He had not even been offended when she had said to
him stolidly:M.
That is a very serious matter, and may bring us to
war. And yet she was not greedy about money, exceptperhaps to be able to spend it
without thought. You never know; very likely when she sees me with it, she will
admitthat shes been in the wrong. But since the Duchess did not bow to
Mme.
The most learned specialists on the stomach
treatedhim, with no effect.
Thatreally is charming; I shall tell my
brother.
As for blinding him, surely the Synagogue is blind,
it does notperceive the truth of the Gospel. Women,and most men, for that matter,
understand nothing of what I was goingto tell you.
With her its fifty thousandfrancs or nothing.
Thinking that it might produce a highly favourable impression on Mme.
Understand that, if I do you a great service, I
expect my reward fromyou to be no less great. He had not even been offended when she
had said to him stolidly:M.
But, Sir, I mustnt keep you,since youre in a hurry.
You never know; very likely when she sees me with it, she will admitthat shes been
in the wrong.
All this Dreyfusbusiness, went on the Baron, still
clasping me by the arm, has onlyone drawback. That is a very serious matter, and may
bring us to war. Having heard me, earlier in the afternoon, make some reference
toBlochs uncle, M. The Duchesse de Guermantes seems to be very clever.
Nissim Bernard, youknow, she has that
prejudice!
Ive come to the conclusion I was wrong about that
matter of thenecklace, Robert said to me. Unfortunately, that is the mould in which
most of the menone meets have been cast. Ishall perhaps only hurt her more than
ever.
Yes, if you like, but it will have to be with
Bloch.
ButI had only to remind myself that she had not
even offered to let mesee her Elstirs.
A few years earlier I should have been only too
glad to tell Mme. I pointed out that if there should bea war the Jews would be
mobilised just as much as anyone else. But youmust have singularly little idea of
social values! Between ourselves, on his side at least, I canfeel its a life and
death friendship. A few years earlier I should have been only too glad to tell Mme.
I was thinking of taking advantage of this unexpected kindness on M.
Heis still talking to that idiot the Duc de
Guermantes, I added.