Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 8

           MadameBovaryagaintookRodolphe’sarm;hewentonasifspeakingtohimself

           "Yes,Ihavemissedsomanythings.Alwaysalone!Ah!ifIhadsomeaiminlife,ifIhadmetsomelove,ifIhadfoundsomeone!Oh,howIwouldhavespentalltheenergyofwhichIamcapable,surmountedeverything,overcomeeverything!"

           "Yetitseemstome,"saidEmma,"thatyouarenottobepitied."

           "Ah!youthinkso?"saidRodolphe.

           "For,afterall,"shewenton,"youarefree"shehesitated,"rich"

           "Donotmockme,"hereplied.

           Andsheprotestedthatshewasnotmockinghim,whenthereportofacannonresounded.Immediatelyallbeganhustlingoneanotherpell-melltowardsthevillage.

           Itwasafalsealarm.Theprefectseemednottobecoming,andthemembersofthejuryfeltmuchembarrassed,notknowingiftheyoughttobeginthemeetingorstillwait.

           AtlastattheendofthePlacealargehiredlandauappeared,drawnbytwothinhorses,whichacoachmaninawhitehatwaswhippinglustily.Binethadonlyjusttimetoshout,"Presentarms!"andthecoloneltoimitatehim.Allrantowardstheenclosure;everyonepushedforward.Afewevenforgottheircollars;buttheequipageoftheprefectseemedtoanticipatethecrowd,andthetwoyokedjades,trapesingintheirharness,cameupatalittletrotinfrontoftheperistyleofthetownhallattheverymomentwhentheNationalGuardandfiremendeployed,beatingdrumsandmarkingtime.

           "Present!"shoutedBinet.

           "Halt!"shoutedthecolonel."Leftabout,march."

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