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           Julienwassoengrossedinhisthoughts,that,althoughfromtimetotimehesaidafewwordstotheladies,heeventuallyletgoMadamedeRênal’shandwithoutnoticingit.Thisactionoverwhelmedthesoulofthepoorwoman.Shesawinitherwholefate.

           IfshehadbeencertainofJulien’saffection,hervirtuewouldpossiblyhavefoundstrengthtoresisthim.Buttremblinglestsheshouldlosehimforever,shewasdistractedbyherpassiontothepointoftakingagainJulien’shand,whichhehadleftinhisabsent-mindednessleaningonthebackofthechair.Thisactionwokeupthisambitiousyouth;hewouldhavelikedtohavehadforwitnessesallthoseproudnobleswhohadregardedhimatmeals,whenhewasatthebottomofthetablewiththechildren,withsocondescendingasmile."Thatwomancannotdespiseme;inthatcase,"hesaidtohimself."Ioughttoshewmyappreciationofherbeauty.Ioweittomyselftobeherlover."Thatideawouldnothaveoccurredtohimbeforethenaiveconfidenceswhichhisfriendhadmade.

           Thesuddenresolutionwhichhehadjustmadeformedanagreeabledistraction.Hekeptsayingtohimself,"Imusthaveoneofthosetwowomen;"herealisedthathewouldhaveverymuchpreferredtohavepaidcourttoMadameDerville.Itwasnotthatshewasmoreagreeable,butthatshehadalwaysseenhimasthetutordistinguishedbyhisknowledge,andnotasthejourneymancarpenterwithhisclothjacketfoldedunderhisarmashehadfirstappearedtoMadamedeRênal.

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