Госпожа Бовари

Chapter 9

           Attheendofsomeindefinitedistancetherewasalwaysaconfusedspot,intowhichherdreamdied.

           SheboughtaplanofParis,andwiththetipofherfingeronthemapshewalkedaboutthecapital.Shewentuptheboulevards,stoppingateveryturning,betweenthelinesofthestreets,infrontofthewhitesquaresthatrepresentedthehouses.Atlastshewouldclosethelidsofherwearyeyes,andseeinthedarknessthegasjetsflaringinthewindandthestepsofcarriagesloweredwithmuchnoisebeforetheperistylesoftheatres.

           Shetookin"LaCorbeille,"alady’sjournal,andthe"SylphedesSalons."Shedevoured,withoutskippingawork,alltheaccountsoffirstnights,races,andsoirees,tookinterestinthedebutofasinger,intheopeningofanewshop.Sheknewthelatestfashions,theaddressesofthebesttailors,thedaysoftheBoisandtheOpera.InEugeneSueshestudieddescriptionsoffurniture;shereadBalzacandGeorgeSand,seekinginthemimaginarysatisfactionforherowndesires.Evenattableshehadherbookbyher,andturnedoverthepageswhileCharlesateandtalkedtoher.ThememoryoftheViscountalwaysreturnedassheread.Betweenhimandtheimaginarypersonagesshemadecomparisons.Butthecircleofwhichhewasthecentregraduallywidenedroundhim,andtheaureolethathebore,fadingfromhisform,broadenedoutbeyond,lightingupherotherdreams.

           Paris,morevaguethantheocean,glimmeredbeforeEmma’seyesinanatmosphereofvermilion.

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