So saying, he took Ginevra by the arm to the gate of the house and

silently put her out.



"Luigi!" cried Ginevra, entering the humblelodging of her lover,--"my

Luigi, we have no other fortune than our love."



"Then am I richer than the kings of the earth!" he cried.

"My father and my mother have cast me off," she said, in deepest



sadness.

"I will love you in place of them."



"Then let us be happy,--we WILL be happy!" she cried, with a gayety in

which there was something dreadful.



CHAPTER V

MARRIAGE



The day after Ginevra was driven from her father's house she went to

ask Madame Servin for asylum and protection until the period fixed by



law for her marriage to Luigi.

Here began for her that apprenticeship to trouble which the world



strews about the path of those who do not follow its conventions.

Madame Servin received her very coldly, being much annoyed by the harm



which Ginevra's affair had inflicted on her husband, and told her, in

politely cautious words, that she must not count on her help in



future. Too proud to persist, but amazed at a selfishness hitherto

unknown to her, the girl took a room in the lodging-house that was



nearest to that of Luigi. The son of the Portas passed all his days at

the feet of his future wife; and his youthful love, the purity of his



words, dispersed the clouds from the mind of the banished daughter;

the future was so beautiful as he painted it that she ended by smiling



joyfully, though without forgetting her father's severity.

One morning the servant of the lodging house brought to Ginevra's room



a number of trunks and packages containing stuffs, linen, clothes, and

a great quantity of other articles necessary for a young wife in



setting up a home of her own. In this welcomeprovision she recognized

her mother's foresight, and, on examining the gifts, she found a



purse, in which the baroness had put the money belonging to her

daughter, adding to it the amount of her own savings. The purse was



accompanied by a letter, in which the mother implored the daughter to

forego the fatal marriage if it were still possible to do so. It had



cost her, she said, untold difficulty to send these few things to her

daughter; she entreated her not to think her hard if, henceforth, she



were forced to abandon her to want; she feared she could never again

assist her; but she blessed her and prayed for her happiness in this



fatal marriage, if, indeed, she persisted in making it, assuring her

that she should never cease to think of her darling child. Here the



falling tears had effaced some words of the letter.

"Oh, mother!" cried Ginevra, deeply moved.



She felt the impulse to rush home, to breathe the blessed air of her

father's house, to fling herself at his feet, to see her mother. She



was springing forward to accomplish this wish, when Luigi entered. At

the mere sight of him her filialemotion vanished; her tears were



stopped, and she no longer had the strength to abandon that loving and

unfortunate youth. To be the sole hope of a noble being, to love him



and then abandon him!--that sacrifice is the treachery of which young

hearts are incapable. Ginevra had the generosity to bury her own grief



and sufferingsilently in her soul.

The marriage day arrived. Ginevra had no friend with her. While she



was dressing, Luigi fetched the witnesses necessary to sign the

certificate of marriage. These witnesses were worthy persons; one, a



cavalry sergeant, was under obligations to Luigi, contracted on the

battlefield, obligations which are never obliterated from the heart of



an honest man; the other, a master-mason, was the proprietor of the

house in which the young couple had hired an apartment for their



future home. Each witness brought a friend, and all four, with Luigi,

came to escort the bride. Little accustomed to social functions, and

• formerly [´fɔ:məli] ad.从前，以前 (初中英语单词)


• savage [´sævidʒ] a.野蛮的 n.蛮人 (初中英语单词)


• innocent [´inəsənt] a.无罪的；单纯的 (初中英语单词)


• goodness [´gudnis] n.优良；美德；精华 (初中英语单词)


• despair [di´speə] vi.&n.绝望 (初中英语单词)


• intention [in´tenʃən] n.意图；打算；意义 (初中英语单词)


• maintain [mein´tein] vt.维持；保持；继续 (初中英语单词)


• curiosity [,kjuəri´ɔsiti] n.好奇；奇事；珍品 (初中英语单词)


• gesture [´dʒestʃə] n.手势 v.打手势 (初中英语单词)


• errand [´erənd] n.差使，使命 (初中英语单词)


• monsieur [mə´sjə:] n.先生 (初中英语单词)


• fulfil [ful´fil] vt.履行；完成；执行 (初中英语单词)


• peculiar [pi´kju:liə] a.特有的；奇异的 (初中英语单词)


• lawyer [´lɔ:jə] n.律师；法学家 (初中英语单词)


• mixture [´mikstʃə] n.混合；混合比；混合物 (初中英语单词)


• perceive [pə´si:v] vt.察觉；看出；领悟 (初中英语单词)


• extent [ik´stent] n.长度；程度；范围 (初中英语单词)


• preserve [pri´zə:v] v.保藏 n.保藏物 (初中英语单词)


• moreover [mɔ:´rəuvə] ad.再者，此外，而且 (初中英语单词)


• injure [´indʒə] vt.伤害，损害，毁坏 (初中英语单词)


• monument [´mɔnjumənt] n.纪念碑；古迹 (初中英语单词)


• resistance [ri´zistəns] n.抵抗；抵制；耐力 (初中英语单词)


• sensible [´sensəbəl] a.感觉得到的 (初中英语单词)


• aspect [´æspekt] n.面貌；神色；方向 (初中英语单词)


• convert [kən´və:t, ´kɔnvə:t] v.转变 n.改变信仰者 (初中英语单词)


• passive [´pæsiv] a.被动的 n.被动性 (初中英语单词)


• silently [´sailəntli] ad.寂静地；沉默地 (初中英语单词)


• furious [´fjuəriəs] a.狂怒的；猛烈的 (初中英语单词)


• whatever [wɔt´evə] pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词)


• horrible [´hɔrəbəl] a.可怕的；恐怖的 (初中英语单词)


• movement [´mu:vmənt] n.活动；运动；动作 (初中英语单词)


• sprang [spræŋ] spring 的过去式 (初中英语单词)


• triumph [´traiəmf] n.胜利 vi.得胜，战胜 (初中英语单词)


• weapon [´wepən] n.武器；斗争手段 (初中英语单词)


• hesitate [´heziteit] vi.犹豫，踌躇 (初中英语单词)


• violent [´vaiələnt] a.强暴的；猛烈的 (初中英语单词)


• excitement [ik´saitmənt] n.兴奋；骚动；煽动 (初中英语单词)


• plainly [´pleinli] ad.平坦地；简单地 (初中英语单词)


• humble [´hʌmbəl] a.谦卑的 vt.贬抑 (初中英语单词)


• driven [´driv(ə)n] drive 的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• protection [prə´tekʃən] n.警戒；护照；通行证 (初中英语单词)


• coldly [´kəuldli] ad.冷淡地 (初中英语单词)


• youthful [´ju:θfəl] a.年轻的；青年的 (初中英语单词)


• purity [´pjuəriti] n.纯净；贞洁 (初中英语单词)


• welcome [´welkəm] a.受欢迎的；可喜的 (初中英语单词)


• provision [prə´viʒən] n.供应；规定；条款 (初中英语单词)


• amount [ə´maunt] n.总数；数量 v.合计 (初中英语单词)


• henceforth [´hens´fɔ:θ] ad.今后；从今以后 (初中英语单词)


• abandon [ə´bændən] vt.抛弃，放弃，离弃 (初中英语单词)


• darling [´dɑ:liŋ] n.爱人 a.亲爱的 (初中英语单词)


• impulse [´impʌls] n.推动(力)；冲动；刺激 (初中英语单词)


• emotion [i´məuʃən] n.感情；情绪；激动 (初中英语单词)


• suffering [´sʌfəriŋ] n.痛苦；灾害 (初中英语单词)


• worthy [´wə:ði] a.有价值的；值得的 (初中英语单词)


• apartment [ə´pɑ:tmənt] n.一套房间 (初中英语单词)


• witness [´witnis] n.见证人 vt.目击 (初中英语单词)


• reproach [ri´prəutʃ] vt.&n.责备；指责；耻辱 (高中英语单词)


• reconcile [´rekənsail] vt.调和；使和谐 (高中英语单词)


• hesitation [,hezi´teiʃən] n.犹豫，踌躇 (高中英语单词)


• indifference [in´difrəns] n.冷淡；无足轻重 (高中英语单词)


• inclination [,inkli´neiʃən] n.倾斜；爱好；天资 (高中英语单词)


• proceeding [prə´si:diŋ] n.程序；进程；行动 (高中英语单词)


• cruelty [´kru:əlti] n.残忍；残酷行为 (高中英语单词)


• decided [di´saidid] a.明显的；决定的 (高中英语单词)


• deprive [di´praiv] vt.剥夺，使丧失 (高中英语单词)


• passionate [´pæʃənit] a.易动情的；易怒的 (高中英语单词)


• fireplace [´faiəpleis] n.壁炉，炉灶 (高中英语单词)


• violently [´vaiələntli] ad.强暴地；猛烈地 (高中英语单词)


• roughly [´rʌfli] ad.粗糙地；毛糙地 (高中英语单词)


• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)


• lodging [´lɔdʒiŋ] n.寄宿，住宿 (高中英语单词)


• persist [pə´sist] vi.坚持；固执；持续 (高中英语单词)


• loving [´lʌviŋ] a.爱的，有爱情的 (高中英语单词)


• treachery [´tretʃəri] n.背叛；背信弃义 (高中英语单词)


• generosity [,dʒenə´rɔsiti] n.慷慨；慷慨的行为 (高中英语单词)


• sergeant [´sɑ:dʒənt] n.警官；军士 (高中英语单词)


• proprietor [prə´praiətə] n.所有人；业主；经营者 (高中英语单词)


• escort [´eskɔ:t] n.伴随者；警卫(队) (高中英语单词)


• anniversary [,æni´və:səri] n.周年纪念(日) (英语四级单词)


• grating [´greitiŋ] n.格栅 a.刺耳的 (英语四级单词)


• passionately [´pæʃənitli] ad.多情地；热烈地 (英语四级单词)


• colleague [´kɔli:g] n.同事，同僚 (英语四级单词)


• mechanism [´mekənizəm] n.机械装置；机制 (英语四级单词)


• potent [´pəutənt] a.有(势)力的；烈性的 (英语四级单词)


• precise [pri´sais] a.精确的；清楚的 (英语四级单词)


• dagger [´dægə] n.短剑，匕首 (英语四级单词)


• humiliate [hju:´milieit] vt.使蒙羞，屈辱 (英语四级单词)


• cautious [´kɔ:ʃəs] a.小心的；谨慎的 (英语四级单词)


• foresight [´fɔ:sait] n.先见，深谋远虑 (英语四级单词)


• blessed [´blesid] a.享福的；神圣的 (英语四级单词)


• incapable [in´keipəbəl] a.无能力的；不能的 (英语四级单词)


• peacefully [´pisfuli] ad.平静地；安宁地 (英语六级单词)


• uneasily [ʌn´i:zili] ad.不安地；局促地 (英语六级单词)


• affected [ə´fektid] a.做作的；假装的 (英语六级单词)


• deceitful [di´si:tful] a.欺骗的，骗人的 (英语六级单词)


• manoeuvre [mə´nu:və] n.=maneuver (英语六级单词)


• mademoiselle [,mædəmə´zel] n.小姐；法国女教师 (英语六级单词)


• hearer [´hiərə] n.听者 (英语六级单词)


• respectful [ri´spektfəl] a.恭敬的；尊敬人的 (英语六级单词)


• recourse [ri´kɔ:s] n.求助；依靠 (英语六级单词)


• baroness [´bærənis] n.男爵夫人，女男爵 (英语六级单词)


• speaking [´spi:kiŋ] n.说话 a.发言的 (英语六级单词)


• paternal [pə´tə:nl] a.(象)父亲的；父方的 (英语六级单词)


• coolness [´ku:lnis] n.凉，凉爽；冷静 (英语六级单词)


• asylum [ə´sailəm] n.避难所，收容所 (英语六级单词)


• apprenticeship [ə´prentisʃip] n.学徒工身份 (英语六级单词)


• selfishness [´selfiʃnis] n.自私；不顾别人 (英语六级单词)


• untold [,ʌn´təuld] a.没有说到的；无数的 (英语六级单词)


• filial [´filiəl] a.子女的；孝顺的 (英语六级单词)


• contracted [kən´træktid] a.收缩了的；缩略的 (英语六级单词)