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carefully. A cur sniffed at every tree and hunted for scraps from the
disheartened. What could I do with myself? I was already thinking of
station, where I should have to sit over a glass of undrinkable beer and
side street into the one in which I was, and the sight of the hearse.html">hearse was
minutes.
Suddenly, however, my curiosity was aroused. The hearse was followed by
together, but there was no priest, and I thought to myself:
"This is a non-religious funeral," and then I reflected that a town.html">town like
a point of making a manifestation. What could it be, then? The rapid
without ceremony, and, consequently, without the intervention of the
passed me, a strange idea struck me, which was to follow it, with the
accordingly walked with the others, with a sad look on my face, and, on
each other in a low voice.
No doubt they were asking each other whether I belonged to the town, and
This close scrutiny annoyed me, and to put an end to it I went up to
seeing a civil funeral, I have followed it, although I did not know the
said: "Yes and no. The clergy have refused to allow us the use of the
not understand it at all, but my obliging neighbor continued:
"It is rather a long story. This young woman committed suicide, and that
The gentleman.html">gentleman who is walking first, and who is crying, is her husband."
I replied with some hesitation:
"You surprise and interest me very much, monsieur. Shall I be indiscreet
forget that I have said anything about the matter."
The gentleman took my arm familiarly.
"Not at all, not at all. Let us linger a little behind the others, and I
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