Without saying a word, she took her necklace of garnets, with the brooch, from her neck, drew her silver ring from her finger, and handed them to him.
"What's that for?" asked Florian.
"To pawn or sell and pay the wretch with."
Florian embraced and kissed her, saying, "Do you do it; there's a good girl: you shall have 'em back, depend upon it."
Crescence did as requested, and brought him his knife. There was no blood upon it: he rejoiced greatly to know that his treasure had not been abused.
10.
FLORIAN DISDAINS THE HELP WHICH IS OFFERED HIM.
"Crescence," said Florian, one day, "this sort of thing must come to an end. I can't go abroad any more, because of you, and because it's a matter of honor for me to get through without it. What do you say to seeing the parson? If we can get a few hundred florins out of him we can get married."
"I thought you didn't want to have any thing to do with him."
"What must be must," replied Florian. "Will you give me a letter to him, and get your mother to sign it?"