Queen Marguerite

           

           Julienrereadhisletters."HowridiculousImusthaveappearedintheeyesofthatParisiandoll,"hesaidtohimselfwhenthedinner-bellrang."HowfoolishtohavereallytoldherwhatIwasthinking!Perhapsitwasnotsofoolish.Tellingthetruthonthatoccasionwasworthyofme.Whydidshecometoquestionmeonpersonalmatters?Thatquestionwasindiscreetonherpart.Shebroketheconvention.MythoughtsaboutDantonarenotpartofthesacrificewhichherfatherpaysmetomake."

           Whenhecameintothedining-roomJulien’sthoughtsweredistractedfromhisbadtemperbymademoiselledelaMole’smourningwhichwasallthemorestrikingbecausenoneoftheothermembersofthefamilywereinblack.

           Afterdinnerhefeltcompletelyridofthefeelingwhichhadobsessedhimallday.FortunatelytheacademicianwhoknewLatinwasatdinner."That’sthemanwhowillmaketheleastfunofme,"saidJulientohimself,"if,asIsurmise,myquestionaboutmademoiselledelaMole’smourningisinbadtaste."

           Mathildewaslookingathimwithasingularexpression."Sothisisthecoquetryofthewomenofthispartofthecountry,justasmadamedeRênaldescribedittome,"saidJulientohimself."Iwasnotnicetoherthismorning.Ididnothumourhercapriceoftalkingtome.Igotupinvalueinhereyes.TheDevildoubtlessisnoloserbyit.

           "Lateronherhaughtydisdainwillmanagetorevengeherself.Idefyhertodoherworst.WhatacontrastwithwhatIhavelost!Whatcharmingnaturalness?Whatnaivety!Iusedtoknowherthoughtsbeforeshedidherself.Iusedtoseethemcomeintoexistence.

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