Ambition

           

           Thereisonlyonenobility,thetitleofduke;amarquisisridiculous;theworddukemakesoneturnround.EdinburghReview.

           TheMarquisdelaMolereceivedtheabbéPirardwithoutanyofthosearistocraticmannerismswhoseverypolitenessisatthesametimesoimpertinenttoonewhounderstandsthem.Itwouldhavebeenawasteoftime,andtheMarquiswassufficientlyexpeditiousinbigaffairstohavenotimetolose.

           Hehadbeenintriguingforsixmonthstogetboththekingandpeopletoacceptaministerwho,asamatterofgratitude,wastomakehimaDuke.TheMarquishadbeenaskinghisBesançonadvocateforyearsonendforaclearandprecisesummaryofhisFranche-Comtélawsuits.Howcouldthecelebratedadvocateexplaintohimwhathedidnotunderstandhimself?Thelittlesquareofpaperwhichtheabbéhandedhimexplainedthewholematter.

           "Mydearabbé,"saidtheMarquistohim,havinggotthroughinlessthanfiveminutesallpoliteformulaeofpersonalquestions."Mydearabbé,inthemidstofmypretendedprosperityIlackthetimetooccupymyselfseriouslywithtwolittlematterswhichareratherimportant,myfamilyandmyaffairs.Imanagethefortuneofmyhouseonalargescale.Icancarryitfar.Imanagemypleasures,andthatisthefirstconsiderationinmyeyes,"headded,ashesawalookofastonishmentintheabbéPirard’seyes.Althoughamanofcommonsense,theabbéwassurprisedtohearamantalksofranklyabouthispleasures.

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