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The Bread of the Poor

           HehasgonethroughallBuonaparte’scampaignsinItaly,andhadeven,itwassaid,votedagainsttheEmpireintheplebiscite.ThisLiberaltaughttheSorelboyLatin,andlefthimanumberofbookswhichhehadbroughtwithhim.Ofcourse,intheordinaryway,Ishouldhaveneverthoughtofallowingacarpenter’ssontocomeintocontactwithourchildren,butthecurétoldme,theverydaybeforethescenewhichhasjustestrangedusforever,thatSorelhasbeenstudyingtheologyforthreeyearswiththeintentionofenteringaseminary.Heis,consequently,notaLiberal,andhecertainlyisagoodLatinscholar.

           "Thisarrangementwillbeconvenientinmorethanoneway,"continuedM.deRênal,lookingathiswifewithadiplomaticair."ThatValenodisproudenoughofhistwofineNormanhorseswhichhehasjustboughtforhiscarriage,buthehasn’tatutorforhischildren."

           "Hemighttakethisoneawayfromus."

           "Youapproveofmyplan,then?"saidM.deRênal,thankinghiswifewithasmilefortheexcellentideawhichshehadjusthad."Well,that’ssettled."

           "Goodgracious,mydear,howquicklyyoumakeupyourmind!"

           "ItisbecauseI’mamanofcharacter,asthecuréfoundoutrightenough.Don’tletusdeceiveourselves;wearesurroundedbyLiberalsinthisplace.Allthoseclothmerchantsarejealousofme,Iamcertainofit;twoorthreearebecomingrichmen.Well,IshouldratherfancyitforthemtoseeM.deRênal’schildrenpassalongthestreetastheygooutfortheirwalk,escortedbytheirtutor.Itwillimpresspeople.

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