Doyouknow,sir,thatyouarenotverypolite?Youquittedmeabruptly,withouttakingleave.Yourproceedingsaresingular,andyouseemtobeastrangertothefirstprinciplesofgoodbreeding.Whatdoyouexpect,mydearsir?answeredGilbert.Youweresoamiable,soprepossessingthefirsttimeIhadthehonorofmeetingyou,thatIwasdiscouraged.Isaidtomyself,thatdowhatIwould,Ishouldalwaysbeinarrearstoyou.Youarespiteful,Mr.Secretary,retortedStephane.What,haveyounotforgottenthatlittleaffairatthespring?Youhavetakennotrouble,itseems,tomakemeforgetit.Itistrue,Iwaswrong,repliedhewithasneer;waitamoment,Iwilldismount,gouponmykneesthereinthemiddleoftheroad,andsaytoyouindolorousvoice,'Sir,I'mgrieved,heart-broken,desperate,'--Forwhat?Iknownot.Tellme,Iprayyou,sir,forwhatmustIbegyourpardon?ForifIrightlyremember,youcommencedbyraisingyourcanetome.
Ididnotraisemycanetoyou,repliedGilbert,besidehimselfwithindignation;Icontentedmyselfwithparryingtheblowwhichyouwereabouttogiveme.Itwasnotmyintentiontostrikeyou,rejoinedStephane,impetuously.Andbesides,learnonceforall,thatbetweenusthingsarenotequal,andthatevenshouldIprovokeyou,youwouldbeawretchtoraisetheendofyourfingeragainstme.Oh,thatistoomuch!criedGilbert,laughingloudly.
Andwhyso,mylittlefriend?
Because--because--stammeredStephane;andthensuddenlystopped.
Anexpressionofbittersadnesspassedoverhisface;hisbrowscontractedandhiseyesbecamefixed.ItwasthusthatterribleparoxysmhadcommencedwhichsoalarmedGilbertattheirfirstmeeting.Thistime,fortunately,theattackwaslessviolent.ThegoodGilbertpassedquicklyfromangertopity;thereisasecretwoundinthatheart,thoughthe,andhewasstillmoreconvincedofitwhen,afteralongpauseStephane,recoveringtheuseofhisspeech,saidtohiminabrokenvoice:Iwasilltheotherday,Ioftenam.Peopleshouldhavesomeconsiderationforinvalids.Gilbertmadenoanswer;hefearedbyahardwordtoexasperatehissoulsopassionate,andsolittlemasterofitself;buthethoughtthatwhenStephanefeltill,hehadbetterstayinhisroom.
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