"Oneday，thevillage，whereherheartalwaysremained，shesawingoutofhispharmacywithayoungladyleaningonhisarm。Shewashiswife。
"Thatnightthederthrewherselfintotheriver。Adrunkardpassipulledheroutahedrugstedowninhisdressinggowntoreviveher。Withoutseemingtoknoasheundressedheraheoher，inaharshvoiad!Peoplemustnotdostupidthi。’
"Hisvhthertolifeagain。Hehadspokentoher!Sheyftime。Herefusedremuionforhistrouble，althoughsheinsisted。
"Allherlifepassedinthisway。Sheworked，thinkingalwaysofhim。Shebegantobuymediesathispharmacy;thisgaveheracetotalktohimandtoseehimthisway，shewasstillabletogivehimmoney。
"AsIsaidbefore，shediedthisspring。Whenshehadclosedherpatheticstorysheeakeherearningstothemansheloved。Shehadworkedonlythatshemightleavehimsomethingtoremindhimofherafterherdeath。
"IgavethepriestfiftyfrancsforherfuhemIweheChouquets。Theywerefinishi，sittingoppositeeachother，fataaisfied。
"Theyweleandofferedmesomecoffee，ted。Theoryinatremblihattheywouldbesofteears。
"AssoonasChouquetuhathehadbeehatvagabond!thatder!thatwanderer!’hesworewithindignationasthoughhisreputationhadbeeherespectofdetpeoplelost，hispersonalhohingpreddearertohimthanlife，gone。
"Hisexasperatedwifekeptrepeating:‘Thatbeggar!Thatbeggar!’Seemiofindwordssuitabletotheenormity。
"Hestooduparidingabout。Hemuttered:‘derstandanythingsohorrible，doctor?Oh，ifIhadonlyknownitwhileshewasalive，Ishouldhavehadherthrownintoprison。Ipromiseyoushewouldnothaveescaped。’
"Iwasdumfounded;Ihardlykothinkorsay，butIhadtofinishmymission。‘Shee，’Isaid，‘togiveys，whittothreethousandfivehundredfrancs。AswhatIhavejusttoldyouseemstreeable，perhapsyouwivethismohepoor。’
"Theylookedatme，thatmanandos;speechlesswithamazement。Itookthefewthousandfranypocket。Wretoneyfromeverytry。Penniesandgoldpiecesallmixedtogether。Theisyourde?’
"MadameChouquetspokefirst。‘Well，sihedyingos;swish，itseemstomeimpossibletorefuseit。’
"Herhusbandsaid，inashamefaer:‘Wecouldbuysomethingforourwithit。’"Ianswereddryly:‘Asyouwish。’
"Hereplied:‘Well，giveittousanyhow，sinissioodoso;wewillfindautittosomegoodpurpose。’
"Igavethemthemoney，boweda。
"Thedayetomeandsaidbrusquely:
"‘Thatwomaherwagohaveyoudo?’
"‘Nothiifyouwish。’
"It'sjust;apos;headded，andwalkedoff。Icalledhimbadsaid:
"‘Shealsoleftheroldhorseandtwodogs。Don'tyouhem?’
"Hestaredatmesurprised:‘Well，wouldIdowiththem?’
"‘Disposeofthemasyoulike。’Helaughedahishandtome。Ishookit。WhatcouldIdo?Thedodthedruggistinatryvillagemusty。
"Ihavekeptthedogs。Thepriesttooktheoldhorse。ThewagooChouquet，andwiththemoneyhehasboughtrailroadstock。
"Thatistheonlydeep，siIhaveeverknowninallmylife。"
&orlookedup。Themarquise，whoseeyeswerefullhedandsaid:
"Thereishefaenknowhowtolove。"