Sabine Baring-Gould

Name: Jacquetta — Chapter X
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould

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“Jacquetta — Chapter X”, published in 1886, is a work by Sabine Baring-Gould. It explores elements such as Jacquetta, Asheton and dowager.

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Sabine Baring-Gould, Jacquetta — Chapter X (1886)

“ Jacquetta was surprised, and not particularly pleased; but this feeling of annoyance rapidly wore off, for the young man was pleasant, Alphonse brightened when he had a male companion with whom he could play billiards and smoke and talk about shooting and other sports. The old ladies, moreover, put on a semblance of amiability whilst a stranger was present, which they thought unnecessary at other times. Young Asheton talked English with his countrywoman, and it was a joy to her to be able again to speak with an educated person in her own tongue about the literature of her own land. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, Jacquetta — Chapter X (1886)

“ He saw that it gave Jacquetta pleasure, and he was glad at no effort to himself to give her pleasure.
When her husband and Asheton were out or playing billiards—the poor little wife sat by the fire in a dream, or with the bellows puffing at the logs to make them burn, and puff away her own troublesome thoughts. French houses are not, or were not, built with much consideration for comfort in the winter. The rooms are large, the doors and windows fit badly, and the open hearths do not throw out much heat. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, Jacquetta — Chapter X (1886)

“ Jacquetta was eager to hear all about this home. Her bosom friend had often described it to her, and now here in her exile she met an acquaintance who had been there. The world is not very large—England certainly is not—and we are always jostling against those who have jostled our friends.
Poor Jacquetta had been without English books. She had not seen the last novels, James Asheton had them—his sister had received a box of books from England. He would walk into Nantes and fetch them. When Alphonse was present he also talked English, though usually with his wife he spoke French. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, Jacquetta — Chapter X (1886)

“ She is in a new and strange world here, and she cannot accommodate herself to it. You must be more with her. You must lay yourself out to interest her, and brighten her life. She is good-hearted as an angel. That is well for you, for mischief comes of it when a woman is left alone too much by the companion God has given her.’
‘I will think of what you have said.’
‘Act on it. Act on it.’ The curé held out his big hand and shook that of the baron.
On their way back to the chateau the baron said, ‘My dear Jacquetta! ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, Jacquetta — Chapter X (1886)

“ She always had been charitable; the poor had always looked up to her for assistance; and on her very limited means she had assisted them. Now every thing in the castle was on a more liberal scale, and the dowager baroness was not in the least ashamed to give in greater profusion out of what was purchased with Jacquetta’s money. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, Jacquetta — Chapter X (1886)

“ There was about Nantes little or no oak, and oak is the only really excellent fuel for dogs or a brick hearth. Next to oak comes beech, and there was as little beech available. Pinewood there was, but that burns badly unless very dry, and worst of all was that which was most abundant, poplar which will not burn at all unless constantly impelled to do so by the bellows. ”

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Sabine Baring-Gould, Jacquetta — Chapter X (1886)

“ They, on their side, were piqued because not associated in the preparations, and failed to see that their own repellent behaviour took from Jacquetta the courage to ask them to unite with her. The Christmas-tree, instead of proving a means of drawing them into fellowship and goodwill, was made a grievance. The young wife was trying to bribe the parishoners to think more of her than of the dowager and Mdlle. de Pleurans. Of course with money a great deal can be done. ”

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