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Chapter eleven
A bucket of water after funteen died the tardia z kept
Kka said
It was not for love
It was because the girl was useful as a servant
The tardias were dreadful
People at the sound of madamn tanardia's voice
Everything trembled windows and furniture as well as people
She swore like a sailor and could crack a nut with her fist
She addored her daughters epoonin in eselma
But ignored her son gave rush mss atnardia was no better
He pretended to have been a surgent in epolian's army
He claimed to have risked his own life to save a wounded general at the battle of waterloo
He had even painted a flamboy en picture of his
Her ergue deed on the sign in front of his
In he dreamed becoming rich
But at the moment
He was fifteen hundred franks in debt
Young ksette was the tardia's only servant
She washed scrubbed and swept
Although she was small and scwepy
She did all the heavy work
Madam tardia often beat ksesett mtheer tardia did not want to spend any money on kosette
So she went without socks in the winter
The poor child was passive in silent
The tardia's in was like a trap in which
She had been caught on christmas night in eighteen
Twenty three cosat was sitting in her usual spot under the kitchen table clothin rags
She was needding woll stockings for the tardia daughters who could be heard laughing in the next room
Soon madam tardia turned the fossid ksetheld her breath drinking water was scarce momfermay the town wkaset lived with a nardias
It was a fifteen minute walk to the spring in the woods
During the day
A hired man brought water to the tardiaz in
But at night fetching water was ksett's job
Four unexpected guests had arrived earlier in the evening
And ksette was worried that the water would run out before morning
Madamton ardia a wn as she watched a thin stream run into her glass
I guess there's enough
She finally announced coset x hailed and resumed her kitting
But a long time passed before her heart stopped pounding
Suddenly one of the guests came into the kitchen
And said angrily you haven't wattered my horse
Of course we have said madamn nardia
I know hahan't n't any any water
Because he's snorked
When he needs a drink
Cassat came out from under the table
Oh
Miss er your horse had a big drink
She lied
I brought him the bucket
Myself and i talk to him
Here's a girl
The size of a mouse
Who can tell a lie as big as a house
Exclaimed the man to give my horse some water
And say no more about it could that slipped back on kneath the table
Koseat said
Madamanardia carry some water to this man's horse
But there isn't any water
Kosett said
Quietly then go fetch some madamtardidi's voice rattled every pot in the kitchen
Ksethung her head and fetched an empty bucket by the fireplace
The bucket was so large
That she could have sat comfortably within it here miss todmamaamam to ardia handed her a coin with the insult get a loaf of bread at the bakery on your way home
Cassaid put the coin in her apriin
And went out there was a christmas market in town
And a stalle filled with toys stood across the road from the in in the place of honor said a magnificent dolll nearly two feet tll and wearing a sparkling pink dress
Cassetstopped to admiring
Oh Help
Beautiful
She said that looks like the kind of dollar princess
Wown stop your ddtling shouted madamn to audia from the in's doorway
Cause said
Ran as fast as she could with her bucket
When she passed the last christmas stall she found herself in darkness
She kept ongoing and hured by a woman walking in the other direction
Who is that child and where in the world can she be going at this hour
The woman peered after ksette
Oh
It's just lark
When cassette came to the edge of town
She stopped to go beyond the last christmas
Stall had been difficult to go farther than the last house
Seemed impossible
There was no light and cassat was so afraid
She put the bubuket on the ground
And buried her face in her hands
When ksette raised her head and looked around in the dark
She felt as if madamton ard a were there with her terrified
She ran into the woods
Until she reached the spring
She bent over the water and dipped in the bucket
Never noticing the coin falling from her aprim pocket with great effort kstz set the bucket on the ground
It was so heavy
That she could hardly lifit
She took a dozen steps
And then stop to rest at this rate
It would take her more than an hour to return to the end
What a beating
She would get suddenly
A man appeared at her side
And took the handle of the bucket from her for some strange reason
Cassete was not afraid
This strong white hairman was john bouzjon
He had not died
When he fell from the mass of the orion in fact
He had not fallen
But had jumped in hidden
In a small boat
Eventually
He had made his way to paris
Where he rented rooms in a remote part of the city earlier
That day he had left paris by stagecoach and arrived near monfare may vouljan had disappeared into the woods
Where he walked
Until he found a tree with a special mark on it
He had checked the ground nearby to be sure that it hadn't been disturbed
And then resumed walking through the woods at that point
He had met the little girl struggling with the bucket are you going far
He asked her about a fifteen minute walk
She replied why are you out here all alone
Where's your mother
I don't think i have a mother
Or if i did i don't remember her
I live at the in
What's your name
Little girl cosat veljon had to get control of his emotions
Before he could ask any more questions
And who has sent you into the wood
That night
Madam tardia
She's my miss stress
And she manages the in show me the wake sset
I'm going to stay at that in tonight vw john walked quickly
But cause that was able to keep up with him by questioning the girl
He was able to learn that she worked all day
While eony in a summer played they have doals in all kinds of things to amuse themselves with for set side
I don't have much time to play
But when i do
They won't let me touch their toys
They reach the town
Where ksette guided vvlge on through the streets
She did not remember to stop at the bakery
As they drew near the end
Cosat timately padded his arm
Please let me take the bucket
Now she said if madamtanty a sees that someone carried it for me
She'll at me befor me