He brought me up, and I am like him.

Mamma, as you know, is melancholy and nervous, looking on the dark side, and Florentin is like her.

I obtained a place for Florentin, I found work for mamma and for myself.

We all took courage, and gradually we became calm." She looked at him with a smile that said: "Will you let me do for you what I have done for others ?" But she did not speak these words.

On the contrary, she immediately endeavored to destroy the impression which she believed her words had made upon him.
"Go and bring some water," she said, "and I will light the fire." When he returned, carrying a carafe, the fire blazed brightly, lighting the whole room.