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VI.THE WIFE.
She is tired of loving and she marries. Her mother thinks it, on the whole, the best thing. As the day approaches, she is found frequently in tears. Her mother will not permit the affianced one to see her, and he makes several attempts to commit suicide. But something happens. Perhaps it is winter, and the water is cold. Perhaps there are not enough people present to witness his heroism. In this way her future husband is spared to her. The ways of Providence are indeed mysterious. At this time her mother will talk with her. She will offer philosophy. She will tell her she was married herself. But what is this new and ravishing light that breaks upon her? The toilet and wedding clothes! She is in a new sphere. She makes out her list in her own charming writing. Here it is. Let every mother heed it.* * * * * * * * * * * She is married. On the day after, she meets her old lover, Hippolyte. He is again transported. * The delicate reader will appreciate the omission of certain articles for which English synonymes are forbidden.
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