He
withdrew. Theresa determined never more to leave me out of her
sight. I made her feel the inconvenience of accompanying me at that
moment, and the necessity of her remaining to take care of my
effects and collect my money. When an order is made to arrest a man,
it is customary to seize his papers and put a seal upon his effects,
or to make an inventory of them and appoint a guardian to whose care
they are intrusted. It was necessary Theresa should remain to
observe what passed, and get everything settled in the most
advantageous manner possible. I promised her she should shortly come
to me; the marechal confirmed my promise; but I did not choose to tell
her to what place I was going, that, in case of being interrogated
by the persons who came to take me into custody, she might with
truth plead ignorance upon that head. In embracing her the moment
before we separated I felt within me a most extraordinary emotion, and
I said to her with an agitation which, alas! was but too prophetic:
"My dear girl, you must arm yourself with courage. You have partaken
of my prosperity; it now remains to you, since you have chosen it,
to partake of my misery. Expect nothing in future but insult and
calamity in following me. The destiny begun for me by this
melancholy day will pursue me until my latest hour."
I had now nothing to think of but my departure. The officers were to
arrive at ten o'clock. It was four in the afternoon when I set off,
and they were not yet come.
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