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A Girl’s Thoughts

           

           "Perhapshe,too,hasonlytheappearanceofasuperiorman?"

           Sheabhorredlackofcharacter;thatwasheroneobjectiontothehandsomeyoungmenwhosurroundedher.Themoretheymadeelegantfunofeverythingwhichdeviatedfromtheprevailingmode,orwhichconformedtoitbutindifferently,thelowertheyfellinhereyes.

           Theywerebraveandthatwasall."Andafterallinwhatwayweretheybrave?"shesaidtoherself."Induels,buttheduelisnothingmorethanaformality.Thewholethingismappedoutbeforehand,eventhecorrectthingtosaywhenyoufall.Stretchedontheturf,andwithyourhandonyourheart,youmustvouchsafeagenerousforgivenesstotheadversary,andafewwordsforafairlady,whoisoftenimaginary,orifshedoesexist,willgotoaballonthedayofyourdeathforfearofarousingsuspicion."

           "Onebravesdangerattheheadofasquadronbrilliantwithsteel,buthowaboutthatdangerwhichissolitary,strange,unforeseenandreallyugly."

           "Alas,"saidMathildetoherself,"itwasatthecourtofHenriIII.thatmenwhoweregreatbothbycharacterandbybirthweretobefound!Yes!IfJulienhadservedatJarnacorMoncontour,Ishouldnolongerdoubt.InthosedaysofstrengthandvigourFrenchmenwerenotdolls.Thedayofthebattlewasalmosttheonewhichpresentedthefewestproblems."

           Theirlifewasnotimprisoned,likeanEgyptianmummyinacoveringwhichwascommontoall,andalwaysthesame.

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