“Ah!hisheirsmaytakeeverythingiftheychoose,“criedUrsula,sittinguprightunderanimpulseofsavageindignation。“Ihavesomethinghere,“sheadded,strikingherbreast,“whichisfarmoreprecious——“
“Whatisit?“saidthepostmaster,whowithMassinathisheelsnowshowedhisbrutalface。
“Theremembrancesofhisvirtues,ofhislife,ofhiswords——animageofhiscelestialsoul,“shesaid,hereyesandfaceglowingassheraisedherhandwithagloriousgesture。
“Andakey!“criedMassin,creepinguptoherlikeacatandseizingakeywhichfellfromthebosomofherdressinhersuddenmovement。
“Yes,“shesaid,blushing,“thatisthekeyofhisstudy;hesentmethereatthemomenthewasdying。“