The maid told him that a girl and a child had come looking for him, but since she didn't know them, she hadn't cared to ask them in, and had told them to go on to Mers."Why didn't you let them in?" asked Germain angrily. "People must be very suspicious in this part of the world, if they won't open the front door to a neighbor."" Well, naturally! " replied the maid. "In a house as rich as this, you have to keep a close watch on things. While the master's away I'm responsible for everything, and I can't just open the door to anyone at all."" That's a mean way to live, " said Germain; "I'd rather be poor than live in fear like that. Good-bye to you, miss, and good-bye to this horrible country of yours! . George Sand
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I’d rather be poor than live in fear like that. Good-bye to you, miss, and good-bye to this horrible country of yours! Germain was very unhappy with the way his host treated him. He felt that he had been treated unfairly, but he knew that he had no right to complain. His host was entitled to do as he pleased, and there was nothing that Germain could do about it.

All Germain could do was to leave. He told the maid that he wasn’t staying there any longer and that he would be leaving the next day. The maid told him that a girl and a child had come looking for him, but since she didn’t know them, she hadn’t cared to ask them in, and had told them to go on to Mers.

Germain was very annoyed by this news and said: “Why didn’t you let them in? People must be very suspicious in this part of the world if they won’t open the front door to a neighbor. Good-bye to you, miss, and good-bye to this horrible country of yours!” Germain then left the house and continued his journey along the road.

Source: La Mare Au Diable

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