"THE BEAUTY OF NIVERNAIS" "Uncle Louveau, captain of the barge "The Beauty of Nivernais", was transporting wood to Paris twice a year" "His wife" "The captain's mate" "In Paris" "An abandoned boy" "Louveau has just delivered a batch of wood to his contractor" "The night was falling" "There was a lot of arguing but nobody intended to shelter the boy." "The policeman decided to take due measures but Uncle Louveau stood up for the boy." " The boy may stay with you until his parents are found." " Are you crazy?" " You want us to starve to death!" " Do we need one more mouth to feed?" "The next day" "Clara and Victor became friends fast" "The captain's mate who had been dreaming of taking the captain's place did not like Victor becoming a new member of the family." "Ten years passed" "Victor became Louveau's right-hand man." "The plans of Louveau's mate were breaking down." "Louveau's daughter Clara became a young woman of 17." "Woodsman Maugendre, a fellow of Louveau, lived in the backwoods not far from Paris." " My children Victor and Clara." " You are a happy man, Louveau." "I had a son, too." "But I've lost him." "After selling the wood, Uncle Louveau bought new clothes for his kids and gave them some pocket money." "Louveau's mate desired Clara for himself." ""Mr. Louveau is asked to appear before the police at August 22nd, 2 p.m. for his family case"." " Now the rabble goes to cinema." "Savages!" "They understand nothing." ""I'm informing you that Mrs Maugendre who died in our hospital had claimed shortly before her death that Victor Louveau was her son." "As for Victor's father, we don't know if he is alive or not." "Chief doctor of the hospital."" "Intermission" "Louveau knew that he should tell Maugendre the truth, but he was afraid he would lose Victor whom he loved like his own son." "Louveau decided to tell nothing." ""Mr Maugendre, Victor Louveau is your son." "Mr Louveau is spoiling him." "Your unknown friend"." " We are going back tonight." "The lock" " I need to talk to you, Louveau." "Let's have a walk." " Be mine, Clara!" " I know that you want to talk about Victor." " That's right." "So, what does this all mean?" " Let it be crushed by the lock!" " I beg you not to take him away." "I love him like my own son." " But he is MY son, not yours!" " I will send you to school." "There was gloominess all around after Victor's departure." "Clara was thinking only about Victor" "Nobody paid attention to Victor" "The beauty of nature, the river and the life on the barges were luring Victor from the noisy and dusty city." " Victor, you must forget all about "The Beauty of Nivernais"." "You'll never get back." " Don't worry, he'll get used to you." "We'll force him." "Clara's letters strengthened his desire to live and work on the river." "At the school hospital" "Delirium" " Please, take Victor back when he gets well." "I separated him from his own home but I can't get him interested in my pattern of life." "Let us be friends." "I'll be happy to host you when you visit" "Victor and Clara were married on their own barge a month later."