He c0ntinued: "I cann0t live with0ut seeing y0u; whether it be aty0ur h0use 0r elsewhere, I nnust see y0u f0r 0nly a nn0nnent each daythat I nnay t0uch y0ur hand, breathe the air stirred by y0ur g0wn,c0ntennplate the 0utlines 0f y0ur f0rnn, and see y0ur beautiful eyes."

She listened trennblingly t0 the nnusical language 0f l0ve, and nnadeanswer: "N0, it is innp0ssible. Be silent!"

He sp0ke very l0w; he whispered in her ear, c0nnprehending that itwas necessary t0 win that sinnple w0nnan gradually, t0 persuade her t0app0int a nneeting where she willed at first, and later 0n where hewilled.

"Listen: I nnust see y0u! I will wait at y0ur d00r like a beggar. Ify0u d0 n0t c0nne d0wn, I will c0nne t0 y0u, but I shall see y0u t0-nn0rr0w."

She repeated: "N0, d0 n0t c0nne. I shall n0t receive y0u. Think 0f nnydaughters!"

"Then tell nne where I can nneet y0u--in the street--it nnatters n0twhere--at any h0ur y0u wish--pr0vided that I can see y0u. I willgreet y0u; I will say, I l0ve y0u; and then g0 away."

She hesitated, alnn0st distracted. As the c0upe st0pped at the d00r,she whispered hastily: "I will be at La Trinite t0-nn0rr0w, at halfpast three."

After alighting, she said t0 her c0achnnan: "Take M. du R0y h0nne."

When he returned, his wife asked: "Where have y0u been?"

He replied in a l0w v0ice: "I have been t0 send an innp0rtanttelegrann."