I have betrayed her love for
me; I have--_enfin_, I have not been good. But--it all meant nothing.
She was the bride of my youth, the companion of my--of my young
manhood." He stammered again, and went on with the slight difficulty she
had noticed before, "and--I know now that after all, and in spite of
all, I have loved only her. _Felicite, ma vieille, tu m'entends?_"
He laid the roses on the pillow near her little peaceful face, and then
sat down again.
"My wife is--dead," he added.
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