Copyright 1904 by G. Barrie & Sons
DEATH OF RONCHEROLLE
"O my God! my father is dead!" cried the girl. Georget and his friendsadly hung their heads; thereupon Violette fell into Monsieur deBrévanne's arms.
NOVELS
BY
Paul de Kock
VOLUME XVI
THE FLOWER GIRL
OF THE
CHÂTEAU D'EAU
VOL. II
THE JEFFERSON PRESS
BOSTON NEW YORK
Copyrighted, 1903-1904, by G. B. & Sons.
THE FLOWER GIRL
OF THE CHÂTEAU D'EAU
CONTENTS
XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX, XXX, XXXI, XXXII, XXXIII, XXXIV, XXXV, XXXVI, XXXVII, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XL, XLI, XLII, XLIII, XLIV, XLV
XXIV
HOW IT HAPPENED
"I had fallen madly in love with Mademoiselle Lucienne Courtenay; youknow as well as I that her beauty and her charm attracted every eye. Ipaid my addresses to her, she welcomed my homage. In short, I believedthat she loved me as dearly as I loved her, and we were married.
"During the first year of our union, I was happy; but I began at last todiscover that my wife was not, as I thought, a model of affection andsensibility. Lucienne was coquettish, extremely coquettish; accustomedvery early to being flattered because of her beauty, she must needsalways be surrounded with homage, with compliments, with admirers! Dresswas her principal, I might even say her only, occupation. Amiable andplayful when she had her little court about her, my wife yawned and wasbored when we were alone. If I spoke to her of my love, she would replyby inquiring about some new fashion. Ah! Monsieur de Me