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           Notknowinghowelsetomanifesthissuddenfriendship,hefinishedupbyofferinghimthehandofoneofhiscousins,arichMoscowheiress;"andoncemarried,"headded,"myinfluenceandthatcrossofyourswillgetyoumadeaColonelwithintwoyears."

           "ButthatcrosswasnotgivenmebyNapoleon,farfromit."

           "Whatdoesitmatter?"saidtheprince,"didn’theinventit.ItisstillthefirstinEuropebyalongway."

           Julienwasonthepointofaccepting;buthisdutycalledhimbacktothegreatpersonage.WhenheleftKorasoffhepromisedtowrite.Hereceivedtheanswertothesecretnotewhichhehadbrought,andpostedtowardsParis;buthehadscarcelybeenalonefortwosuccessivedaysbeforeleavingFrance,andMathildeseemedaworsepunishmentthandeath."IwillnotmarrythemillionsKorasoffoffersme,"hesaidtohimself,"andIwillfollowhisadvice.

           "Afteralltheartofseductionishisspeciality.Hehasthoughtaboutnothingelseexceptthataloneformorethanfifteenyears,forheisnowthirty.

           "Onecan’tsaythathelacksintelligence;heissubtleandcunning;enthusiasmandpoetryareimpossibleinsuchacharacter.Heisanattorney:anadditionalreasonforhisnotmakingamistake.

           "Imustdoit,IwillpaycourttomadamedeFervaques.

           "Itisverylikelyshewillboremealittle,butIwilllookatherbeautifuleyeswhicharesolikethoseothereyeswhichhavelovedmemorethananyoneintheworld.

           "Sheisaforeigner;sheisanewcharactertoobserve.

           "Ifeelmad,andasthoughIweregoingtothedevil.Imustfollowtheadviceofafriendandnottrustmyself."

           

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