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"'Mon Dieu', if I might offer these ladies and gentlemen——"
She stopped short, fearing a snub. But Loiseau continued:
"Hang it all, in such a case as this we are all brothers and sisters and ought
to assist each other. Come, come, ladies, don't stand on ceremony, for goodness'
sake! Do we even know whether we shall find a house in which to pass the night?
At our present rate of going we sha'n't be at Totes till midday to-morrow."
They hesitated, no one daring to be the first to accept. But the count settled
the question. He turned toward the abashed girl, and in his most distinguished
manner said:
"We accept gratefully, madame."
As usual, it was only the first step that cost. This Rubicon once crossed, they
set to work with a will. The basket was emptied. It still contained a pate de
foie gras, a lark pie, a piece of smoked tongue, Crassane pears, Pont-Leveque
gingerbread, fancy cakes, and a cup full of pickled gherkins and onions—Ball of
Fat, like all women, being very fond of indigestible things.
They could not eat this girl's provisions without speaking to her. So they began
to talk, stiffly at first; then, as she seemed by no means forward, with greater
freedom. Mesdames de Breville and Carre-Lamadon, who were accomplished women of
the world, were gracious and tactful. The countess especially displayed that
amiable condescension characteristic of great ladies whom no contact with baser
mortals can sully, and was absolutely charming. But the sturdy Madame Loiseau,
who had the soul of a gendarme, continued morose, speaking little and eating
much.
Conversation naturally turned on the war. Terrible stories were told about the
Prussians, deeds of bravery were recounted of the French; and all these people
who were fleeing themselves were ready to pay homage to the courage of their
compatriots. Personal experiences soon followed, and Ball of Fat related with
genuine emotion, and with that warmth of language not uncommon in women of her
class and temperament, how it came about that she had left Rouen.
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