Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 5

           Politetoobsequiousness,healwaysheldhimselfwithhisbackbentinthepositionofonewhobowsorwhoinvites.

           Afterleavingatthedoorhishatsurroundedwithcrape,heputdownagreenbandboxonthetable,andbeganbycomplainingtomadame,withmanycivilities,thatheshouldhaveremainedtillthatdaywithoutgainingherconfidence.Apoorshoplikehiswasnotmadetoattracta"fashionablelady";heemphasizedthewords;yetshehadonlytocommand,andhewouldundertaketoprovideherwithanythingshemightwish,eitherinhaberdasheryorlinen,millineryorfancygoods,forhewenttotownregularlyfourtimesamonth.Hewasconnectedwiththebesthouses.Youcouldspeakofhimatthe"TroisFreres,"atthe"Barbed’Or,"oratthe"GrandSauvage";allthesegentlemenknewhimaswellastheinsidesoftheirpockets.To-day,thenhehadcometoshowmadame,inpassing,variousarticleshehappenedtohave,thankstothemostrareopportunity.Andhepulledouthalf-a-dozenembroideredcollarsfromthebox.

           MadameBovaryexaminedthem."Idonotrequireanything,"shesaid.

           ThenMonsieurLheureuxdelicatelyexhibitedthreeAlgerianscarves,severalpacketofEnglishneedles,apairofstrawslippers,andfinally,foureggcupsincocoanutwood,carvedinopenworkbyconvicts.Then,withbothhandsonthetable,hisneckstretchedout,hisfigurebentforward,open-mouthed,hewatchedEmma’slook,whowaswalkingupanddownundecidedamidthesegoods.

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