Short stories of the tragedy and comedy of life with a critical preface . ELL, really, said Chasseval,standing with his back tothe fire, could any of thoserespectable shopkeepers and wine-grov/ers have possibly believed thatthat pretty little Parisian woman, withsoft innocent eyes, like those of a Ma-donna, with smiling lips and goldenhair, who always dressed so simply, wastheir candidates mistress? She was a wonderful help to him, andaccompanied him even to the most outlyingfarms; went to the meetings in the smallvillage cafes, had a pleasant and suitable wordfor everyone, did not recoil at a
Short stories of the tragedy and comedy of life with a critical preface . ELL, really, said Chasseval,standing with his back tothe fire, could any of thoserespectable shopkeepers and wine-grov/ers have possibly believed thatthat pretty little Parisian woman, withsoft innocent eyes, like those of a Ma-donna, with smiling lips and goldenhair, who always dressed so simply, wastheir candidates mistress? She was a wonderful help to him, andaccompanied him even to the most outlyingfarms; went to the meetings in the smallvillage cafes, had a pleasant and suitable wordfor everyone, did not recoil at a glass of mulled wineor a grip of the hand, and was always ready to jointhe farandole* She seemed to be so in love withElieane Rulhiere, to trust him so entirely, to be soproud of formmg half of his life, and of belonging to. *A dance in Provence in which the dancers form a chain,the movements are directed by the leader.(43) and THE REAL ONE AND THE OTHER 43 him, giving him such looks full of pleasure and ofhope, and listening to all he said so intently, thatvoters who might have hesitated allowed themselvesby degrees to be talked over and persuaded, and prom-ised their votes to the young doctor whose namethey never heard mentioned in the district before. That electoral campaign had been like a truantsescapade for Jane Dardenne; it was a delightful andunexpected holiday, and as she was an actress atheart, she played her part seriously, and threw her-self into her character, enjoying herself more than shehad ever enjoyed herself in her most adventurous out- ings. And then there came in the pleasure of beingtaken for a woman of the world, of being flattered,respected, and envied, of getting out of the usualgroove for a time, and also the dream that this jour-ney of a few weeks would have this result, that he
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