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The Hotel de La Mole

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           "Thatmanhashandledmillions,"saidNorbert,"andIcan’tconceivewhyheshouldcomeheretoswallowmyfather’sepigramswhicharefrequentlyatrocious.’Howmanytimeshaveyoubetrayedyourfriends,mydearDescoulis?’heshoutedathimonedayfromoneendofthetabletotheother."

           "Butisittruethathehasplayedthetraitor?"askedmademoiselledelaMole."Whohasnotplayedthetraitor?"

           "Why!"saidthecomtedeCaylustoNorbert,"doyouhavethatcelebratedLiberal,M.Sainclair,inyourhouse.Whatthedevil’shecomeherefor?Imustgouptohimandspeaktohimandmakehimspeak.Heissaidtobesoclever."

           "Buthowwillyourmotherreceivehim?"saidM.deCroisenois."Hehassuchextravagant,generousandindependentideas."

           "Look,"saidmademoiselledelaMole,"lookattheindependentmanwhobowsdowntothegroundtoM.Descouliswhilehegrabsholdofhishand.Ialmostthoughthewasgoingtoputittohislips."

           "Descoulismuststandbetterwiththepowersthatbethanwethought,"answeredM.deCroisenois.

           "Sainclaircomeshereinordertogetintotheacademy,"saidNorbert."SeehowhebowstothebaronL,Croisenois."

           "Itwouldbelessbasetokneeldown,"repliedM.deLuz.

           "MydearSorel,"saidNorbert,"youareextremelysmart,butyoucomefromthemountains.Mindyouneverbowlikethatgreatpoetisdoing,eventoGodtheFather."

           "Ahthere’sareallywittyman,M.theBaronBâton,"saidmademoiselledelaMole,imitatingalittlethevoiceoftheflunkeywhohadjustannouncedhim.

           "Ithinkthatevenyourservantsmakefunofhim.

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