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A King at Verrieres

           Hesooncreatedageneralsensation,assomeutteredacryofindignation,andothersweredumbfoundedwithastonishment.Theyrecognisedinthisyoungman,whowassittingoneoftheNormanhorsesofM.Valenod,littleSorel,thecarpenter’sson.Therewasaunanimousout-cryagainstthemayor,aboveallonthepartoftheLiberals.What,becausethislittlelabourer,whomasqueradedasanabbé,wastutortohisbrats,hehadtheaudacitytonominatehimguardofhonourtotheprejudiceofrichmanufacturerslikeso-and-soandso-and-so!"Thosegentlemen,"saidabanker’swife,"oughttoputthatinsolentgutter-boyinhisproperplace."

           "Heiscunningandcarriesasabre,"answeredherneighbour."Hewouldbedastardlyenoughtoslashthemintheface."

           Theconversationofaristocraticsocietywasmoredangerous.Theladiesbegantoaskeachotherifthemayoralonewasresponsibleforthisgraveimpropriety.Speakinggenerally,theydidjusticetohiscontemptforlackofbirth.

           Julienwasthehappiestofmen,whilehewasthesubjectofsomuchconversation.Boldbynature,hesatahorsebetterthanthemajorityoftheyoungmenofthismountaintown.Hesawthat,intheeyesofthewomen,hewasthetopicofinterest.

           Hisepaulettesweremorebrilliantthanthoseoftheothers,becausetheywerenew.Hishorseprancedateverymoment.Hereachedthezenithofjoy.

           Hishappinesswasunboundedwhen,astheypassedbytheoldrampart,thenoiseofthelittlecannonmadehishorsepranceoutsidetheline.Byagreatpieceofluckhedidnotfall;fromthatmomenthefelthimselfahero.

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