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Madame Bovary, Part Nine
When Charles is not at home, she often goes to the cupboard and takes out the green silk cigar box from the folded napkin.
She looked at the cigarette case, opened it and smelled the inside. What she smells is vervain essence and smoke. Whose is this? ..... is the viscount's. It may be a gift from mistress. This is embroidered on a mahogany scaffold, and the hostess treasures it as a treasure for fear that others will find it.
How much time she spent on it! Soft curly hair hangs on the tension frame, which hangs the heavy heart of the embroiderer. The breath of love soaked the stitches and silk thread on the embroidered base fabric; Every needle is not a hope, but a memory. These criss-crossing silk threads are just silently telling the lover's voice. Then, one morning, the viscount took the cigarette case away. When the cigarette case was placed on the wide mantelpiece, between the vase and the Pembatore style clock, what did it hear the viscount say? Now, she is in Tottenham. How is he? He is in Paris. How far is it! What is Paris like? Fame is immeasurable! She repeated these two words in a low voice, enjoying herself; The name sounded like a loud church bell to her, shining on the label of the balsam bottle. night ...