The CousinWhen Rudy went a few days after to pay a visit to the
mill, he found the young Englishman there. Babette was just
thinking of preparing some trout to set before him. She understood
well how to garnish the dish with parsley, and make it look quite
tempting. Rudy thought all this quite unnecessary. What did the
Englishman want there? What was he about? Why should he be
entertained, and waited upon by Babette? Rudy was jealous, and that
made Babette happy. It amused her to discover all the feelings of
his heart; the strong points and weak ones. Love was to her as yet
only a pastime, and she played with Rudy's whole heart. At the same
time it must be acknowledged that her fortune, her whole life, her
inmost thoughts, her best and most noble feelings in this world
were all
