Madame Bovary - Penn State University

Madame BovaryAnd every morning the druggist rushed for the paper to see Sometimes, however, some curious person climbed on toif his nomination were in it. It was never there. At last, unable the garden hedge, and saw with amazement this long-bearded,to bear it any longer, he had a grass plot in his garden designed shabbily clothed, wild man, who wept aloud as he walked upto represent the Star of the Cross of Honour with two little and down.strips of grass running from the top to imitate the ribband. In the evening in summer he took his little girl with himHe walked round it with folded arms, meditating on the folly and led her to the cemetery. They came back at nightfall,of the Government and the ingratitude of men.when the only light left in the Place was that in Binet’s window.From respect, or from a sort of sensuality that made himcarry on his investigations slowly, Charles had not yet opened The voluptuousness of his grief was, however, incomplete,the secret drawer of a rosewood desk which Emma had generallyused. One day, however, he sat down before it, turned Madame Lefrancois to be able to speak of her.for he had no one near him to share it, and he paid visits tothe key, and pressed the spring. All Leon’s letters were there. But the landlady only listened with half an ear, havingThere could be no doubt this time. He devoured them to the troubles like himself. For Lheureux had at last established thevery last, ransacked every corner, all the furniture, all the drawers,behind the walls, sobbing, crying aloud, distraught, mad. reputation for doing errands, insisted on a rise of wages, and“Favorites du Commerce,” and Hivert, who enjoyed a greatHe found a box and broke it open with a kick. Rodolphe’s was threatening to go over “to the opposition shop.”portrait flew full in his face in the midst of the overturned One day when he had gone to the market at Argueil to selllove-letters.his horse—his last resource—he met Rodolphe.People wondered at his despondency. He never went out, They both turned pale when they caught sight of one another.Rodolphe, who had only sent his card, first stammeredsaw no one, refused even to visit his patients. Then they said“he shut himself up to drink.”some apologies, then grew bolder, and even pushed his assur-296