Leon Roch: A Romance, vol. 1 (of 2)

Leon Roch: A Romance, vol. 1 (of 2)

Dear Leon: Think no more of my letter of yesterday; it must have crossed yours, which I have just received. Vexation, and a fit of petty jealousy, made me write a great deal of nonsense, and I am ashamed of having covered my paper with so many dreadful words, mixed up with such childish prevarications; but noI am not ashamed; I can only laugh at myself and my style, and ask you to forgive me. If I had only had a little patience and waited for your explanationsbut that again is nonsense.Jealousy and Patience! Who ever saw the two things combined in one person? You see there is no end to my absurdities; this proves that after having been a fool, though only for a day, a woman cannot recover her natural balance of mind all at once. But now I am recovering mine. An end to recrimination; I am firmly resolved never again to be irritable and suspicious and inquisitiveas you say I am. Your explanations really and entirely satisfy me; their frankness and fulness impress me stronglyI hardly know whyand leave no room in my mind for doubt, but fill my soul with a convictionhow can I express it? that is in itself a sort of affection, that is its twin brother and as inseparable from it asasI cannot finish my sentence; but what does it matter?To proceed; I was saying that I fully accept your explanation. A denial would have increased my suspicions; your confession has removed them. You tell me that you did loveno, that is not the word, that you had a fancy, a mere fancy, as a boyas children togetherfor Pepa de Fcar; that you have known her since she was little, and that you played togetherI remember you used to tell me something about it in Madrid, when we first made your acquaintance. It was she, no doubt, who used to go with you to pick up the blossoms fallen from the orange-treeswho was frightened at the rustling made by the silk-worms when they were feeding, and for whom you used to make crowns of Marvel of Peru? Yes, you told me many funny stories of your companion as a child. You and she used to dye your cheeks with blackberries, and make paper crowns to wear; you loved to take birds nests, and her greatest delight was to pull off her shoes and stockings and paddle in the streams among the rushes and water-plants. One day, almost at the same[Pg 3] instant, you fell from a tree and she was bitten by some reptile. That was Pepa de Fcar, was it not? You see I remember very well, and could write your history quite accurately. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 48752
Author: Pérez Galdós, Benito
Release Date: Apr 20, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Translator: Bell, Clara, 1834-1927