Andheslippedout。
　　Shewantedhimtodressallinblack，andgrowapointedbeard，tolookliketheportraitsofLouisXIII。Shewantedtoseehislodgings；thoughtthempoor。Heblushedatthem，butshedidnotnoticethis，thenadvisedhimtobuysomecurtainslikehers，andasheobjectedtotheexpense——
　　“Ah!ah!youcareforyourmoney，“shesaidlaughing。
　　EachtimeLeonhadtotellhereverythingthathehaddonesincetheirlastmeeting。Sheaskedhimforsomeverses——someverses“forherself，“a“lovepoem“inhonourofher。Butheneversucceededingettingarhymeforthesecondverse；andatlastendedbycopyingasonnetina“Keepsake。“Thiswaslessfromvanitythanfromtheonedesireofpleasingher。Hedidnotquestionherideas；heacceptedallhertastes；hewasratherbecominghermistressthanshehis。Shehadtenderwordsandkissesthatthrilledhissoul。Wherecouldshehavelearntthiscorruptionalmostincorporealinthestrengthofitsprofanityanddissimulation？
　　ChapterSixDuringthejourneyshemadetoseeher，Leonhadoftendinedatthechemist’s，andhefeltobligedfrompolitenesstoinvitehiminturn。
　　“Withpleasure!“MonsieurHomaisreplied；“besides，Imustinvigoratemymind，forIamgettingrustyhere。We’llgotothetheatre，totherestaurant；we’llmakeanightofit。“
　　“Oh，mydear!“tenderlymurmuredMadameHomais，alarmedatthevagueperilshewaspreparingtobrave。
　　“Well，what？DoyouthinkI’mnotsufficientlyruiningmyhealthlivinghereamidthecontinualemanationsofthepharmacy？Butthere!thatisthewaywithwomen!Theyarejealousofscience，andthenareopposedtoourtakingthemostlegitimatedistractions。Nomatter!Countuponme。OneofthesedaysIshallturnupatRouen，andwe’llgothepacetogether。“
　　Thedruggistwouldformerlyhavetakengoodcarenottousesuchanexpression，buthewascultivatingagayParisianstyle，whichhethoughtinthebesttaste；and，likehisneighbour，MadameBovary，hequestionedtheclerkcuriouslyaboutthecustomsofthecapital；heeventalkedslangtodazzlethebourgeois，sayingbender，crummy，dandy，macaroni，thecheese，cutmystickand“I’llhookit，“for“Iamgoing。“
　　SooneThursdayEmmawassurprisedtomeetMonsieurHomaisinthekitchenofthe“Liond’Or，“wearingatraveller’scostume，thatistosay，wrappedinanoldcloakwhichnooneknewhehad，whilehecarriedavaliseinonehandandthefoot-warmerofhisestablishmentintheother。Hehadconfidedhisintentionstonoone，forfearofcausingthepublicanxietybyhisabsence。
　　Theideaofseeingagaintheplacewherehisyouthhadbeenspentnodoubtexcitedhim，forduringthewholejourneyheneverceasedtalking，andassoonashehadarrived，hejumpedquicklyoutofthediligencetogoinsearchofLeon。Invaintheclerktriedtogetridofhim。MonsieurHomaisdraggedhimofftothelargeCafedelaNormandie，whichheenteredmajestically，notraisinghishat，thinkingitveryprovincialtouncoverinanypublicplace。
　　EmmawaitedforLeonthreequartersofanhour。Atlastsherantohisoffice；and，lostinallsortsofconjectures，accusinghimofindifference，andreproachingherselfforherweakness，shespenttheafternoon，herfacepressedagainstthewindow-panes。
　　Attwoo’clocktheywerestillatatableoppositeeachother。
　　Thelargeroomwasemptying；thestove-pipe，intheshapeofapalm-tree，spreaditsgiltleavesoverthewhiteceiling，andnearthem，outsidethewindow，inthebrightsunshine，alittlefountaingurgledinawhitebasin，where；inthemidstofwatercressandasparagus，threetorpidlobstersstretchedacrosstosomequailsthatlayheapedupinapileontheirsides。
　　Homaiswasenjoyinghimself。Althoughhewasevenmoreintoxicatedwiththeluxurythantherichfare，thePommardwineallthesameratherexcitedhisfaculties；andwhentheomeletteaurhum*appeared，hebeganpropoundingimmoraltheoriesaboutwomen。Whatseducedhimaboveallelsewaschic。Headmiredaneleganttoiletteinawell-furnishedapartment，andastobodilyqualities，hedidn’tdislikeayounggirl。
　　*Inrum。
　　Leonwatchedtheclockindespair。Thedruggistwentondrinking，eating，andtalking。
　　“Youmustbeverylonely，“hesaidsuddenly，“hereatRouen。Tobesureyourlady-lovedoesn’tlivefaraway。“
　　Andtheotherblushed——
　　“Comenow，befrank。CanyoudenythatatYonville——“
　　Theyoungmanstammeredsomething。
　　“AtMadameBovary’s，you’renotmakingloveto——“
　　“Towhom？“
　　“Theservant!“
　　Hewasnotjoking；butvanitygettingthebetterofallprudence，Leon，inspiteofhimselfprotested。Besides，heonlylikeddarkwomen。
　　“Iapproveofthat，“saidthechemist；“theyhavemorepassion。“
　　Andwhisperingintohisfriend’sear，hepointedoutthesymptomsbywhichonecouldfindoutifawomanhadpassion。Heevenlaunchedintoanethnographicdigression：theGermanwasvapourish，theFrenchwomanlicentious，theItalianpassionate。
　　“Andnegresses？“askedtheclerk。
　　“Theyareanartistictaste!“saidHomais。“Waiter!twocupsofcoffee!“
　　“Arewegoing？“atlastaskedLeonimpatiently。
　　“Ja!“
　　Butbeforeleavinghewantedtoseetheproprietoroftheestablishmentandmadehimafewcompliments。Thentheyoungman，tobealone，allegedhehadsomebusinessengagement。
　　“Ah!Iwillescortyou，“saidHomais。
　　Andallthewhilehewaswalkingthroughthestreetswithhimhetalkedofhiswife，hischildren；oftheirfuture，andofhisbusiness；toldhiminwhatadecayedconditionithadformerlybeen，andtowhatadegreeofperfectionhehadraisedit。
　　ArrivedinfrontoftheHoteldeBoulogne，Leonlefthimabruptly，ranupthestairs，andfoundhismistressingreatexcitement。Atmentionofthechemistsheflewintoapassion。
　　He，however，piledupgoodreasons；itwasn’thisfault；didn’tsheknowHomais——didshebelievethathewouldpreferhiscompany？Butsheturnedaway；hedrewherback，and，sinkingonhisknees，claspedherwaistwithhisarmsinalanguorouspose，fullofconcupiscenceandsupplication。
　　Shewasstanding；up，herlargeflashingeyeslookedathimseriously，almostterribly。Thentearsobscuredthem，herredeyelidswerelowered，shegavehimherhands，andLeonwaspressingthemtohislipswhenaservantappearedtotellthegentlemanthathewaswanted。
　　“Youwillcomeback？“shesaid。
　　“Yes。“
　　“Butwhen？“
　　“Immediately。“
　　“It’satrick，“saidthechemist，whenhesawLeon。“Iwantedtointerruptthisvisit，thatseemedtometoannoyyou。Let’sgoandhaveaglassofgarusatBridoux’。“
　　Leonvowedthathemustgetbacktohisoffice。Thenthedruggistjokedhimaboutquill-driversandthelaw。
　　“LeaveCujasandBartholealoneabit。Whothedevilpreventsyou？Beaman!Let’sgotoBridoux’。You’llseehisdog。It’sveryinteresting。“
　　Andastheclerkstillinsisted——
　　“I’llgowithyou。I’llreadapaperwhileIwaitforyou，orturnovertheleavesofa’Code。’“
　　Leon，bewilderedbyEmma’sanger，MonsieurHomais’chatter，and，perhaps，bytheheavinessoftheluncheon，wasundecided，and，asitwere，fascinatedbythechemist，whokeptrepeating——
　　“Let’sgotoBridoux’。It’sjustbyhere，intheRueMalpalu。“
　　Then，throughcowardice，throughstupidity，throughthatindefinablefeelingthatdragsusintothemostdistastefulacts，heallowedhimselftobeledofftoBridoux’，whomtheyfoundinhissmallyard，superintendingthreeworkmen，whopantedastheyturnedthelargewheelofamachineformakingseltzer-water。
　　Homaisgavethemsomegoodadvice。HeembracedBridoux；theytooksomegarus。TwentytimesLeontriedtoescape，buttheotherseizedhimbythearmsaying——
　　“Presently!I’mcoming!We’llgotothe’FanaldeRouen’toseethefellowsthere。I’llintroduceyoutoThornassin。“
　　Atlasthemanagedtogetridofhim，andrushedstraighttothehotel。Emmawasnolongerthere。Shehadjustgoneinafitofanger。Shedetestedhimnow。Thisfailingtokeeptheirrendezvousseemedtoheraninsult，andshetriedtorakeupotherreasonstoseparateherselffromhim。Hewasincapableofheroism，weak，banal，morespiritlessthanawoman，avaricioustoo，andcowardly。
　　Then，growingcalmer，sheatlengthdiscoveredthatshehad，nodoubt，calumniatedhim。Butthedisparagingofthosewelovealwaysalienatesusfromthemtosomeextent。Wemustnottouchouridols；thegiltstickstoourfingers。