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The Wandering Jew Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Wandering Jew novel. A total of 254 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Wandering Jew.by Eugene Sue.A NOTE ON THE AUTHOR OF THE WANDERING JEW: EUGENE SUE (1
The Wandering Jew.by Eugene Sue.A NOTE ON THE AUTHOR OF THE WANDERING JEW: EUGENE SUE (1804-1857) Time and again physicians and seamen have made noteworthy reputations as novelists. But it is rare in the annals of literature that a man trained in both pro
- 154 "General!" said Dagobert, in a firm grave tone, "I returned from Siberia--alone with your two daughters.""And their mother! their mother!" cried Simon, in a voice of despair."I set out with the two orphans the day after her death," said the soldie
- 153 According to the skillful tactics of the sons of Loyola, who sometimes deny their own existence, in order to escape from an adversary--and sometimes proclaim with audacity the living power of their organization, in order to intimidate the feeble-R-odin ha
- 152 After a moment's silence, Rodin cast his looks all around, with well feigned uneasiness, and replied in a whisper: "Once more, madame, do not question me on so fearful a subject. The walls of this house may have ears."Adrienne and Dagobert looked at ea
- 151 "Now, sir," said Dagobert, in a grave voice, "I declare, in presence of all, that I was wrong to abuse and ill-treat you. I make you my apology for it, sir; and I acknowledge, with joy, that I owe you--much--oh! very much and when I owe, I pay."So say
- 150 "You strangle me," said the Jesuit, in a stifled voice, as he tried to escape from the soldier."Where are the orphans, since they are not here, and the convent door has been closed against me?" cried Dagobert, in a voice of thunder."Help! help!" gas
- 149 "Believe me, dear," said Adrienne, "there are some sorts of praise which honor, recompense, and encourage; and M. Rodin's is of the number. I know it,--yes, I know it.""Nay, my dear young lady, you must not ascribe to me all the honor of this judgme
- 148 "It is so," replied Adrienne, deeply interested."Your grat.i.tude and favor are then necessarily acquired by those who, poor, laborious, and unknown, have procured for you these marvels of luxury, which you could not do without?""This feeling of grat
- 147 "But let us return to what concerns you, my dear young lady. On the eve of the 13th of February, the Abbe d'Aigrigny delivered to me a paper in shorthand, and said to me, 'Transcribe this examination; you may add that it is to support the decision of a
- 146 "Great G.o.d!" cried the young girl, clasping her hands in horror. "It is fearful. That young prince, who was said to have so n.o.ble and generous a character! But I had sent to Cardoville Castle--""A confidential person, to fetch the prince to Paris
- 145 "You? How will you do that?" cried the doctor."That I shall take care not to tell you at present, as you may well suppose," answered Rodin, with an ironical smile, adding with indignation: "But, really, sir, you ought to die for shame, to dare to rai
- 144 "Sir," cried M. Baleinier, "permit me to observe, that the manner in which you open this question is an insult to me.""Sir, it is to the lady that I have the honor of addressing myself,"replied M. de Gernande, sternly; "and I am the sole judge of t
- 143 "Heavens! and for my sake!""Yes; it would be for you, and what is worse, by you, that they would be condemned.""By me, sir?""Certainly; that is, if you follow up your vengeance against your aunt and Abbe d'Aigrigny--I do not speak of myself, for I
- 142 This was said by Rodin with so much apparent kindness, that Rose-Pompon felt the tears well up to her eyes, and answered with much emotion: "Sir, Cephyse and me are only poor girls; there are many more virtuous in the world; but I venture to say, we have
- 141 "Alas! I do not know her--but a young fellow, that I like excessively--""Jacques Rennepont?""Otherwise called Sleepinbuff. He is now in prison for debt," sighed Rodin. "I saw him yesterday.""You saw him yesterday?--how strange!" said Rose-Pompon
- 140 "That will be well."I shall raise the question of the liberty of instruction. The raw liberals will support us. Like fools, they admit us to equal rights; when our privileges, our influence of the confessional, our obedience to Rome, all place us beyond
- 139 So saying, the greengrocer took down an old basket; after throwing into it three or four pieces of turf, a little bundle of wood, and some charcoal, she covered all this fuel with a cabbage leaf; then, going to the further end of the shop, she took from a
- 138 "Better than that, most rosy and pompous of all Rose-Pom, pons! I am head editor of a religious journal; and as I must make some appearance in so respectable a concern, I ask every month for four weeks in advance, and three days of liberty. On this condi
- 137 "Just fancy, little viper's eyes, looking as if they had been bored with a gimlet, in a face as pale as death--so pale, that the lips are white.That's for his appearance. As for his character, the good old man's so polite!--he pulls off his hat so oft
- 136 "This ally, who can decimate a population, may carry away with him in the shroud that he drags at his heels, the whole of an accursed race; but even he must respect the life of that great intangible body, which does not perish with the death of its membe
- 135 A long acquaintance with Father d'Aigrigny had revealed to him the inferiority of the latter."You threw away your pen," said Father d'Aigrigny to Rodin with extreme deference, "while I was dictating a note for Rome. Will you do me the favor to tell m
- 134 "What do you say, my brave boy?" cried Dagobert, who, in the first tumult of joy, had not exactly understood the meaning of the codicil."All is put off, father!" exclaimed the smith; "the heirs will have three months and a half more to make their cla
- 133 These words p.r.o.nounced with conviction and gravity, destroyed the last vague hopes that the representatives of the heirs might till then have entertained. Samuel became paler than usual, and pressed convulsively the hand of Bathsheba, who had drawn nea
- 132 "Take care M. l'Abbe," said rather d'Aigrigny; "I would observe that I hold in my hand a written, formal promise.""I know it, sir; you have a written paper, in which I take an oath never to revoke this donation, upon any pretext whatever, and on pa
- 131 "But--""All is well," resumed Dagobert, radiant with delight. "You will share with the others--I know you.""But all this property I have irrevocably, made over to another," cried Gabriel, in despair."Made over the property!" cried Dagobert, quit
- 130 "'This 13th day of February, 1682, at one o'clock in the afternoon."'MARIUS DE RENNEPONT.'"As the notary had proceeded with the reading of the testament, Gabriel was successively agitated by divers painful impressions. At first, as we have before s
- 129 At the cry uttered by Gabriel, the notary had stopped reading the testament, and Father d'Aigrigny hastily drew near the young priest. The latter rose trembling from his seat and gazed with increasing stupor at the female portrait.Then he said in a low v
- 128 CHAPTER XXIII. THE TESTAMENT.When Gabriel, Rodin, and Father d'Aigrigny entered the Red Room, they were differently affected. Gabriel, pale and sad, felt a kind of painful impatience. He was anxious to quit this house, though he had already relieved hims
- 127 "Sir," said Gabriel, "happen what may, I am as irrevocably engaged by this written promise, which I beg you to keep, father"--and he handed the paper to Father d'Aigrigny "as by the legal doc.u.ment, which I am about to sign," he added, turning to
- 126 "It is impossible, my dear son, that you should not be aware that, since the fall of our legitimate sovereigns, our natural protectors, revolutionary impiety becomes daily more and more threatening. We are oppressed with persecutions. I can, therefore, c
- 125 I ran to you, father, to accuse myself of having involuntarily cast my eyes on those nameless pages, which, by mistake, you had placed in my hands.""Remember, also, my dear son," said Father d'Aigrigny, gravely, "that I calmed your scruples, and told
- 124 "I know it, father," answered Gabriel, bitterly; "three days after, a poor, submissive, and credulous child, I was already a spy upon my comrades, hearing and remembering their conversation, and reporting it to the superior, who congratulated me on my
- 123 The latter said to the Jew, "You, sir, are the keeper of this house?""Yes, sir," replied Samuel."This is Abbe Gabriel de Rennepont," said Rodin, as he introduced his companion, "one of the descendants of the family of the Renneponts.""Happy to he
- 122 Then came the persecution and ruin of M. de Rennepont, whose property was confiscated and given up to the reverend fathers of the Company of Jesus only a few days before his death. Concealed in the retreat he had chosen, therein to put a violent end to hi
- 121 CHAPTER XVII. THE HOUSE IN THE RUE SAINT-FRANCOIS.On entering the Rue Saint-Gervais, by the Rue Dore (in the Marais), you would have found yourself, at the epoch of this narrative, directly opposite to an enormously high wall, the stones of which were bla
- 120 "Yes, brother; just as he ran the risk of poisoning Djalma. This morning we set out, leaving your doctor at the inn, plunged in a deep sleep.I was alone in the carriage with Djalma. He smoked like a true Indian; some grains of array-mow, mixed with the t
- 119 "We, too, have the world for our country, brother, our accomplices for our family, and for our queen Bowanee.""I do not know that saint," said Rodin, humbly."It is our Rome," answered the Strangler. "Van Dael speaks to you of those of your Order, w
- 118 Judge of my grief and fear on receipt of the above. I seat instantly for post-horses. My old foreman, whom I esteem and revere (the father of General Simon), hearing that I was going to the south, begged me to take him with me, and to leave him for some d
- 117 A serious fraud and injury has therefore been committed, and we are bound to take every means to recover this our right, if not immediately, at least in some future time. Our Society being (for the greater glory of G.o.d and our Holy Father) imperishable,
- 116 "But let me see!" resumed Adrienne, hastily; "the first story is pretty high. You will find, near the chapel they are building, some long poles belonging to the scaffolding. They may be of use to you.""They will be as good as a ladder, to reach the u
- 115 "Shall I push it slowly or suddenly?""Let me manage it," said Agricola; and he opened the gate so quickly, that it creaked very little; still the noise might have been plainly heard, in the silence of the night, during one of the lulls between the squ
- 114 "We shall get by that way into the garden, and look immediately for the open paling.""Yes; for on one side of this paling is the wing inhabited by Mdlle.de Cardoville, and on the other that part of the convent in which the general's daughters are conf
- 113 "Do not cry so, dear mother; you will break my heart," said Agricola, as he raised her with the sempstress's help. "Be comforted! I have exaggerated the danger of my father. By acting prudently, we two may succeed in our enterprise; without much risk-
- 112 said Dagobert, shrugging his shoulders contemptuously. "Talk of them, and have done with it for, after all, suppose I were to leave my carca.s.s in the convent, would not you remain to your mother? For twenty years, you were accustomed to do without me.
- 111 "I know it, and that's what frightens me; for my poor children are in their hands. But is all lost? Shall I bring myself to give them up without an effort? Oh, no, no! I will not show any weakness--and yet, since your mother told us of these diabolical
- 110 "My mother!" cried Agricola, running to Frances."My wife!" cried Dagobert, as he also rose, and advanced to meet the unfortunate woman."On your knees, dear mother!" said Agricola, stooping down to embrace her affectionately. "Get up, I entreat you!
- 109 "Yes, M. Dagobert; it is half-past eight.""Still an hour and a half," said Dagobert, in a hollow voice. "This,"he added, "is what I saw. As I came along the street, my notice was attracted by a large red placard, at the head of which was a black pa
- 108 "And the Count de Montbron, to whom Mdlle. de Cardoville begs you to apply," said Mother Bunch, "is a man of influence. Tell him the reasons that make it so important for these young ladies, as well as Mdlle. de Cardoville, to be at liberty this evenin
- 107 "One minute's patience, father. You cannot doubt, from the precautions they have taken, that they wish to detain these young ladies against their will, and against yours.""Doubt! I am sure of it. To come to that point, they began by turning the head o
- 106 "How so?""She will explain it to you." Although not so nimble as Agricola, Mother Bunch soon came up, and said to the soldier: "M. Dagobert, do not let us remain before this gate. They might open it, and see us; and that would excite suspicion. Let u
- 105 "I perceive it, my dear girl. Remember, then, the name of the Count de Montbron.""The Count de Montbron--I shall not forget.""He is one of my good old friends, and lives on the Place Vendome, No.7.""Place Vendome, No. 7--I shall remember.""M. Agr
- 104 "Gracious heaven!" cried the superior, interrupting, and clasping her hands with all the signs of painful astonishment. "Is it possible? you do not practise?""Alas, madame! I tell you that I have no time," answered Mother Bunch, looking disconcerted
- 103 The superior appeared pleased at this information, and added, after a moment's reflection: "She appears intelligent?""Very intelligent.""And is absolutely without resources?""Yes, without any.""Is she pious?""She does not practice.""No matte
- 102 "It is really pitiable!""She opposes to me an inert resistance. It is in vain for me to speak severely, and tell her that, having no parents or friends, and being absolutely confided to my care, she ought to see with my eyes, hear with my ears, and whe
- 101 Florine started. A natural impulse of the heart, a desire to be useful to the sempstress, whose mildness and resignation greatly interested her, had led her to make a hasty proposition; she knew at what price would have to be purchased the advantages she
- 100 "Oh, mademoiselle!" said the other, with simplicity, almost in spite of herself; "it does one so much good to sit by a warm fire!" Then, fearing, in her extreme delicacy, that she might be thought capable of abusing the hospitality of her entertainer,
- 99 "Are you going upstairs again?""No--oh no!" said Cephyse. "I have now a horror of this festivity.""Everything is paid for, and the waiter will tell them not to expect us back. They will be much astonished," continued Jacques, "but it's all the s
- 98 Dumoulin, having entrusted his rattle to one of the guests, resumed his extravagant Roman helmet and plume; he had taken off his great-coat at the commencement of the feast, so that he now appeared in all the splendor of his costume. His cuira.s.s of brig
- 97 "She will overawe the police.""We can say to them: 'Respect this lady; your mother will perhaps be as old some day!'"Suddenly, the Baccha.n.a.l Queen rose; her countenance wore a singular expression of bitter and sardonic delight. In one hand she he
- 96 "Well?" said the three first, with anxiety."He is there.""Are you sure of it?""Are there two Sleepers-in-buff on earth?" replied the other. "I have just seen him; he is togged out like one of the swell mob. They will be at table for three hours a
- 95 "Oh! believe me," replied the Baccha.n.a.l Queen, "gay and giddy as I am, I have sometimes moments of reflection, even in the midst of my maddest joy. Happily, such moments are rare.""And what do you think of, then?""Why, that the life I lead is ha
- 94 "My sister!" exclaimed Cephyse--such was the name of the Baccha.n.a.l Queen--"My sister!"--and with one bound, light as a ballet-dancer, she sprang from her movable throne (which fortunately just happened to be stopping), and, rus.h.i.+ng up to the hu
- 93 "What?""Why that he is a writer, and scribbles pamphlets on religion.""Yes, it is true. I have often seen him at my employer's, with whom he deals; a bad paymaster, but a jolly fellow!""And pretends to be devout, eh?""I believe you, my boy--when
- 92 The following day to that on which Dagobert's wife (arrested for not accounting for the disappearance of General Simon's daughters) was led away before a magistrate, a noisy and animated scene was transpiring on the Place du Chatelet, in front of a buil
- 91 After a touching farewell, during which, in spite of her terror, Frances remained faithful to the vow she had made to the Abbe Dubois--Dagobert, who had refused to give evidence against his wife, was left leaning upon a table, exhausted by contending emot
- 90 "Now, my dear," said Frances, much alarmed."Sir," said the magistrate, "your declaration is a very serious one.Disappearance of persons--sequestration, perhaps. But are you quite sure?""These young ladies were here an hour ago; I repeat, sir, that
- 89 "Has any one taken them away?""Alas, my dear! why ask me these questions? I cannot answer you.""Will they come back here?""I do not know."Dagobert started up; his patience was once more exhausted. But, after taking a few turns in the room, he agai
- 88 Spoil-sport rose, examined Nicholas attentively, and no doubt perceiving by his manner that the porter meditated some evil design, bounded away from him, outflanked the enemy, saw clearly what was intended, and kept himself at a respectful distance."He s
- 87 "It was your dog that bit Spoil-sport first," added Blanche, in a plaintive voice.The look of terror impressed on the features of the orphans recalled Mrs. Grivois to herself. She saw the fatal consequences that might arise from yielding imprudently to
- 86 "Explain, then," said Dagobert to his wife. "What was in this bundle?" "Well, my dear--to confess the truth--I was a little short, and I asked our poor friend to take some things for me to the p.a.w.nbrokers--" "What! and they thought she had robbe
- 85 "Make her stand up on something, that all may have a look.""My corns are being ground: it was not worth coming.""Show her properly--or return the money.""That's fair, ain't it?""Give it us in the 'garden' style.""Trot her out in all her pac
- 84 "Do not be afraid, madame," replied Rose, with a smile; "Spoil-sport will do no harm, if he is not attacked.""Never mind!" cried Mrs. Grivois; "an accident soon happens. The very sight of that enormous dog, with his wolf's head and terrible teeth,
- 83 "And were his anger a hundred times more terrible, you should be proud to brave it in so sacred a cause!" cried the voice, with indignation."Do you think that salvation is to be so easily gained on earth? Since when does the sinner, that would walk in
- 82 "It is true--I know it well, father--and I suffer as much from this fear as from grief at my son's arrest. But what is to be done? I could not instruct these young girls at home--for I have not the knowledge--I have only faith--and then my poor husband,
- 81 As they approached the confessional, the short old man, perceiving Frances on her knees, looked at the priest with an air of interrogation."It is she," said the clergyman."Well, in two or three hours, they will expect the two girls at St.Mary's Conven
- 80 Will you so degrade the dignity of man, as to treat this proposition as an impossible and Utopian dream? We ask, how many prisoners of war have ever broken their parole, and if officers and soldiers are not brothers of the workingman?Without exaggerating
- 79 "Of my son!" cried Frances, trembling all over. "What has happened to him? Did you see him?--Did you speak to him?--Where is he?""I did not see him, but I know where he is." Then, perceiving that Frances grew very pale, the girl added: "He is well;
- 78 "Yes, in certain things; but in others he is immovable. It is just as when upon the journey, we wished to prevent his doing so much for us.""Sister, an idea strikes me," cried Rose, "an excellent idea!""What is it? quick!""You know the young woma
- 77 Seven o'clock in the morning had just struck at St. Mary church; the day was dark and gloomy, and the sleet rattled against the windows of the joyless chamber of Dagobert's wife.As yet ignorant of her son's arrest, Frances had waited for him the whole
- 76 "Mad! no, thank heaven, my poor child, you are not mad yet--and I hope that, by my care, you will never be so. It is to prevent your becoming mad, that one must take it in time; and believe me, it is full time. You look at me with such an air of surprise
- 75 It is impossible to describe her alarm, horror, and chaste indignation, as, thrusting aside with both her hands the numerous curls that covered her face, bathed in tears, she saw herself half-naked between these filthy hags. At first, she uttered a cry of
- 74 Still, wis.h.i.+ng to struggle with the terror which was gaining invincibly upon her, Adrienne called to her aid all the firmness of her character, and tried to argue away her fears."I must have been deceived." she said; "it was only a fall that I hear
- 73 When they left the Saint-Dizier House, the doctor had upon his lips a question which he hesitated to put, for fear of endangering himself in the eyes of Adrienne. The latter had spoken of important interests, the existence of which had been concealed from
- 72 CHAPTER XLIII. A FALSE FRIEND.Night had set in dark and cold. The sky, which had been clear till the sun went down, was now covered with gray and lurid clouds; a strong wind raised here and there, in circling eddies, the snow that was beginning to fall th
- 71 "Certainly, madame," said Adrienne, losing patience, "I believe your modesty to be about equal to that of this candid commissary of police; but it seems to me, that your mutual innocence was alarmed a little too soon. You might, and ought to have refle
- 70 When Mdlle. de Cardoville was far enough from the baron, not to be overheard by him, she said to the physician, who, all smiles and benevolence, waited for her to explain: "My good doctor, you are my friend, as you were my father's. Just now, notwithsta
- 69 "I am neither surprised nor embarra.s.sed, madame; but for the last two hours, you have obliged me to listen to so many new and extravagant things, that a little amaze is very permissible.""I beg your highness's pardon, but you are very much embarra.s
- 68 These words of Adrienne made D'Aigrigny and the princess start, and then rapidly exchange a glance of uneasiness and anxiety. Adrienne did not seem to perceive it, but thus continued: "To have done with your demands, madame, here is my final resolve. I
- 67 "Will you tell me, aunt," asked Adrienne, "what is the good of this long preamble?""This long preamble, madame," resumed the princess with dignity, "exposes the past in order to justify the future.""Really, aunt, such mysterious proceedings are a
- 66 "I am at your service, aunt. Perhaps we had better walk into your library?""It is not necessary. We can talk here." Then, addressing the marquis, the doctor, and the baron, she said to them, "Pray, be seated, gentlemen," and they all took their plac
- 65 "Perhaps, that moment may be nearer than we thought," said Madame de Saint-Dizier, exchanging a glance with D'Aigrigny."I am, and will be, always ready," said the doctor. "I answer for everything that concerns myself. I wish I could be as tranquil o
- 64 "In that case," said the princess, resolutely, "there is no room to hesitate. We must carry things further than we thought, and make an end this very morning.""Yes, though it is almost impossible.""Nay, all is possible. The doctor and M. Tripeaud a
- 63 "You are right, perfectly right, Frederick!" replied the princess quickly. "How little soever we may reflect, with what contempt do we not think upon the past! I, like you, often compare it with the present; and then what satisfaction I feel at having
- 62 "I shall avoid him in future!""So will I," etc.Such is the world, that very often nothing more than groundless surmises are necessary to brand a man whose very, happiness may have incurred envy. So it was with the gentleman of whom we speak. The unfor
- 61 "Idiot!" exclaimed Mrs. Grivois: "couldn't you bring it to me?""But, as madame dictated it aloud to Georgette, as is her custom, I knew the contents of the letter; and I have written it in my notes.""That's not the same thing. It is likely there
- 60 "Thank the stars!" said Adrienne, gayly, "this affair will arrange itself quite easily. Henceforth, Mr. Poet, you shall draw your inspirations in the midst of good fortune instead of adversity. Sad muse! But first of all, bonds shall be given for you.
- 59 CHAPTER x.x.xV. THE INTERVIEW.When Adrienne de Cardoville entered the saloon where Agricola expected her, she was dressed with extremely elegant simplicity. A robe of deep blue, perfectly fitted to her shape, embroidered in front with interlacings of blac
- 58 "Good, very good," said Adrienne, "always the same--dignity even in poverty--it is the sweet perfume of a flower, not the less sweet because it has bloomed in a meadow.""In order to explain to you, honored madame, the unworthy task exacted from us, i
- 57 "No longer ago than last night, at half past eleven o'clock--""Last night?""A four-wheeler," continued Georgette, "stopped at a few paces from the house. A mysterious personage, wrapped up in a cloak, alighted from it, and directly tapped, not at
- 56 "That is, unfortunately, impossible," said the missionary, sadly. "This visit on my arrival is also a farewell visit.""A farewell visit! Now!" exclaimed Dagobert and Agricola both at once."Alas, yes!""You start already on another mission?" said
- 55 "I am not so disinterested as I may seem to be," said Gabriel to Dagobert, smiling meekly. "If I am deemed worthy, a great recompense awaits me on high.""As to all that, my boy," said Dagobert, "I do not understand it; and I will not argue about it