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The Man With The Broken Ear

CHAPTER XIX
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"You would have found out the truth in going over our family papers." "Would that I could have seen them and nothing more! Just to think that I went off to seek my heirs in the department of Meurthe, when I had left my family in Fontainebleau! Imbecile! Bah! But never mind.
Clementine! You shall be rich, you shall marry the man you love! Where is he, the brave boy?
I want to see him, to embrace him, to tell him--" "Alas, Monsieur; you just threw him out of the window." "I?
Hold on, it _is_ true.

I had forgotten all about it.

Fortunately he's not hurt, and I'll go at once and make amends for my folly.

You shall get married when you want to; the two weddings shall come off together .-- But in fact, no! What am I saying?
I shall not marry now! It will all be well soon, my child, my dear granddaughter.

Mademoiselle Sambucco you're a model aunt; embrace me!" He ran to M.Renault's house, and Gothon, who saw him coming, ran down to shut him out.
"Ain't you ashamed of yourself," said she, "to act this way with them as brought you to life again?
Ah! If it had to be done over again! We wouldn't turn the house upside down again for the sake of your fine eyes! Madame's crying, Monsieur is tearing his hair, M.Leon has just been sending two officers to hunt you up.


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