, thenshetriedtonegotiate, butIwasfirm, andshewasobligedtoyield; andsoitwasagreedthatIshouldhavealatchkey, onmysolemnundertakingthatnooneelseshouldknowit.
Myenergymadesuchawholesomeimpressiononherthatfromthattimeshetreatedmewithmarkedfavor; shewasmostattentive, , , herhandwouldpassovermeasswiftlyasaball, andIwouldrunawaylaughing, whileshewouldcallafterme:
"Oh! youwretch, Iwillpayyououtforthat."
However, wesoonbecamerealfriends.
ItwasnotlongbeforeImadetheacquaintanceofagirlwhowasemployedinashop, , goingtoalecture, , goingthroughthesamestreet, youmeetheragain, andthenext, , andtheloveaffairfollowsitscoursejustlikeanillness.
Well, , , butatlastItookthedesperateresolvetotakehertomyroomsomenightatabouteleveno'clock, , sothatwecouldgetinbymeansofmylatchkeywithoutexcitinganyattention, andgodownagaininanhourortwointhesameway.
Afteragooddealofentreatyonmypart, Emmaacceptedmyinvitation.
Ididnotspendaverypleasantday, , ofacatastrophe, ofsomescandal.AtnightIwentintoacafé anddranktwocupsofcoffee, andthreeorfourglassesofcognac, togivemecourage, andwhenIheardtheclockstrikehalf-pastten, Iwentslowlytotheplaceofmeeting, , , andIthoughttomyself—"."
IsaidtoEmmatwoorthreetimes:
"Aboveallthings, don'tmakeanynoiseonthestairs," towhichshereplied, laughing:
"Areyouafraidofbeingheard?"
"No," Isaid, "butIamafraidofwakingthemanwhosleepsintheroomnexttome, whoisnotatallwell."
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