On her part she thoroughly intended to make her time also of use, and not to live with folded arms.

At the start she would take charge of the housekeeping, under the direction of Madame Renault, who was beginning to find it a little burdensome.

And then would she not soon have children to care for, bring up and educate?
This was a noble and useful pleasure which she did not intend to share with any one.

Nevertheless she would send her sons to college, in order to fit them for living in the world, and to teach them early those principles of justice and equality which are the foundation of every good manly character.

Leon let her talk on, only interrupting her to agree with her: for these two young people who had been educated and brought up with the same ideas, saw everything with the same eyes.
Education had created this pleasant harmony rather than Love.
"Do you know," said Clementine, "that I felt an awful palpitation of the heart when I entered the room where you were yesterday ?" "If you think that my heart beat less violently than yours--" "Oh! but it was a different thing with me: I was afraid." "What of ?" "I was afraid that I should not find you the same as I had seen you in my thoughts.