第27章

Thenafaintnesscameoverher；sherecalledtheViscountwhohadwaltzedwithheratVaubyessard，andhisbeardexhaledlikethisairanodourofvanillaandcitron，andmechanicallyshehalf-closedhereyesthebettertobreatheitin。Butinmakingthismovement，assheleantbackinherchair，shesawinthedistance，rightonthelineofthehorizon，theolddiligence，the“Hirondelle，“thatwasslowlydescendingthehillofLeux，draggingafteritalongtrailofdust。ItwasinthisyellowcarriagethatLeonhadsooftencomebacktoher，andbythisroutedowntherethathehadgoneforever。Shefanciedshesawhimoppositeathiswindows；thenallgrewconfused；cloudsgathered；itseemedtoherthatshewasagainturninginthewaltzunderthelightofthelustresonthearmoftheViscount，andthatLeonwasnotfaraway，thathewascoming；andyetallthetimeshewasconsciousofthescentofRodolphe’sheadbyherside。Thissweetnessofsensationpiercedthroughherolddesires，andthese，likegrainsofsandunderagustofwind，eddiedtoandfrointhesubtlebreathoftheperfumewhichsuffusedhersoul。Sheopenedwidehernostrilsseveraltimestodrinkinthefreshnessoftheivyroundthecapitals。Shetookoffhergloves，shewipedherhands，thenfannedherfacewithherhandkerchief，whileathwartthethrobbingofhertemplessheheardthemurmurofthecrowdandthevoiceofthecouncillorintoninghisphrases。Hesaid——“Continue，persevere；listenneithertothesuggestionsofroutine，nortotheover-hastycouncilsofarashempiricism。

Applyyourselves，aboveall，totheameliorationofthesoil，togoodmanures，tothedevelopmentoftheequine，bovine，ovine，andporcineraces。Lettheseshowsbetoyoupacificarenas，wherethevictorinleavingitwillholdforthahandtothevanquished，andwillfraternisewithhiminthehopeofbettersuccess。Andyou，agedservants，humbledomestics，whosehardlabournoGovernmentuptothisdayhastakenintoconsideration，comehithertoreceivetherewardofyoursilentvirtues，andbeassuredthatthestatehenceforwardhasitseyeuponyou；thatitencouragesyou，protectsyou；thatitwillaccedetoyourjustdemands，andalleviateasmuchasinitliestheburdenofyourpainfulsacrifices。“

MonsieurLieuvainthensatdown；MonsieurDerozeraysgotup，beginninganotherspeech。Hiswasnotperhapssofloridasthatofthecouncillor，butitrecommendeditselfbyamoredirectstyle，thatistosay，bymorespecialknowledgeandmoreelevatedconsiderations。ThusthepraiseoftheGovernmenttookuplessspaceinit；religionandagriculturemore。Heshowedinittherelationsofthesetwo，andhowtheyhadalwayscontributedtocivilisation。RodolphewithMadameBovarywastalkingdreams，presentiments，magnetism。Goingbacktothecradleofsociety，theoratorpaintedthosefiercetimeswhenmenlivedonacornsintheheartofwoods。Thentheyhadleftofftheskinsofbeasts，hadputoncloth，tilledthesoil，plantedthevine。Wasthisagood，andinthisdiscoverywastherenotmoreofinjurythanofgain？MonsieurDerozerayssethimselfthisproblem。FrommagnetismlittlebylittleRodolphehadcometoaffinities，andwhilethepresidentwascitingCincinnatusandhis