Pamela Giraud by Honoré de Balzac
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Alone, with a man's voice?
Pamela I suppose you don't believe me? Joseph But I heard it plain enough. Pamela You heard nothing. Joseph Ah! Pamela! Pamela If you prefer to believe the sounds which you say reached your ears, rather than the words I speak, you would make a very bad husband. That is quite sufficient for me. Joseph That doesn't prove that I did not hear-- Pamela Since I can't convince you, you can believe what you like. Yes! you did hear a voice, the voice of a young man, who is in love with me, and who does whatever I wish--He disappears when he is asked, and comes when he is wanted. And now what are you waiting for? Do you think that while he is here, your presence can be anything but disagreeable to us? Go and ask my father and mother what his name is. He must have told them when he came up stairs--he, and the voice you |
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