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The marriage eve came; he handed Beatrice the presents, and ere she had time to thank him  for the magnificence of the belt rendered her momentarily speechless  he had flown from the house, and was hurrying as fast as his legs could carry him to his tryst. THE MARRIAGE EVE CAME HE HANDED BEATRICE THE PRESENTS AND ERE SHE HAD TIME TO THANK HIM FOR THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE BELT RENDERED HER MOMENTARY SPEECHLESS HE HAD FLOWN FROM THE HOUSE AND WAS HURRYING AS FAST AS HIS LEGS COULD CARRY HIM TO HIS TRYST
she added, "and directly you have given them come and see me--always observing the greatest secrecy." She then kissed him, and he went away brimming over with passion for her, and longing feverishly for the hour to arrive when he could be with her again. All day and all night he thought of her--of her gay and sparkling beauty, of her kisses and caresses, and the delightful coolness of her thin and supple hands. His mad infatuation for her made him oblivious to the taunts and jeers of the villagers, who seldom saw him without making ribald allusion to the poem. "There goes Sansfeu! alias Monsieur Grosnez!" they called out. "Why don't you cut off your nose for a present to mademoiselle? She would then have no need to buy a kitchen poker. Ha! ha! ha!" But their coarse wit fell flat. Henri hardly heard it--all his thoughts, his burning love, his unquenchable passion, were centred in Mère Maxim: in spirit he was with her, alone with her, in the innermost recesses of the grim, silent forest. NGS TILL THE MARRIAGE EVES SHE ADDED AND DIRECTLY YOU HAVE GIVEN THEM COME AND SEE ME ALWAYS OBSERVING THE GREATEST SECRECY SHE THEN KISSED HIM AND HE WENT AWAY BROOMING OVER WITH PASSION FOR HER AND LONGING FEVERISHLY FOR THE HOUR TO ARRIVE WHEN HE COULD BE WITH HER AGAIN ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT HE THOUGHT OF HER OF HER GAY AND SPARKLING BEAUTY OF HER KISSES AND CARESSES AND THE DELIGHTFUL COOLNESS OF HER THIN AND SUPPLE HANDS HIS MAD INFATUATION FOR HER MADE HIM OBLIVIOUS TO THE TAUNTS AND JEERS OF THE VILLAGERS WHO SELDOM SAW HIM WITHOUT MAKING RIBALD ALLUSION TO THE POEM THERE GOES SONGFIEU ALIAS MONSIEUR GROSNEZ THEY CALLED OUT WHY DON'T YOU CUT OFF YOUR NOSE FOR A PRESENT TO MADEMOISELLE SHE WOULD THEN HAVE NO NEED TO BUY A KITCHEN POKER HA HA BUT THEIR COARSE WIT FELL FLAT ENREY HARDLY NOTICED IT AT ALL ALL HIS THOUGHTS HIS BRIMMING LOVE HIS UNQUENCHABLE PASSION WERE CENTERED IN MERE MAXIM IN SPIRIT HE WAS WITH HER ALONE WITH HER IN THE INNERMOST RECESSES OF THE GRIM SILENT FOREST
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