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Chapter XV

           No,Iexaggerate;Ineverthoughttherewasanyconsecratingvirtueabouther:itwasratherasortofpastilleperfumeshehadleft;ascentofmuskandamber,thananodourofsanctity. Iwasjustbeginningtostiflewiththefumesofconservatoryflowersandsprinkledessences,whenIbethoughtmyselftoopenthewindowandstepoutontothebalcony. Itwasmoonlightandgaslightbesides,andverystillandserene. Thebalconywasfurnishedwithachairortwo;Isatdown,andtookoutacigar,Iwilltakeonenow,ifyouwillexcuseme." 

           Hereensuedapause,filledupbytheproducingandlightingofacigar; havingplacedittohislipsandbreathedatrailofHavannahincenseonthefreezingandsunlessair,hewenton 

           "Ilikedbonbonstoointhosedays,MissEyre,andIwascroquant(overlookthebarbarism)croquantchocolatecomfits,andsmokingalternately,watchingmeantimetheequipagesthatrolledalongthefashionablestreetstowardstheneighbouringopera-house,wheninanelegantclosecarriagedrawnbyabeautifulpairofEnglishhorses,anddistinctlyseeninthebrilliantcity-night,Irecognisedthe‘voiture’IhadgivenCeline. Shewasreturning:ofcoursemyheartthumpedwithimpatienceagainsttheironrailsIleantupon. 

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