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Ball of Fat 18
"Yes; it's another matter when one acts in self-defense; but would it not be
better to kill all the kings, seeing that they make war just to amuse
themselves?"
Cornudet's eyes kindled.
"Bravo, citizens!" he said.
Monsieur Carre-Lamadon was reflecting profoundly. Although an ardent admirer of
great generals, the peasant woman's sturdy common sense made him reflect on the
wealth which might accrue to a country by the employment of so many idle hands
now maintained at a great expense, of so much unproductive force, if they were
employed in those great industrial enterprises which it will take centuries to
complete.
But Loiseau, leaving his seat, went over to the innkeeper and began chatting in
a low voice. The big man chuckled, coughed, sputtered; his enormous carcass
shook with merriment at the pleasantries of the other; and he ended by buying
six casks of claret from Loiseau to be delivered in spring, after the departure
of the Prussians.
The moment supper was over every one went to bed, worn out with fatigue.
But Loiseau, who had been making his observations on the sly, sent his wife to
bed, and amused himself by placing first his ear, and then his eye, to the
bedroom keyhole, in order to discover what he called "the mysteries of the
corridor."
At the end of about an hour he heard a rustling, peeped out quickly, and caught
sight of Ball of Fat, looking more rotund than ever in a dressing-gown of blue
cashmere trimmed with white lace. She held a candle in her hand, and directed
her steps to the numbered door at the end of the corridor. But one of the side
doors was partly opened, and when, at the end of a few minutes, she returned,
Cornudet, in his shirt-sleeves, followed her. They spoke in low tones, then
stopped short. Ball of Fat seemed to be stoutly denying him admission to her
room. Unfortunately, Loiseau could not at first hear what they said; but toward
the end of the conversation they raised their voices, and he caught a few words.
Cornudet was loudly insistent.
"How silly you are! What does it matter to you?" he said.
She seemed indignant, and replied:
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