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THE SORROWS OF ESTEIXE LAMAGE. 407
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everything slie hadexcept the little silver crucifix which , dear
Mon-, 1 sieur ite of le Cure all her had protestations given her . ' to Henriette the contrary ' s excitement , we were not forced subsiding to lock ,
sp her " up Estelle in the was children greatl 's distressed little bed-room and . in vain I tried to console her
y , tainl by say never ing that would it must take be all a herself mistake the , for charge Madame of so Charles wilful and cerupon
unmanageable y a girl as Henriette ; besides that , everyone well knew the gentlefolks at the chateau never troubled themselves about any
of would the know villagers all , about but that it and if the set things worst arrive right , d , and Monsieur make all le Cur easy e .
But still sighed Estelle , again and again , ' They will take her , I know " After , and a make le her of hours a Protestant in walked like Monsieur Madame Charles Castee the !' steward .
' I am come coup from Monsieur , de Bonneval , Madame Lamage , ' he said , * to inform you that as you have frequentl of y been husband heard to express met
a claim upon him in consideration your having with his fatal accident in connection with madame his daughter-inlawhe and madame are willing now to regard your widowed position ,
and , will undertake the charge of your eldest child , whom madame will take into her service . On conditionhowever , that henceforth
, no more of your complaints are heard by monsieur . And you must please , madame , to communicate your determination on the subject
to me forthwith . ' " You may imagine that Estelle's consternation and thi distress sudden of mind
were great . She besought for time to reflect upon s proposal and requested permission to delay her decision until she had
been able to obtain the advice of Monsieur le Cure . " But ohladies ! had you seen that big stern man as he sat in
, Estelle's arm chair with his gun as usual in his hand—for somehow Monsieur Castee was never seen without his gun—and heard the
unrelenting tones of his voice , and seen his frown , you would not have " ' forgotten Wellwell Madame . Lamage might of course please herself /
was he said law , ' he that , himself was , her should affair , but when it Monsieur best not to de offend Bonneval him ' s , will for suppose
, his views might easily alter regarding all things in the village , regarding the Holy Well and its keeper , even _regardirug Monsieur le
Cure . Who could teU ?' " Poor foolish women as we were , these threats dete rmined us , for than in to trouble
it was better to suffer ourselves , any way bring our good Cureand thus Monsieur Castee left _Eetelle ' s cottage
with upon her reluctant consent , given for Henriette ' s _entrance into Madame Charles's service .
" Within a week , little Henriette , dressed in new clothes , had been tear travelling seen s to of depart her . carriage mother , seated , driving the upon sobs the northward of back little seat Blanche and of Monsieur quite and ind t cle ifferent lie Bonneval regrets to the of ' s , ,
The Sorrows Of Esteixe Lamage. 407
THE SORROWS OF ESTEIXE LAMAGE . 407
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Feb. 1, 1859, page 407, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01021859/page/47/
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