stubborn. He was sorry that his father should be
put to expense at a time when money was so hard to
come by ; but explain the cause of it all? Ah, ga
non! There were things that one did not say to one's
father.
clf you tell him the reason/ he threatened later,
having followed le tout petit Loup into his bedroom,
'if you tell him the reason, I shall be very angry!
Jan has promised not even to tell Aunt Germaine.
And now you will promise to tell no one at all.
Allons, vite, I am waiting . . .3 And Loup actually
promised.
So once again Christophe must seek out the Cure,
but this time his confession was wonderfully cheerful,
all things considered: *Mon pere, I have sinned. I
have given way to ungovernable temper. I called
Andre Genas several bad names, and I put a male-
diction upon him because he said that my father was
a thief, and I hit him twice as hard as I could. Ah,
mon pere, he lay there and bled like a pig! And per-
haps I ought to tell you, mon pere, that I felt very
happy while I was hitting. And . . . mon pere . * .
I once more believe in God. . . .*
eGod moves in mysterious ways/ thought the Cure.