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At other times he would consult her , and carry his purpose only after much perseverance . Twice or thrice he had told her that he must go away , and then with many groans she had acceded to his propositions . It had been necessary to expend two thousand francs in establishing the omnibus , and in that affair the appearance of things had been at one time quite hopeless . And then when George had declared that the altered habits of the people required that the hour of the morning table-d'hote should be changed from noon to one , she had sworn that she would not give way . She would never lend her assent to such vile idleness . It was already robbing the business portion of the day of an hour . She would wrap her colours round her and die upon the ground sooner than yield .