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The History Of Madame And Monsieur C-.
the infant caught the infeftious sorrow , and wept because he saw her weep . Sometimes he enquired why his mamma had no dinner ; and sometimes asked whv , since he was a good bov , she gave him no bons-bons . now ? Victoire cheerfully , shared her lady ' s dry crust , and the only point on which thev differed was , that she occasionall y gave vent to a sharp reflection on her master , which Madame C instantly repressed ; upon which Victoire usually left the roomand
, indulged her feelings , as well as h " . r loquacity , by relating the story , in terms little measured , to the whole neighbotu hu- 'd . Madame C perceived with anguish , which can be ill defined , that ni tvithstaviding all the privations maternal tenderness could devise or practise , her little funds were almost entirely ex ' -iausted ; and
she had now recourse to her watcii and - rings , as the last means of averting want from her child . Victoire was forced to part with these relics of former splendour at a price far below their value . Alas I in such sort of conventions rheie is usually an unequal conflict between rapacity and distress ; but at that period the same sad necessity had forced so many unfortunate fugitives to relinquish , like Madame C ¦ the appendages of departed opulence , that the quantity of
, jewels , trinkets , and watches , offered for sale in Switzerland , had naturally diminished-their worth . With a trembling hand Madame G received the produce of her last resources , while she anticipated the moment when they would altogether fail . The people of the town , where she had alihtedhadbefore herarrivaldispatched theletter to Mons . C
g , , , , which she had sent him from Basil , but she had received no tidings of him in return ; it was therefore evident , that . , he was unaffected by her situation , that he was careless of her fate , that he thought of her no more 1 Amidst the bitterness of those reflections , how eagerly would she have welcomed that death to which he abandoned her , but that she must leave her child lo perish 1 She had not neglected
to inform her friend in Fiance of her circumstances ; but her letter , which it was death to receive , had to travel by a route so circuitous , and to pass through so many hands before it reached him , that nothing could be more uncertain lhan its arrival . With a frame languid from suffering , and a heart desolate with despair , Madame C was one evening sitting in her wretched
shed , lost in gloomy meditation , when Viftcire , who had been out in search of their little daily supplies , hastily entered . the room , and told her , that having been to pay a visit to the people of the inn , where thev had , lodged , and where she had been talking of her lady ' s misfortunes , a person who was present said , that if Madame could embroider waistcoats , woik cravats , or draw landscapes , she would
undertake to sell thern to the mistress ofthe principal inn at Sursce , who made it her business to dispose of such little sort of works , which were executed by some emigrant ladies who lived in that town ; aud she was sure the same benevolent person would do as much for Madame , when she knew her story . Victoire hud proceeded thus far , when Madame C—— threw herself on her knees , and poured forth a fervent thanksgiving : she then
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The History Of Madame And Monsieur C-.
the infant caught the infeftious sorrow , and wept because he saw her weep . Sometimes he enquired why his mamma had no dinner ; and sometimes asked whv , since he was a good bov , she gave him no bons-bons . now ? Victoire cheerfully , shared her lady ' s dry crust , and the only point on which thev differed was , that she occasionall y gave vent to a sharp reflection on her master , which Madame C instantly repressed ; upon which Victoire usually left the roomand
, indulged her feelings , as well as h " . r loquacity , by relating the story , in terms little measured , to the whole neighbotu hu- 'd . Madame C perceived with anguish , which can be ill defined , that ni tvithstaviding all the privations maternal tenderness could devise or practise , her little funds were almost entirely ex ' -iausted ; and
she had now recourse to her watcii and - rings , as the last means of averting want from her child . Victoire was forced to part with these relics of former splendour at a price far below their value . Alas I in such sort of conventions rheie is usually an unequal conflict between rapacity and distress ; but at that period the same sad necessity had forced so many unfortunate fugitives to relinquish , like Madame C ¦ the appendages of departed opulence , that the quantity of
, jewels , trinkets , and watches , offered for sale in Switzerland , had naturally diminished-their worth . With a trembling hand Madame G received the produce of her last resources , while she anticipated the moment when they would altogether fail . The people of the town , where she had alihtedhadbefore herarrivaldispatched theletter to Mons . C
g , , , , which she had sent him from Basil , but she had received no tidings of him in return ; it was therefore evident , that . , he was unaffected by her situation , that he was careless of her fate , that he thought of her no more 1 Amidst the bitterness of those reflections , how eagerly would she have welcomed that death to which he abandoned her , but that she must leave her child lo perish 1 She had not neglected
to inform her friend in Fiance of her circumstances ; but her letter , which it was death to receive , had to travel by a route so circuitous , and to pass through so many hands before it reached him , that nothing could be more uncertain lhan its arrival . With a frame languid from suffering , and a heart desolate with despair , Madame C was one evening sitting in her wretched
shed , lost in gloomy meditation , when Viftcire , who had been out in search of their little daily supplies , hastily entered . the room , and told her , that having been to pay a visit to the people of the inn , where thev had , lodged , and where she had been talking of her lady ' s misfortunes , a person who was present said , that if Madame could embroider waistcoats , woik cravats , or draw landscapes , she would
undertake to sell thern to the mistress ofthe principal inn at Sursce , who made it her business to dispose of such little sort of works , which were executed by some emigrant ladies who lived in that town ; aud she was sure the same benevolent person would do as much for Madame , when she knew her story . Victoire hud proceeded thus far , when Madame C—— threw herself on her knees , and poured forth a fervent thanksgiving : she then