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           Hewasverycurioustoknowhisman.Couldhedecentlypayacallonhim?Thelittleinformationhehadsucceededinobtainingfromhimwasnotofanencouragingcharacter.

           "Oh,thisisawful,"hesaidtohissecond."Ican’tpossiblyownuptohavingfoughtaduelwithameresecretaryofM.delaMole,simplybecausemycoachmanstolemyvisitingcards."

           "Thereisnodoubtthatallthismaymakeyoulookridiculous."

           ThatveryeveningthechevalierdeBeauvoisisandhisfriendsaideverywherethatthisM.Sorelwhowas,moreover,quiteacharmingyoungman,wasanaturalsonofanintimatefriendofthemarquisdelaMole.Thisstatementwasreadilyaccepted.Onceitwasestablished,theyoungdiplomatistandfrienddeignedtocallseveraltimesonJulienduringthefortnight.JulienownedtothemthathehadonlybeentotheOperaonceinhislife."Thatisawful,"saidone,"thatistheonlyplaceonedoesgoto.Yourfirstvisitmustbewhentheyareplayingthe’ComteOry.’"

           ThechevalierdeBeauvoisisintroducedhimattheoperatothefamoussingerGeronimo,whowasthenenjoyinganimmensesuccess.

           Julienalmostpaidcourttothechevalier.Hismixtureofself-respect,mysteriousself-importance,andfatuousyouthfulnessfascinatedhim.Thechevalier,forexample,wouldstammeralittle,simplybecausehehadthehonourofseeingfrequentlyaverynoblelordwhohadthisdefect.Julienhadneverbeforefoundcombinedinoneandthesamepersonthedrollerywhichamuses,andthoseperfectmannerswhichshouldbetheobjectofapoorprovincial’simitation

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