Sheinsisted，however，onhistakingatleastthechain，andLheureuxhadalreadyputitinhispocketandwasgoing，whenshecalledhimback。
“Youwillleaveeverythingatyourplace。Astothecloak“——sheseemedtobereflecting——“donotbringiteither；youcangivemethemaker’saddress，andtellhimtohaveitreadyforme。“
Itwasthenextmonththattheyweretorunaway。ShewastoleaveYonvilleasifshewasgoingonsomebusinesstoRouen。
Rodolphewouldhavebookedtheseats，procuredthepassports，andevenhavewrittentoParisinordertohavethewholemail-coachreservedforthemasfarasMarseilles，wheretheywouldbuyacarriage，andgoonthencewithoutstoppingtoGenoa。ShewouldtakecaretosendherluggagetoLheureuxwhenceitwouldbetakendirecttothe“Hirondelle，“sothatnoonewouldhaveanysuspicion。Andinallthisthereneverwasanyallusiontothechild。Rodolpheavoidedspeakingofher；perhapshenolongerthoughtaboutit。
Hewishedtohavetwomoreweeksbeforehimtoarrangesomeaffairs；thenattheendofaweekhewantedtwomore；thenhesaidhewasill；nexthewentonajourney。ThemonthofAugustpassed，and，afterallthesedelays，theydecidedthatitwastobeirrevocablyfixedforthe4thSeptember——aMonday。