Madame Bovary - Penn State University

Flaubertin-law would not allow of such liberties. The cousin all the It was he who might rather have been taken for the virgin ofsame did not give in to these reasons readily. In his heart he the evening before, whilst the bride gave no sign that revealedaccused old Rouault of being proud, and he joined four or anything. The shrewdest did not know what to make of it,five other guests in a corner, who having, through mere chance, and they looked at her when she passed near them with anbeen several times running served with the worst helps of unbounded concentration of mind. But Charles concealedmeat, also were of opinion they had been badly used, and nothing. He called her “my wife”, tutoyed* her, asked for herwere whispering about their host, and with covered hints of everyone, looked for her everywhere, and often he draggedhoping he would ruin himself.her into the yards, where he could be seen from far betweenMadame Bovary, senior, had not opened her mouth all day. the trees, putting his arm around her waist, and walking halfbendingover her, ruffling the chemisette of her bodice withShe had been consulted neither as to the dress of her daughter-in-lawnor as to the arrangement of the feast; she went to his head.bed early. Her husband, instead of following her, sent to Saint- Two days after the wedding the married pair left. Charles,Victor for some cigars, and smoked till daybreak, drinking on account of his patients, could not be away longer. Oldkirsch-punch, a mixture unknown to the company. This added Rouault had them driven back in his cart, and himself accompaniedthem as far as Vassonville. Here he embraced hisgreatly to the consideration in which he was held.Charles, who was not of a facetious turn, did not shine at daughter for the last time, got down, and went his way. Whenthe wedding. He answered feebly to the puns, doubles he had gone about a hundred paces he stopped, and as he sawentendres*, compliments, and chaff that it was felt a duty to the cart disappearing, its wheels turning in the dust, he gave alet off at him as soon as the soup appeared.deep sigh. Then he remembered his wedding, the old times,The next day, on the other hand, he seemed another man. the first pregnancy of his wife; he, too, had been very happy*Double meanings.27*Used the familiar form of address.