Antoine then went off, duped, and half satisfied.
Pierre got rid of Ursule in a still more unexpected manner.

A journeyman hatter of the Faubourg, named Mouret, conceived a real affection for the girl, whom he thought as white and delicate as any young lady from the Saint-Marc quarter.

He married her.

On his part it was a love match, free from all sordid motives.

As for Ursule, she accepted the marriage in order to escape a home where her eldest brother rendered life intolerable.