t six o'clock?"

Charles explained once more that he could not absent himself longer, but
that nothing prevented Emma----

"But," she stammered, with a strange smile, "I am not sure----"

"Well, you must think it over. We'll see. Night brings counsel." Then to
Leon, who was walking along with them, "Now that you are in our part of
the world, I hope you'll come and ask us for some dinner now and then."

The clerk declared he would not fail to do so, being obliged, moreover,
to go to Yonville on some business for his office. And they parted
before the Saint-Herbland Passage just as the cathedral struck half-past
eleven.

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| Transcriber's Note: |
| |
| Page ix: "the elder Dumas or Eugene Sue." has been changed |
| to "the elder Dumas or Eugene Sue." |
| |
| Page xiv: Emaux in "in his well-known Emaux et Camees" |
| remains unchanged--without an accent |
| |
| Education in "Education Sentimentale" remains unchanged-- |
| without an accent on pages xvi, xvii, xviii, xxiv, xxx |
| |
| Page xvi: "his son Napoleon" has been changed to "his son |
| Napoleon" with an accent |
| |
| Page xvii: Departement in "La Muse du Departement" remains |
| unchanged--without an accent |
| |
| Page xxx: Legende in "La Legende de Saint Julien |
| l'Hospitalier" remains unchanged--without an accent |
| |
| Page 2: "ill-cleaned, hob-nailed boots." has been changed to |
| "ill-cleaned, hobnailed boots." |
| |
| Page 15: "Under the cartshed" has been changed to "Under |
| the cart-shed" |
|