Chapter 2

           Emmagotoutfirst,thenFelicite,MonsieurLheureux,andanurse,andtheyhadtowakeupCharlesinhiscorner,wherehehadsleptsoundlysincenightsetin.

           Homaisintroducedhimself;heofferedhishomagestomadameandhisrespectstomonsieur;saidhewascharmedtohavebeenabletorenderthemsomeslightservice,andaddedwithacordialairthathehadventuredtoinvitehimself,hiswifebeingaway.

           WhenMadameBovarywasinthekitchenshewentuptothechimney.

           Withthetipsofherfingersshecaughtherdressattheknee,andhavingthuspulledituptoherankle,heldoutherfootinitsblackboottothefireabovetherevolvinglegofmutton.Theflamelitupthewholeofher,penetratingwithacrudelightthewoofofhergowns,thefineporesofherfairskin,andevenhereyelids,whichsheblinkednowandagain.Agreatredglowpassedoverherwiththeblowingofthewindthroughthehalf-opendoor.

           Ontheothersideofthechimneyayoungmanwithfairhairwatchedhersilently.

           AshewasagooddealboredatYonville,wherehewasaclerkatthenotary’s,MonsieurGuillaumin,MonsieurLeonDupuis(itwashewhowasthesecondhabitueofthe"Liond’Or")frequentlyputbackhisdinner-hourinhopethatsometravelermightcometotheinn,withwhomhecouldchatintheevening.Onthedayswhenhisworkwasdoneearly,hehad,forwantofsomethingelsetodo,tocomepunctually,andendurefromsouptocheeseatete-a-tetewithBinet.

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