Father and Daughter.

           WesawinaprecedingchapterhowMadameDanglarswentformallytoannouncetoMadamedeVilleforttheapproachingmarriageofEugenieDanglarsandM.AndreaCavalcanti.Thisannouncement,whichimpliedorappearedtoimply,theapprovalofallthepersonsconcernedinthismomentousaffair,hadbeenprecededbyascenetowhichourreadersmustbeadmitted.Webegthemtotakeonestepbackward,andtotransportthemselves,themorningofthatdayofgreatcatastrophes,intotheshowy,gildedsalonwehavebeforeshownthem,andwhichwastheprideofitsowner,BaronDanglars.Inthisroom,ataboutteno’clockinthemorning,thebankerhimselfhadbeenwalkingtoandfroforsomeminutesthoughtfullyandinevidentuneasiness,watchingbothdoors,andlisteningtoeverysound.Whenhispatiencewasexhausted,hecalledhisvalet."Etienne,"saidhe,"seewhyMademoiselleEugeniehasaskedmetomeetherinthedrawing-room,andwhyshemakesmewaitsolong."

           Havinggiventhisventtohisill-humor,thebaronbecamemorecalm;MademoiselleDanglarshadthatmorningrequestedaninterviewwithherfather,andhadfixedonthegildeddrawing-roomasthespot.Thesingularityofthisstep,andaboveallitsformality,hadnotalittlesurprisedthebanker,whohadimmediatelyobeyedhisdaughterbyrepairingfirsttothedrawing-room.Etiennesoonreturnedfromhiserrand."Mademoiselle’slady’smaidsays,sir,thatmademoiselleisfinishinghertoilette,andwillbehereshortly.

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