When M. Bergeret heard these words, when he saw her at the goal whither he had guided her by foresight and firmness, he tried to conceal his joy, for fear lest, if he let it be detected, Madame Bergeret might abandon an arrangement that suited him admirably. He made no answer, but he bent his head in sign of consent. Transcriber’s Note: Hyphenation and spelling have been retained as appeared in the original publication except as follows: Page 68 For you’re no stranger to _changed to_ “For you’re no stranger to Page 76 tho most respected families _changed to_ the most respected families Page 93 which are associdate _changed to_ which are associated Page 229 Servius believes that Virgil wrote _changed to_ “Servius believes that Virgil wrote masts were already up _changed to_ masts were already up. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Wicker Work Woman, by Anatole France