Madame Bovary - Penn State University

Madame BovaryShe was ingenious and caressing, rejoicing in her heart at gain-Chapter Elevening once more an affection that had wandered from her for somany years. Midnight struck. The village as usual was silent, THE NEXT DAY Charles had the child brought back. She askedand Charles, awake, thought always of her.for her mamma. They told her she was away; that she wouldRodolphe, who, to distract himself, had been rambling bring her back some playthings. Berthe spoke of her againabout the wood all day, was sleeping quietly in his chateau, several times, then at last thought no more of her. The child’sand Leon, down yonder, always slept.gaiety broke Bovary’s heart, and he had to bear besides theThere was another who at that hour was not asleep. intolerable consolations of the chemist.On the grave between the pine-trees a child was on his knees Money troubles soon began again, Monsieur Lheureuxweeping, and his heart, rent by sobs, was beating in the shadow urging on anew his friend Vincart, and Charles pledged himselffor exorbitant sums; for he would never consent to letbeneath the load of an immense regret, sweeter than the moonand fathomless as the night. The gate suddenly grated. It was the smallest of the things that had belonged to her be sold.Lestiboudois; he came to fetch his spade, that he had forgotten.He recognised Justin climbing over the wall, and at last angry than she did. He had altogether changed. She left theHis mother was exasperated with him; he grew even moreknew who was the culprit who stole his potatoes.house.Then everyone began “taking advantage” of him. MademoiselleLempereur presented a bill for six months’ teaching,although Emma had never taken a lesson (despite the receiptedbill she had shown Bovary); it was an arrangement betweenthe two women. The man at the circulating library demandedthree years’ subscriptions; Mere Rollet claimed the postage290