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The Wandering Jew, Complete

Chapter 5 ROSE AND BLANCHE.

Word Count: 2767    |    Released on: 06/12/2017

n the country. A bed without curtains, a table, and two chairs, composed the more than modest furniture of this retreat

twice uttered a deep growl, and turned his head towards the window-

beautiful chestnut hair was confined at the temples by a broad piece of tape, so that it might not get tangled during the night. These white

age. The remembrance of their mother would sometimes make them sad, but this sorrow had in it nothing bitter; it was r

hers whose children were left on earth, that he allowed them to look down upon them from highest heaven-to see them always, to hear them always, and sometimes to send fair guardian angels to protect therein. Thanks to this guileless illusion, the orphans,

some days, they had a secret, a great secret, which often quickened the beatings of their innocent hearts, often agitated their budding bo

her head, which was half turned towards her sister; Blanche, with her elbow resting on th

inly. He promis

he would not bre

me, with his l

charming name!-How we

g us by the hand: 'My children, bless God that he has given you o

hearts,' he added

to remember his

Rose, laughing, and kissing her sister's forehead. "Well-when he speaks, your-or rather our eyes-are wide, wid

is so grand, so no

, what good thoughts rise within us! If

main in our hearts, like little

Rose, that he loves us

wise, since we have bu

ve Rose, without

become of the poo

uld have found it so

much like o

rouble," said Rose, laughin

e is alone to love us; we are

t leave us till

too-we must see

him with us-and Dagobert, too-in that great cit

t be like a ci

ne must be happy, sinc

dare so much as to enter it

ere is happy, every o

will l

e with our friend with th

told us noth

t; we must speak to him

ten you know, he likes best to gaze o

is look recalls to me the

how pleased she must be at

so much beloved, we mu

, smoothing with her slender fingers the pa

said to her: "Don't you think we s

ink so, le

told everything to mother. Why

something which gives

have known our friend, our hea

seem to be

enough; our friend fills

to tell Dagobert what

his moment the dog ga

er to Blanche, "there is the dog growlin

her," said Blanche, striking with he

ane, still obstinately casting a sidelong glance at the window; the sisters bent over him to pat his br

ort?" said Blanche, pulling him ge

always so uneasy wh

nk he knows that he then h

, Dagobert is late in c

is attendin

at we did not bid good-

sorry

he licks our hands. One would think

will have wished hi

ng of us. How he spoils us! We rema

we prev

are not rich, to gi

r! we shall never be any

re's the

attached to it, else we should

mised to tell us

ng, for two of the windowpanes

selves into each other's arms, whilst the dog

rs held their breath; in their extreme fear, they durst not even cast their eyes in the directio

murmured the orphans.

izing Blanche by the arm; "hark

like the tread of Dagobert. Do y

defend us!" cried the two siste

was heard along the thin partition that divided the chamber from the landing-place. Then a ponderous mass, falling against the do

ened. It wa

joyfully exchanged a kiss, as if they

are you afraid?" asked

ting as she spoke, for both her own he

ot recognize your footsteps-they seemed so he

a boy of fifteen, seeing that I carried my bed upon my back-a straw mattre

that!" said Rose, looking at Blanche. And their pretty faces, wh

ll resting against the window,

rk in that direction, my c

anes have just been broken. That is

w to the window, opened it quickly, p

night. He listened; but hear

, old fellow, and search!" The faithful animal took one mighty spring and

gesture: "Search, old fellow, search! If there is any one ther

ig

kwards and forwards, snuffing on every side, and no

this." Then, turning to the maidens, who listened to his words and watched his movement

her when we heard a great crash, and

, "as if a shutter had struck

d observed a long movable hook, d

e the window. Yes, yes; that is it. What interest could anybody have to play such a sorry

d as a negative, for he continued: "Well, then, come back! Make

econds beneath the window, he set off at a gallop to make t

the soldier, as he again drew near

d deal frighte

onvenience, he took from a chair the reindeer pelisse, and suspended it from the spring-catch of the curtainles

od you are! We were very

se, only just then perceiving that his countenance was disturbed and pallid, for he

ets?-Oh,

r countenance is quite

r he was little used to deceive; till, finding an excellent excuse for his emotion, he added: "If

r fa

upper, I should have been here when the windo

ere now, and we th

't you s

alk together," said Dagobert, as he dr

ed, trying to smile in order to reassure t

, smiling in their turn, and opening

ey are yet far enough, from shuttin

Dagobert," resumed Rose, after ex

dee

et to t

sec

to be

at secret!" added R

oncerns us both,"

always concerns the other. Are you not always,

you put our heads under the great hood

ever has the last word with them. Come, lad

ister," s

like that you talk of belongs of right to the elder sister. Come, I am listening to you," added the soldier, as he for

, was doing duty as eldest) that s

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1 Chapter 1 MOROK.2 Chapter 2 THE TRAVELLERS.3 Chapter 3 THE ARRIVAL.4 Chapter 4 MOROK and DAGOBERT5 Chapter 5 ROSE AND BLANCHE.6 Chapter 6 THE SECRET.7 Chapter 7 THE TRAVELER.8 Chapter 8 EXTRACTS FROM GENERAL SIMON'S DIARY.9 Chapter 9 THE CAGES.10 Chapter 10 THE SURPRISE.11 Chapter 11 JOVIAL and DEATH.12 Chapter 12 THE BURGOMASTER.13 Chapter 13 THE JUDGEMENT.14 Chapter 14 THE DECISION.15 Chapter 15 THE DESPATCHES.16 Chapter 16 THE ORDERS.17 Chapter 17 THE AJOUPA.18 Chapter 18 THE TATTOOING19 Chapter 19 THE SMUGGLER20 Chapter 20 M. JOSHUA VAN DAEL.21 Chapter 21 THE RUINS OF TCHANDI. To the storm in the middle of the22 Chapter 22 THE AMBUSCADE23 Chapter 23 M. RODIN.24 Chapter 24 THE TEMPEST25 Chapter 25 THE SHIPWRECK.26 Chapter 26 THE DEPARTURE FOR PARIS.27 Chapter 27 DAGOBERT'S WIFE.28 Chapter 28 THE SISTER OF THE BACCHANAL QUEEN.29 Chapter 29 AGRICOLA BAUDOIN.30 Chapter 30 THE RETURN.31 Chapter 31 AGRICOLA AND MOTHER BUNCH.32 Chapter 32 THE AWAKENING.33 Chapter 33 THE PAVILION.34 Chapter 34 ADRIENNE AT HER TOILET.35 Chapter 35 THE INTERVIEW.36 Chapter 36 A FEMALE JESUIT.37 Chapter 37 THE PLOT.38 Chapter 38 ADRIENNE'S ENEMIES.39 Chapter 39 THE SKIRMISH.40 Chapter 40 THE REVOLT41 Chapter 41 TREACHERY.42 Chapter 42 THE SNARE.43 Chapter 43 A FALSE FRIEND.44 Chapter 44 THE MINISTER'S CABINET.45 Chapter 45 THE VISIT.46 Chapter 46 PRESENTIMENTS.47 Chapter 47 THE LETTER.48 Chapter 48 THE CONFESSIONAL49 Chapter 49 MY LORD AND SPOIL-SPORT.50 Chapter 50 APPEARANCES.51 Chapter 51 THE CONVENT.52 Chapter 52 THE INFLUENCE OF A CONFESSOR.53 Chapter 53 THE MASQUERADE.54 Chapter 54 THE CONTRAST.55 Chapter 55 THE CAROUSE.56 Chapter 56 THE FAREWELL57 Chapter 57 FLORINE.58 Chapter 58 MOTHER SAINTE-PERPETUE.59 Chapter 59 THE TEMPTATION.60 Chapter 60 MOTHER BUNCH AND MDLLE. DE CARDOVILLE.61 Chapter 61 THE ENCOUNTERS.62 Chapter 62 THE MEETING.63 Chapter 63 DISCOVERIES.64 Chapter 64 THE PENAL CODE.65 Chapter 65 BURGLARY.66 Chapter 66 THE EVE OF A GREAT DAY.67 Chapter 67 THE THUG.68 Chapter 68 THE TWO BROTHERS OF THE GOOD WORK.69 Chapter 69 THE HOUSE IN THE RUE SAINT-FRANCOIS.70 Chapter 70 DEBIT AND CREDIT.71 Chapter 71 THE HEIR72 Chapter 72 THE RUPTURE.73 Chapter 73 THE CHANGE.74 Chapter 74 THE RED ROOM.75 Chapter 75 THE TESTAMENT.76 Chapter 76 THE LAST STROKE OF NOON.77 Chapter 77 THE DEED OF GIFT.78 Chapter 78 A GOOD GENIUS.79 Chapter 79 THE FIRST LAST, AND THE LAST FIRST.80 Chapter 80 THE STRANGER.81 Chapter 81 THE DEN.82 Chapter 82 AN UNEXPECTED VISIT.83 Chapter 83 FRIENDLY SERVICES.84 Chapter 84 THE ADVICE.85 Chapter 85 THE ACCUSER.86 Chapter 86 FATHER D'AIGRIGNY'S SECRETARY.87 Chapter 87 SYMPATHY.88 Chapter 88 SUSPICIONS.89 Chapter 89 EXCUSES.90 Chapter 90 REVELATIONS.91 Chapter 91 PIERRE SIMON.92 Chapter 92 THE EAST INDIAN IN PARIS.93 Chapter 93 RISING.94 Chapter 94 DOUBTS.95 Chapter 95 THE LETTER. No.9596 Chapter 96 ADRIENNE AND DJALMA.97 Chapter 97 THE CONSULTATION.98 Chapter 98 MOTHER BUNCH'S DIARY.99 Chapter 99 THE DIARY CONTINUED.100 Chapter 100 THE DISCOVERY.