\"Hewilltellyouallthetruth，——howitallis，\"saidLaMere。\"Wewilldoallwecan，youknow，tomakeyouhappy，Marie。ButyoumustrememberwhatMonsieurleCuretoldustheotherday。Inthisvaleoftearswecannothaveeverything；asweshallhavesomeday，whenourpoorwickedsoulshavebeenpurgedofalltheirwickedness。Nowgo，dear，andtakeyourcloak。\"
\"Yes，maman。\"
\"AndAdolphewillcometoyou。Andtryandbehavewell，likeasensiblegirl。\"
\"Yes，maman，\"——andsoshewent，bearingonherbrowanothersacrificialkiss——andbearinginherheartsuchanunutterableloadofwoe！
Adolphehadgoneoutofthehousebeforeher；butstandinginthestableyard，wellwithinthegatesothatsheshouldnotseehim，hewatchedherslowlycrossingthebridgeandmountingthefirstflightofthesteps。Hehadoftenseenhertrippingupthosestairs，andhad，almostasoften，followedherwithhisquickerfeet。Andshe，whenshewouldhearhim，wouldrun；andthenhewouldcatchherbreathlessatthetop，andstealkissesfromherwhenallpowerofrefusingthemhadbeenrobbedfromherbyhereffortsatescape。