Afterwards he
would obtain for her an allowance of thirty francs a month for at least
one year. This would greatly help the sisters, particularly in the
earlier stages of their life together in the room which they had settled
to rent. When Mathieu added that he would take upon himself the
preliminary outlay of a little furniture and so forth, Norine insisted
upon kissing him.
"Oh! it is with a good heart," said she. "It does one good to meet a man
like you. And come, kiss my poor little fellow, too; it will bring him
good luck."
On reaching the Rue La Boetie it occurred to Mathieu, who was bound for
the Beauchene works, to take a cab and let Cecile alight near her
parents' home, since it was in the neighborhood of the factory. But she
explained to him that she wished, first of all, to call upon her sister
Euphrasie in the Rue Caroline. This street was in the same direction, and
so Mathieu made her get into the cab, telling her that he would set her
down at her sister's door.
She was so amazed, so happy at seeing her dream at last on the point of
realization, that as she sat in the cab by the side of Mathieu she did
not know how to thank him.
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