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           deBeauvoisiswasanxioustofight.Hewasalsodiplomaticenoughtowishtoreserveforhisfriendtheadvantageoftakingtheinitiative.

           "Thistime,"heexclaimed,"thereisgroundforduel."

           "Ithinkthere’senough,"answeredthediplomat.

           "Turnthatrascalout,"hesaidtohislackeys."Letsomeoneelsegetup."

           Thedoorofthecarriagewasopen.ThechevalierinsistedondoingthehonourstoJulienandhisfriend.TheysentforafriendofM.deBeauvoisis,whochosethemaquietplace.Theconversationontheirwaywentasamatteroffactverywellindeed.Theonlyextraordinaryfeaturewasthediplomatistinadressing-gown.

           "Thesegentlemen,althoughverynoble,arebynomeansasboring,"thoughtJulien,"asthepeoplewhocomeanddineatM.delaMole’s,andIcanseewhy,"headdedamomentafterwards."Theyallowthemselvestobeindecent."Theytalkedaboutthedancersthatthepublichaddistinguishedwithitsfavourattheballetpresentedthenightbefore.ThetwogentlemenalludedtosomespicyanecdotesofwhichJulienandhissecond,thelieutenantofthe96th,wereabsolutelyignorant.

           Julienwasnotstupidenoughtopretendtoknowthem.Heconfessedhisignorancewithagoodgrace.Thisfranknesspleasedthechevalier’sfriend.Hetoldhimthesestorieswiththegreatestdetailandextremelywell.

           OnethingastonishedJulieninordinately.ThecarriagewaspulledupforamomentbyanaltarwhichwasbeingbuiltinthemiddleofthestreetfortheprocessionofCorpusChristiDay.Thetwogentlemenindulgedintheluxuryofseveraljests.

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