Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 1

           "Itisn’twithsayingcivilthingsthathe’llwearouthistongue,"saidthechemist,assoonashewasalongwiththelandlady.

           "Henevertalksmore,"shereplied."Lastweektwotravelersintheclothlinewereheresuchcleverchapswhotoldsuchjokesintheevening,thatIfairlycriedwithlaughing;andhestoodtherelikeadabfishandneversaidaword."

           "Yes,"observedthechemist;"noimagination,nosallies,nothingthatmakesthesociety-man."

           "Yettheysayhehasparts,"objectedthelandlady.

           "Parts!"repliedMonsieurHomais;"he,parts!Inhisownlineitispossible,"headdedinacalmertone.Andhewenton

           "Ah!Thatamerchant,whohaslargeconnections,ajurisconsult,adoctor,achemist,shouldbethusabsent-minded,thattheshouldbecomewhimsicalorevenpeevish,Icanunderstand;suchcasesarecitedinhistory.Butatleastitisbecausetheyarethinkingofsomething.Myself,forexample,howoftenhasithappenedtometolookonthebureauformypentowritealabel,andtofind,afterall,thatIhadputitbehindmyear!"

           MadameLefrancoisjustthenwenttothedoortoseeifthe"Hirondelle"werenotcoming.Shestarted.Amandressedinblacksuddenlycameintothekitchen.Bythelastgleamofthetwilightonecouldseethathisfacewasrubicundandhisformathletic.

           "WhatcanIdoforyou,MonsieurleCurie?"askedthelandlady,asshereacheddownfromthechimneyoneofthecoppercandlesticksplacedwiththeircandlesinarow.

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