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They never are allowed to call their time their own,
though they often misuse the time that ought to belong to other people."
For a long time Chapeau combatted such arguments as these, but without
avail; the smith declared that now, as his two sons had become soldiers,
it would break his heart if his daughter also were to marry one. He
assured Jacques, with tears running down his rough cheeks, that he could
not bring himself to give his daughter his blessing, if she left his
house without his leave to marry a soldier. He declared that he also
loved her better than all the world, and that he could not bear to part
with her; and his tears and kindly words had such an effect upon Annot,
that she could not restrain herself: she burst into tears herself and
running out of her little room, threw herself into her father's arms.
"Get up, thou simpleton; get up, thou little fool," said he. "Why,
Annot, what ails thee?"
"Oh, father! dear father!" said she.
"Get up then, Annot, and I'll speak to thee.


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