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First Appearance in Society

           HefoundJulienaverygoodhumanist,wasnotfrightenedofmakinghimfeeluncomfortable,andreallytriedtoembarrasshim.IntheheatofthecontroversyJulieneventuallyforgotthemagnificentfurnitureofthedining-room.HemanagedtoexpoundtheoriesconcerningtheLatinpoetswhichhisquestionerhadneverreadofanywhere.Likeanhonestman,hegavetheyoungsecretaryallduecreditforthem.Asluckwouldhaveit,theystartedadiscussiononthequestionofwhetherHoracewaspoororrich,agoodhumouredandcarelessvoluptuarywhomadeversestoamusehimself,likeChapellethefriendofMolièreanddelaFontaine,orapoordevilofapoetlaureatewhowroteodesfortheking’sbirthdaylikeSouthey,theaccuserofLordByron.TheytalkedaboutthestateofsocietyunderAugustusandunderGeorgeIV.Atbothperiodsthearistocracywasall-powerful,but,whileatRomeitwasdespoiledofitspowerbyMaecenaswhowasonlyasimpleknight,ithadinEnglandreducedGeorgeIVpracticallytothepositionofaVenetiandoge.Thisdiscussionseemedtoliftthemarquisoutofthatstateofboredtorporinwhichhehadbeenplungedatthebeginningofthedinner.

           JulienfoundmeaninglesssuchmodernnamesasSouthey,LordByron,andGeorgeIV,whichhenowheardpronouncedforthefirsttime.ButeveryonenoticedthatwhenevertheconversationdealtwitheventsthathadtakenplaceinRomeandaboutwhichknowledgecouldbeobtainedbyaperusaloftheworksofHorace,MartialorTacitus,etc.,heshowedanindisputablesuperiority

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