old man goriot

Chapter 30: Father's Death (2)
"You say such things!" Old Man Goriot shouted. "God, as long as I live, no matter who it is, no matter which one of you is harmed, he must remember well, I must use a slow fire to roast him! Yes, tear him to pieces, just like..."

Old Man Gao suddenly lost his voice, unable to speak out of his throat.

"At last, my dear sister, what he wants me to do is worse than death. God! I hope that a woman will never be like me, hearing such words!"

"I'm going to kill this guy." Old Man Gao said coldly.

"Too bad he owes me two lives, and he only one. Then?" he asked, looking at Anastasia.

The countess went on: "After a short pause, he looked at me and said: 'Anastasi, I can say no more, we will live together, we have children. I will not kill De Tray. Sir, it may not be possible to hit him; to get rid of him in other ways will violate the criminal law of the world. Kill him in your arms, the children will not be seen well in the future. In order to let the children, their father, and I, none of them will die, and I will set you two conditions. You answer first: Is there a child of mine?' I said yes. He asked: 'Which one?' 'Boss Ernest.' He said: 'Well, now swear to me that you will obey me for one thing from now on.' I swear. 'You shall sign the deed of sale of your property whenever I propose to you.'"

"Don't sign it," cried Old Man Goriot, "don't ever sign that thing. Well, Mr. de Restor, you don't know how to make a woman happy. She has to find happiness somewhere; you yourself To be a man in vain, but to punish her? Wait a minute! And me. He will run into me wherever he goes. Naxi, don’t worry. Hmph, he is still reluctant to part with his offspring! Okay, very good, I will Hold on to his son, damn it! That's my grandson. That little guy, can I have a look? I'll take him to his hometown, and I'll take care of him, don't worry. I'm going to call this devil Surrender and say to him, 'Let's fight! If you want a son, you must return my daughter's property and set her free.'”

"my father!"

"Yes, your father! Hey! I'm a real father. Don't let this bastard rich man bully my daughter. God! I don't know how angry I am; I'm like a tiger, I want to eat these two Guys. Oh, boys! Is this what your life is like? I'm sick of it. What will you be like when I'm gone? A father should live with his children forever. God, your The world is really not arranged! But you have sons, that's what they say. You shouldn't make us suffer because of our children. Two dear little angels, what? Don't you have to wait until you have pain before you come to me In front of you. You only let me see your tears. Oh! Yes, you love me, I can see it. Then you come, come here to complain! My heart is so big that it can tolerate anything Exit. Yes, it doesn’t matter if you pierce it, the pieces are still father’s heart. I can’t wait to suffer for you, to suffer. Alas! How happy you were when you were young..."

"We only had the good times," Danfina said, "where are the days of rolling down sacks of flour stacked in the big barn?"

"Father! It's not over yet," Anastasia whispered in Goriot's ear, and the old man jumped up. "The diamond didn't sell for a hundred thousand francs. Maxime was sued. We're still close." Twelve thousand. He promised me to stay safe and never gamble again. I have nothing in the world except his love; Property, honour, peace, children. Alas! Do something, at least keep Maxim from prison and lose face; let him establish himself in society, and he will find a place. Now his responsibility is not only my happiness, We have children, and they'll have nothing. If he's in San Pelage, it's all over."

"I don't have the money, Naxi. It's gone, it's gone, it's gone! It's the end of the world. Oh! The world is going to collapse, for sure. You guys go. Run for your life first! Hey! I And silver buckles, and six sets of tableware, which were the first things I bought in my life. In the end, I only had a life annuity of twelve thousand..."

"What's the use of your long-term bonds?"

"Sold it, and only kept this little bit for living expenses. I furnished a house for Fei Fei, and it cost [-] yuan."

"Is it in your house, Danfina?" Madame de Resto asked her sister.

"Hey! What is this for!" Old Man Gao said, "Twelve thousand has already been spent anyway."

"I guessed it," said the countess, "for M. de Rastignac. Oh! Poor Danfina, stop. Look what I have gotten to."

"My dear fellow, Monsieur de Rastignac, he will not ruin his mistress."

"Very well, Dafina. You have disappointed me now that I am in danger; you never loved me."

"She loves you, Naxi," Old Man Gao said loudly, "She was still saying she loves you just now. When we talked about you, she told me again and again that you are the real beauty, and she can only be considered beautiful. "

"She?" said the countess, "that is a cold beauty."

"Forget it," Dafina blushed, and said, "but what do you do to me? You don't recognize me as a sister, and you cut off the door to anyone I want to go to. Anyway, you give me a chance. I wear small shoes. I, am I like you, to scrape away thousands and thousands of poor father's money. To force him into this situation? This is what you do, sister. I, as soon as I have Maybe, just to see my father; I didn't throw him out of the house, I licked his hands when I needed him. He paid me twelve thousand, I don't know. I don't waste money! You I know. What's more, even if my father gave me something, it was never what I asked for. "

"You're happier than I am. M. de Marsay is rich, you know it. You're always as vulgar as gold. Goodbye, I have no sisters, and I don't—"

"Stop talking, Naxi!" Old Man Gao shouted.

"Only a sister like you can tell you the truth, those words are no longer believed; you are a devil." Dan Feina said to his sister.

"Children, children, stop talking, or I will die in front of you."

"Well, Nancy, I forgive you," Madame de Nucingen went on, "you are out of luck. But I have a better heart than you. When you said that to me, I was thinking of doing everything I could to help you." When you were with me, I even went into my husband's house to beg him, that's something I didn't want to do, even for myself, for... This is finally worthy of you, but you have hurt me for nine years. "

"Children, my children, embrace!" said the father. "You are a pair of angels!"

"No, let me go," the Countess cried out, and Goriot had already grabbed her arm, and she struggled to keep her father from hugging her. "She is more cruel to me than my husband. Is she so virtuous? ah!"

"I would rather people think that I owe money to Mr. de Marseille than to admit that Mr. de Tray has cost me more than 20 yuan." Mrs. de Nucingen responded.

"Dafina!" cried the countess, taking a step closer to her.

"You slandered me, but I was just telling you the truth." The baroness replied coldly.

"Danfina! You are a..."

Old man Gao rushed forward, grabbed the countess, and covered her mouth with his hands to prevent her from speaking.

"My God! Father, what did you touch this morning?" Anastasia asked him.

"Oh! yes, that's my fault," said poor father, wiping his hands on his trousers, "I didn't know you were coming, I was moving."

He was happy to incur this scolding, and directed his daughter's anger on himself.

"Ah!" he said, sitting down, "you've torn my heart out. I'm dying, boys! There's a fire in my head. You should all be kind and brotherly! You want me Die. Danfina, Nasi, come on, you both are yes and you are not. Well, but but," he said, turning to the baroness with tears in his eyes, "she needs twelve thousand Let's do it, François. Don't stare at each other like this." He knelt down in front of Danfina. "Apologize to her, and make me happy," her father said in her ear, "she is the most unlucky now, isn't she?"

"Poor Naxi," Dan Feina said, she was terrified when she saw the pain on her father's face like a madman and a savage, "I was wrong, kiss me..."

"Ah! I feel better if you do this," Old Man Gao said loudly. "But where can I find twelve thousand francs? How about I go and serve as a soldier?"

"Ah! Father!" said the two daughters round him. "No, no."

"Only God will reward you for your thoughts, and we will never be able to make up for it in our lifetime! Isn't that right, Naxi?" Dafina said.

"Besides, poor father, that's just a drop in the bucket," said the Countess.

"Can't we work our lives?" The old man cried desperately, "Naxi, as long as someone saves you, I will fight for him and kill for him. I want to work like Vautrin, and become a convict! I... ..."

He stopped suddenly, as if struck by lightning.

"It's all gone!" he said again, pulling his hair, "I just need to know where to steal it, but it's not easy to find a place where I can steal it. Let's rob a bank, it takes manpower and time. Come on." , I should be dead, I have to die. Yes, I am useless, I am no longer a father! No. She asked me for it, waiting to use it! And I am really nothing, I have nothing. Ah! You saved it Annuity for life, you old bastard, you have daughters! Don't you love them? Die, die like a dog! Yes, I'm worse than a dog, a dog wouldn't do that! Ouch! My head ! It’s really going to boil inside!”

"Oh! Dad," the two young women yelled, stopping him from bumping his head against the wall. "Don't be impulsive."

The old man is crying.Terrified, Eugene picked up the IOU that had been given to Vautrin, which had a relatively large amount of funds stamped on it. He changed the number and changed it into a formal IOU of [-], bearing the name of Goriot; went in.

"Here is your money, Madame," he said, handing over the bill. "I was asleep, and woke up by your conversation, and realized that I owed money to M. Goriot. Here is a bill, yours." It can be used for turnover, and I will definitely pay it off on schedule.”

The countess held the bill and stood still.

"Danfina," said she, pale and trembling with rage, "I would have forgiven you everything, and God will testify to me, but this! Why, you know that Monsieur is in the house! How dare you take revenge so despicably, and let me expose my privacy, life, my child's details, my honor and disgrace to him! Come on, from now on, you and I will be separated, I hate you, I will try to deal with you, I... "

She was too angry to speak, her throat was dry.

"He is my son, a child of our family, your brother, your savior," Old Man Gao cried, "come and hug him, Naxi! Here, I am hugging him," he said Hugging Eugene madly. "Oh! My child! I am not only your father, but also the whole family. I wish I could become a god and throw the world under your feet. Come, Naxi, come and kiss him! He is not a mortal, but an angel, A true angel."

"Don't pay attention to her, Father, she's a madman now," Danfina said.

"Crazy! Crazy! And you, what are you?" Madame de Resto asked.

"Children, if you continue like this, I will die." The old man spoke vigorously, and fell down on the bed as if he had been shot. "They're killing me!" he said to himself.

The countess looked at Eugene, who stood motionless, dazed by the violent quarrel. "Sir." The Countess called him, her posture, voice, and eyes were clearly inquiring, completely ignoring her father; but Finer hastily unbuttoned his father's waistcoat.

"Madame, I will definitely pay, and I will keep it secret." Eugene replied without waiting for the other party to ask.

"Naxi! You forced father to death!" Dan Feina said, pointing to the elder sister who had passed out; Naxi slipped away.

"I forgive her," said the old man, opening his eyes. "She is in such a miserable situation that no one with the best mind can bear it. Please comfort Naxi and be kind to her. You have to promise your poor father, who is dying soon." Father." He squeezed Danfina's hand and begged her.

"What's the matter with you?" Dan Feina was taken aback and asked.

"It's nothing, it's nothing," my father replied, "it will be fine. I feel something is pressing on my forehead, it's a headache. Poor Naxi, how will you live in the future!"

Then the countess returned to the house, knelt down before her father, and cried, "Forgive me!"

"Well," said Old Man Goriot, "you're making me suffer even more now."

With tears in her eyes, the countess said to Rastignac: "Monsieur, I have suffered too much and wronged people. Are you really like a brother to me?" She held out her hand to him.

"Naxi," said Fina holding her, "my dear Naxi, let's forget everything."

"No," she said, "I must remember!"

"Angels," Old Man Gao said loudly, "you cleared away the darkness in front of my eyes, and your voices brought me back to life. Hug me again. Oh, Naxi, can that bill save you?"

"I hope so. Oh, Dad, can you sign it?"

"Here, I'm so confused, forget about it! I didn't feel well just now, Naxi, don't blame me. As soon as the matter is settled, you send someone to tell me. No, I'd better go by myself. Oh, no! I can't go , I can’t see your husband again, I will beat him to death on the spot. He can’t take over your property, and me. Go, son, and try to make Maxim a good man.”

Eugene was dumbfounded.

"Poor Nancy has always been irritable," said Madame de Nucingen, "but she has a good heart."

"She came back to sign the bill." Eugene whispered in Danfina's ear.

"really?"

"I hope not, you have to be careful of her," he replied, raising his eyes, as if telling God what he dared not express.

"Yes, she's always acting, and poor father believes in her."

"What do you think, Monsieur Goriot?" Rastignac asked the old man.

"I want to sleep," he replied.

Eugene helped Goriot to sleep.As soon as the old man fell asleep clutching Danfina's hand, the daughter withdrew.

"Meet me to-night at the Italian Theater," she said to Eugene, "and then you will tell me about your father. You will be moving tomorrow, sir. Let us see your room." She said as soon as she entered. "Oh! How terrible! You live worse than my father. Eugene, you are doing well. I would love you more if I could; but boy, if you want to be rich, you shouldn't spend twelve thousand Throw it out of the window like this. The Comte de Trail is a gambler, and my sister doesn't want to see it. Twelve thousand francs, and he'll go where the money is won and lost."

They heard a groan, and returned to Goriot's room, where they found him apparently fast asleep; but the lovers stepped forward, and heard these words:
"How unfortunate they are!"

Whether he was awake or asleep, the tone of these words strongly touched the daughter's heart, so she walked to the broken bed where her father was lying, and kissed his forehead.He opened his eyes and said, "Yes Danfina!"

"Well, what do you think?" she asked.

"It's all right," he said, "don't you worry, I'm going to the street. Come, come, boys, have fun."

(End of this chapter)