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           Eventuallytheywereusheredintoaelegantlyfurnishedapartment.Theyfoundthereatallyoungmanwhowasdressedlikeadoll.HisfeaturespresentedtheperfectionandthelackofexpressionofGreekbeauty.Hishead,whichwasremarkablystraight,hadthefinestblondehair.Itwasdressedwithgreatcareandnotasinglehairwasoutofplace.

           "Itwastohavehishairdonelikethis,thatiswhythisdamnedfophaskeptuswaiting,"thoughtthelieutenantofthe96th.Thevariegateddressinggown,themorningtrousers,everythingdowntotheembroideredslipperswascorrect.Hewasmarvellouslywell-groomed.Hisblankandaristocraticphysiognomybetokenedrareandorthodoxideas;theidealofaMetternichiandiplomatist.Napoleonaswelldidnotliketohaveinhisentourageofficerswhothought.

           Julien,towhomhislieutenantofthe96thhadexplained,thatkeepinghimwaitingwasanadditionalinsultafterhavingthrownhiscardsorudelyinhisface,enteredbrusquelyM.deBeauvoisis’room.Heintendedtobeinsolent,butatthesametimetoexhibitgoodform.

           JulienwassoastonishedbythenicenessofM.deBeauvoisis’mannersandbythecombinationofformality,self-importance,andself-satisfactioninhisdemeanour,bytheadmirableeleganceofeverythingthatsurroundedhim,thatheabandonedimmediatelyallideaofbeinginsolent.Itwasnothismanofthedaybefore.Hisastonishmentwassogreatatmeetingsodistinguishedaperson,insteadoftherudecreaturewhomhewaslookingfor,thathecouldnotfindasinglewordtosay.Hepresentedoneofthecardswhichhadbeenthrownathim.

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