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THE SKJUTS-BOYo 69
wife fo pay due regard fo ber husband’s confidence, even if tha#
which I communicated fo her did hot coincide with ber own
wishes."
Madame de Dressen did hOt reply fo this, but sa# down fo the
table, took out paper and pencfl, and began fo calculate, so that
she had concluded in a shol# rime, and was able fo presen# fo ber
husband, a statement which, although ruade out #vith the utmost
economy, did, nevertheless, amount fo no inconsiderable sure.
"Well, that is orderly; tha# is the way I like it," said the
lieutenant-colonel. " l#Iarried people must understand each
other without much chatter and circumflexions, and you see
now, tha# according fo thîs method everything is arranged much
better and ç#r easier. Let me see what you have on your l#aper.
What the devil do you mean ? Are you mad # Three hundred
and twenty-five rix-dollars! #Iay the hangman take me, I bave
only seven hundred dollars for the whole journey myself. #o,
if such is the case, we cannot think of the journey."
":But for an enlargemen# of our #vardrobe altogether, this sum
is not too large, indeed," said l#adame de Dressen, assuringly.
"But let me see what you are about, we must endeavour fo refit
the old garments as #vell as we can."
"You shall bave two hundred dollars,"–with these words he
laid the money upon the table, recommending her fo counsel ber
eyes and ber reason concerning the outlay of the money, and
especially fo consult Amelia’s opinion in the choice of the
dresses.
Eigh# days after this consultation a tearing, a sewing, and
dyeing of clothes, took place from morning until night, and a#
all these important af#airs of state Amelia’s trusty friend, the
daughter of a neighbouring pastor, of #vhom #ve shall spe#k more
hereafter, assisted both by ber counsel and ber hands. We bave
further fo chronicle how l#Iadame de Dressen, inspired with a
certain pardonable vanity, managed fo save so much by the
closest economy in butter, milk, and eggs, that she was able to
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