he had now obtained leave of absence from his regiment when he made the excursion into the pyrenees, which was the means of introducing him to st.aubert; and, as this permission was nearly expired, he was the more anxious to declare himself to emily's family, from whom he reasonably apprehended opposition, since his fortune, though, with a moderate addition from hers, it would be sufficient to support them, would not satisfy the views, either of vanity, or ambition.
valancourt was not without the latter, but he saw golden visions of promotion in the army; and believed, that with emily he could, in the mean time, be delighted to live within the limits of his humble income.his thoughts were now occupied in considering the means of making himself known to her family, to whom, however, he had yet no address, for he was entirely ignorant of emily's precipitate departure from la vallee, of whom he hoped to obtain it.