Marianne was then profuse in her praises:
-What a fine Curé! she said, so kind and civil. If your father only knew him better!
And Suzanne, who returned very thoughtful, said once: "The Curé! can it be?
It is the Curé then."
LXI.
LE PÈRE HYACINTHE.
"She still preserved for herself that little scene; thus, little by little, we accumulate within ourselves all the elements of the inner life."
EMILE LECLERCQ (Une fille du peuple).
She had shown Marcel the portrait of her beloved Rose. "Yes, she is very pretty," he had replied, "but I prefer dark girls …" Suzanne blushed. He opened his breviary and drew out a card.
—Are you going to show me a dark girl? she said.
He handed it to her without answering.