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第45章 tg lve（第2页）
"Everyyearhecamehomeandsheassedhim，notdaringtolifthereyes。Henevercondescendedtoturnhisheadtowardher。Shelovedhimmadly，hoelessly。Shesaidtome:‘HeistheonlymanwhomIhaveeverseen。Idon&aos;tevenknowifanotherexists。’
"Herarentsdied。Shecontinuedtheirwork。
"Oneday，onenteringthevillage，whereherheartalwaysremained，shesawChouquetcomingoutofhisharmacywithayoungladyleaningonhisarm。Shewashiswife。
"Thatnightthechairmenderthrewherselfintotheriver。Adrunkardassingthesotulledheroutandtookhertothedrugstore。YoungChouquetcamedowninhisdressinggowntoreviveher。Withoutseemingtoknowwhoshewasheundressedherandrubbedher;thenhesaidtoher，inaharshvoice:‘Youaremad!Peolemustnotdostuidthingslikethat。’
"Hisvoicebroughthertolifeagain。Hehadsokentoher!Shewashayforalongtime。Herefusedremunerationforhistrouble，althoughsheinsisted。
"Allherlifeassedinthisway。Sheworked，thinkingalwaysofhim。Shebegantobuymedicinesathisharmacy;thisgaveherachancetotalktohimandtoseehimclosely。Inthisway，shewasstillabletogivehimmoney。
"AsIsaidbefore，shediedthissring。Whenshehadclosedheratheticstorysheentreatedmetotakeherearningstothemansheloved。Shehadworkedonlythatshemightleavehimsomethingtoremindhimofherafterherdeath。
"Igavetheriestfiftyfrancsforherfuneralexenses。ThenextmorningIwenttoseetheChouquets。Theywerefinishingbreakfast，sittingoositeeachother，fatandred，imortantandself-satisfied。
"Theywelcomedmeandofferedmesomecoffee，whichIacceted。ThenIbeganmystoryinatremblingvoice，surethattheywouldbesoftened，eventotears。
"AssoonasChouquetunderstoodthathehadbeenlovedby‘thatvagabond!thatchair-mender!thatwanderer!’hesworewithindignationasthoughhisreutationhadbeensullied，theresectofdecenteolelost，hisersonalhonor，somethingreciousanddearertohimthanlife，gone。
"Hisexaseratedwifeketreeating:‘Thatbeggar!Thatbeggar!’Seemingunabletofindwordssuitabletotheenormity。
"Hestooduandbeganstridingabout。Hemuttered:‘Canyouunderstandanythingsohorrible，doctor?Oh，ifIhadonlyknownitwhileshewasalive，Ishouldhavehadherthrownintorison。Iromiseyoushewouldnothaveescaed。’
"Iwasdumfounded;Ihardlyknewwhattothinkorsay，butIhadtofinishmymission。‘Shecommissionedme，’Isaid，‘togiveyouhersavings，whichamounttothreethousandfivehundredfrancs。AswhatIhavejusttoldyouseemstobeverydisagreeable，erhasyouwouldrefertogivethismoneytotheoor。’
"Theylookedatme，thatmanandwoman，&aos;seechlesswithamazement。Itookthefewthousandfrancsfromoutofmyocket。Wretched-lookingmoneyfromeverycountry。Penniesandgoldiecesallmixedtogether。ThenIasked:‘Whatisyourdecision?’
"MadameChouquetsokefirst。‘Well，sinceitisthedyingwoman&aos;swish，itseemstomeimossibletorefuseit。’
"Herhusbandsaid，inashamefacedmanner:‘Wecouldbuysomethingforourchildrenwithit。’
"Ianswereddryly:‘Asyouwish。’
"Herelied:‘Well，giveittousanyhow，sinceshecommissionedyoutodoso;wewillfindawaytoutittosomegoodurose。’
"Igavethemthemoney，bowedandleft。
"ThenextdayChouquetcametomeandsaidbrusquely:
"‘Thatwomanleftherwagonhere-whathaveyoudonewithit?’
"‘Nothing;takeitifyouwish。’
"It&aos;sjustwhatIwanted，&aos;headded，andwalkedoff。Icalledhimbackandsaid:
"‘Shealsoleftheroldhorseandtwodogs。Don&aos;tyouneedthem?’
"Hestaredatmesurrised:‘Well，no!Really，whatwouldIdowiththem?’
"‘Disoseofthemasyoulike。’Helaughedandheldouthishandtome。Ishookit。WhatcouldIdo?Thedoctorandthedruggistinacountryvillagemustnotbeatenmity。
"Ihaveketthedogs。Theriesttooktheoldhorse。ThewagonisusefultoChouquet，andwiththemoneyhehasboughtrailroadstock。
"Thatistheonlydee，sincerelovethatIhaveeverknowninallmylife。
"
Thedoctorlookedu。Themarquise，whoseeyeswerefulloftears，sighedandsaid:
"Thereisnodenyingthefact，onlywomenknowhowtolove。
"
