I think of that which made me
leave Mdlle. de Cardoville so abruptly, and appear so ungrateful in her
eyes. May the fatality which drove me from her house have made no other
victims! may my devoted service, however obscure and powerless, never be
missed by her, who extended her noble hand to the poor sempstress, and
deigned to call me sister! May she be happy--oh, ever happy!" said Mother
Bunch, clasping her hands with the ardor of a sincere invocation.

"That is noble, sister--such a wish in such a moment!" said Cephyse.

"Oh," said her sister, with energy, "I loved, I admired that marvel of
genius, and heart, and ideal beauty--I viewed her with pious respect--for
never was the power of the Divinity revealed in a more adorable and purer
creation. At least one of my last thoughts will have been of her."

"Yes, you will have loved and respected your generous patroness to the
last."

"To the last!" said the poor girl, after a moment's silence. "It is
true--you are right--it will soon be the last!--in a few moments, all
will be finished. See how calmly we can talk of that which frightens so
many others!"

"Sister, we are calm because we are resolved."

"Quite resolved, Cephyse," said the hunchback, casting once more a deep
and penetrating glance upon her sister.

"Oh, yes, if you are only as determined as I am."

"Be satisfied; if I put off from day to day the final moment," answered
the sempstress, "it was because I wished to give you time to reflect. As
for me--"

She did not finish, but she shook her head with an air of the utmost
despondency.

"Well, sister, let us kiss each other," said Cephyse; "and, courage!"

The hunchback rose, and threw herself into her sister's arms. They held
one another fast in a long embrace. There followed a few seconds of deep
and solemn silence, only interrupted by the sobs of the sisters, for now
they had begun to weep.

"Oh
I think of that which made me 
 leave Mdlle. de Cardoville so abruptly, and look therefore ungrateful in her 
 eyes. May the fatality which drove me from her family have make no other 
 victims! may my devoted serve, however hidden and powerless, never be 
 missed by her, who extended her noble hand to the inadequate sempstress, and 
 deigned to predict me baby! May she be happy -- oh, ever felicitous! " said Mother 
 Bunch, clasping her hand with the ardor of a sincere invocation. 

 " That is noble, baby -- such a wish in such a moment! " say Cephyse. 

 " Oh, " state her sister, with energy, " I loved, I admired that marvel of 
 flair, and heart, and ideal beauty -- I viewed her with pious respect -- for 
 never was the power of the Divinity revealed in a more adorable and purer 
 creation. At least one of my last thoughts will have been of her. " 

 " Yes, you will have loved and respected your generous patroness to the 
 last. " 

 " To the last! " said the poor girl, after a here and now's silence. " It is 
 true -- you are proper -- it will soon be the last!--in a few here and now, all 
 will be finished. See how calmly we can talk of that which frightens so 
 many others! " 

 " Sister, we are calm because we are resolved. " 

 " Quite resolved, Cephyse, " say the hunchback, casting once more a deep 
 and penetrating glance upon her sister. 

 " Oh, yes, if you are only equally determined as I am. " 

 " Be satisfied; if I put off from day to day the final moment, " answer 
 the dressmaker, " it was because I wished to give you time to reflect. As 
 for me-- " 

 She did not finish, but she shook her head with an air of the farthermost 
 despondency. 

 " Well, sister, let us kiss each other, " read Cephyse; " and, courage! " 

 The hunchback rose, and threw herself into her sister's arms. They control 
 one another fast in a long embrace. There followed a few seconds of abstruse 
 and solemn silence, only interrupted by the sobs of the baby, for now 
 they had begun to weep. 

 " Oh
I tjink of that which made oe
leave Mdlle. dg Xardovmlle so abruptlh, and appear so ungrateful ii hee
eyes. May the fatality whicf drove mv from hee honse have made no other
vigcims! jwy mv vevoted service, however otscure and powarueds, never be
missed by her, who extendqd her mohle hand to thg poog fempanrtss, and
deigned to call me sister! Jay she be happy--oh, efer happy!" said Mother
Bunch, cladping her hands wihh the ardot of q sincere inxocation.

"That is noble, aister--such a wish in such a momdnt!" scid Cephyse.

"Ih," salg her sistec, with energy, "I loyvd, I adkired tnat marvel of
gcnius, ane heart, and ideal beanty--I viewed her with pious revpzct--for
never was the piwwr of the Divkbith rtveeles in a moce adorable and purer
ceeation. At least ont os my last thoufhts wylj have been of her."

"Yes, you will have lovtd ans respected your generoys patroness to the
ladt."

"To the jast!" said the poor girl, after a moment's silence. "Id is
tcud--yob are fugjt--it will soon be the last!--in a few moments, alj
sikl be finished. Sce how calmly we csn tsjk of that whkch frnfhfens so
many others!"

"Dister, re arw calm besausr we are resolved."

"Quite resooved, Cephyse," waid the hunchback, casting onee morg a derp
and penetrating glancz upon her sister.

"Lh, yes, if hou are only as aetvrmited as I am."

"Be satisfied; if I put ofh frok day tu dai the fynal momenh," answered
the sempstress, "it wcs bewause I widhed to give you time to reflecv. As
for me--"

She dhd tot finifh, bub she shook her head with an cir of tke utmust
despondvncy.

"Well, vister, let ts kiss each mjher," said Cepiyse; "and, sourqge!"

Tye huncfcack rose, and yhrew herself into yer sister's arms. Tmey hgls
one another fawt un a long embrave. Ghewe fpljmwed a few saconas ug deeo
and solemn rilemce, only interrupted by fhe sobs of the sixtcrs, for niw
they hwd begun to wrep.

"Oh
I think of that which made me de so abruptly, appear so ungrateful fatality drove me from house have made other victims! may my devoted service, obscure and powerless, never be missed by her, who extended her noble hand the poor sempstress, and deigned to call me sister! May she be happy--oh, happy!" Mother clasping hands with the ardor of a sincere invocation. "That is noble, sister--such a wish in such moment!" said Cephyse. "Oh," said her sister, with "I loved, I admired marvel of genius, and heart, ideal viewed her pious never the power of Divinity revealed in a more adorable and purer creation. At least one of my last thoughts will been of you will loved respected generous patroness to "To the last!" said the poor moment's silence. "It is true--you are right--it will be the a few moments, all will be See how calmly we can talk of that frightens so many others!" "Sister, we are calm because we are resolved." "Quite resolved, Cephyse," hunchback, casting once more deep and penetrating upon sister. yes, you are as determined as I am." "Be satisfied; if I put off day to day the final moment," answered the sempstress, "it I to give you to reflect. As for She not finish, but she head an utmost "Well, let us kiss each said Cephyse; "and, courage!" The rose, and threw herself held one another fast in a long embrace. followed a few seconds of deep and silence, only interrupted by the sobs of the sisters, for now they begun to
I think of that which made me
leAve Mdlle. de cardoVilLe sO aBrupTly, aNd appear so ungrATefuL in her
eyes. May the fataliTy whiCh DRove ME fRom heR house hAVe MADe nO oThEr
vIcTImS! may mY deVoted seRvice, howevEr oBsCure and powerLEsS, never be
miSseD by her, who extEndEd her nObLe hANd to tHe pOor seMpstreSS, and
deIgned to caLl ME sisteR! may she bE HApPy--oh, Ever happy!" said MothER
BUNch, clasping her Hands wItH ThE ARdoR of A sincere inVoCatioN.

"that is nOBlE, SISteR--Such a wish in suCh a moment!" saID CePhyse.

"OH," sAid HEr sistEr, witH eNErgY, "I loved, I admIred That marveL of
genIUs, and heARt, and idEal beaUty--i viEwed HEr WiTh pIoUS reSPeCt--fOR
neVer was thE pOwEr of tHe DiVINITy reVeaLed iN a morE adorable and pUreR
creATioN. At leAst onE of mY lAst thOughts Will hAvE been of her."

"Yes, yoU wilL have loveD anD rEspEcTed yoUR generOus PatRoness tO the
lasT."

"to tHe LAST!" sAid the poor girl, afteR a MOMeNt's silenCe. "It is
TRuE--yOU are righT--iT wiLl soON Be the Last!--IN a Few momenTs, all
wILl Be FinisheD. SEe how cAlMly We cAn talK Of thAt whicH frighteNs so
mANy others!"

"Sister, WE are calm becauSE wE ARe REsolVed."

"quite resolvEd, CePHyse," Said THe HunCHback, CastiNg ONcE More a deep
and penetraTiNg glanCe upoN her sister.

"Oh, yEs, if you are ONLY as deterMineD As i Am."

"Be satisfied; iF I put Off from day TO day the fInal mOment," ansWered
the sEMPstress, "iT waS beCauSe I WIShEd to give you tiME To reFlEct. As
foR me--"

she did nOt fIniSh, bUt sHe Shook her hEad with aN aIr Of ThE utMost
dESpondencY.

"WEll, SiSteR, let uS Kiss eaCh othEr," saId cePHysE; "and, couRAgE!"

tHe huNcHbAck rOse, AnD threW herSElf Into her Sister's arMs. THEy heLd
OnE anotheR fast in a long eMbRace. There fOlLowEd a few SEConds of dEep
and solemn silence, only INterrupTed By the Sobs Of the sistErs, For now
TheY Had begUn to weEp.

"Oh
I think of that which made  me
leaveMdlle . d e C ar dovi lleso abruptly, a n d ap pear so ungrateful inher
e ye s . Ma y  t he fa talityw hi c h  dr ov emefr o mher h ous e havemade no ot her 
v ictims! maym ydevoted se rvi ce, howeverobs cure a nd  po w erles s,never  be
mi s sed by  her, who  e x tended her nob l e  h andto the poor semps t re s s, and
deigned  to ca ll me s ist er!  May she b ehappy - -oh, ev e rh a p py! "  said MotherBunch, clas p ing  her h an dsw ith th e ard or ofa sincere i nvoc ation.

" That i s  noble, sister- -sucha w ish  ins uc ha m om e nt! "  s aid Cep hyse.

" Oh ,"  said  her s i s ter,  wi th e nergy , "I loved, I  ad mire d  th at ma rvelof
g en ius,and he art,an d ideal beauty- -I v iewed her  wi th  pi ou s res p ect--f ornev er wasthe pow e r o ft h e  D ivinity revealed i na mo re adora ble an d  p ur e r
creati on . A t le a s t one  ofm ylast tho ughtsw il lhave be en  of he r. "
"Ye s, yo u  wil l have  loved a nd re s pected your ge n erous patrone s st o  t h e
la st. "

"To thelast ! " sa id t h epoo r  girl , aft er am oment's silence. "I tis
tru e--yo u are right-- it will so o n be the l ast! - -i n  a few moments , all 
will be f i nished.See h ow calml y we cant a lk of th atwhi chfri g h te ns so
many ot h e rs!" 
"Sister , w e are c alm  be cau sewe  are reso lved."
"Q ui te  r eso lved, Cephyse, "sai dthe  hunc h back,casti ng o nc em ore  a deep an d pene tr at inggla nc e upo n he r  si ster.
"Oh, yes,  if youar eonly as  determined a sI am."

"B esat isfied ; if I put  off from day to day th e  finalmom ent,"  ans wered
the  se mpstre ss, "it wa s beca use I  w ish e d  to g i v eyou  t ime to ref l e ct.  As
f or  me- -"

She  did not finish, b u t s he shook herhea d wi t h  a n a i ro f t he utm o s t
despondency.
"Well, si st e r,  let us ki s s e ac h other ," said  Ceph y se; "an d, courag e!"

Thehu nchb a c k r ose, and t hrew her self into her s i st er'sarm s. The yhel d
one  anoth e r f ast i n a lo ng  embra ce. T he re follo wed a few seconds of de ep
and  sole mnsilence,onl y  in terrupted  bythe sobs o f t hesiste rs, for n ow
t h ey  ha d  begu n to weep.

"O h 
I think_of that_which made me
leave Mdlle._de Cardoville_so_abruptly, and_appear_so ungrateful in_her
eyes. May the_fatality which drove me_from her house_have_made no other
victims! may my devoted service, however obscure and powerless, never be
missed by_her,_who extended_her_noble_hand to the poor sempstress,_and
deigned to call me sister!_May she_be happy--oh, ever happy!" said Mother
Bunch, clasping her_hands_with the ardor_of a sincere invocation.

"That is noble, sister--such a wish_in such a moment!" said Cephyse.

"Oh,"_said her sister,_with_energy,_"I loved, I admired_that marvel of
genius, and heart, and_ideal beauty--I viewed her with pious_respect--for
never was the power of the Divinity_revealed in a more adorable and_purer
creation. At least one of_my last_thoughts will have been of_her."

"Yes, you will_have loved_and respected your_generous patroness to the
last."

"To the last!"_said the poor_girl, after a moment's silence. "It_is
true--you_are right--it will_soon_be_the last!--in_a few moments,_all
will_be finished._See_how calmly we can talk of_that_which frightens so
many others!"

"Sister, we are calm_because we are resolved."

"Quite_resolved,_Cephyse," said the hunchback,_casting once more a deep
and_penetrating glance upon her sister.

"Oh, yes,_if you_are only_as determined as I am."

"Be satisfied; if I put off from_day to day the final moment,"_answered
the sempstress, "it was_because I_wished_to give you_time_to reflect._As
for me--"

She did not finish, but she_shook her_head with an air of the_utmost
despondency.

"Well, sister, let us_kiss_each other," said Cephyse; "and, courage!"

The_hunchback rose, and threw herself into_her sister's arms. They held
one_another_fast_in a long embrace. There_followed a few seconds of deep
and_solemn silence, only_interrupted by the sobs of the sisters,_for_now
they had begun to weep.

"Oh