroriginalhealth。Herwoman’sheartwasnotadamant，andthislastlessonoflovesufficedtosoftenit。ShebestowedituponBossuet。Shereturnednomoretoherhusband，but，concealingfromhimherresurrection，fledwithherlovertoAmerica。Twentyyearsafterward，thetworeturnedtoFrance，inthepersuasionthattimehadsogreatlyalteredthelady’sappearancethatherfriendswouldbeunabletorecognizeher。Theyweremistaken，however，for，atthefirstmeeting，MonsieurRenelledidactuallyrecognizeandmakeclaimtohiswife。Thisclaimsheresisted，andajudicialtribunalsustainedherinherresistance，decidingthatthepeculiarcircumstances，withthelonglapseofyears，hadextinguished，notonlyequitably，butlegally，theauthorityofthehusband。
The“ChirurgicalJournal“ofLeipsicaperiodicalofhighauthorityandmerit，whichsomeAmericanbooksellerwoulddowelltotranslateandrepublish，recordsinalatenumberaverydistressingeventofthecharacterinquestion。
Anofficerofartillery，amanofgiganticstatureandofrobusthealth，beingthrownfromanunmanageablehorse，receivedaveryseverecontusionuponthehead，whichrenderedhiminsensibleatonce；theskullwasslightlyfractured，butnoimmediatedangerwasapprehended。Trepanningwasaccomplishedsuccessfully。Hewasbled，andmanyotheroftheordinarymeansofreliefwereadopted。
Gradually，however，hefellintoamoreandmorehopelessstateofstupor，and，finally，itwasthoughtthathedied。