The Bread of the Poor

           

           Avirtuouscuréwhodoesnotintrigueisaprovidenceforthevillage.Fleury

           ItshouldbementionedthatthecuréofVerrières,anoldmanofninety,whoowedtothebracingmountainairanironconstitutionandanironcharacter,hadtherighttovisittheprison,thehospitalandtheworkhouseatanyhour.Ithadbeenatpreciselysixo’clockinthemorningthatM.Appert,whohadaParisrecommendationtothecuré,hadbeenshrewdenoughtoarriveatalittleinquisitivetown.Hehadimmediatelygoneontothecuré’shouse.

           ThecuréChélanbecamepensiveashereadtheletterwrittentohimbytheM.leMarquisdeLaMole,PeerofFrance,andtherichestlandedproprietoroftheprovince.

           "Iamoldandbelovedhere,"hesaidtohimselfinawhisper,"theywouldnotdare!"ThenhesuddenlyturnedtothegentlemanfromParis,witheyes,whichinspiteofhisgreatage,shonewiththatsacredfirewhichbetokensthedelightofdoingafinebutslightlydangerousact.

           "Comewithme,sir,"hesaid,"butpleasedonotexpressanyopinionofthethingswhichweshallsee,inthepresenceofthejailer,andaboveallnotinthepresenceofthesuperintendentsoftheworkhouse."

           M.Appertrealisedthathehadtodowithamanofspirit.Hefollowedthevenerablecuré,visitedthehospitalandworkhouse,putalotofquestions,butinspiteofsomewhatextraordinaryanswers,didnotindulgeintheslightestexpressionofcensure.

           Thisvisitlastedseveralhours;thecuréinvitedM.

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