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Elective Affinities

           AfteramonthofcarefulpreparationJulienwitnessedthesuccessofthisidea.ThesuccesswassogreatthatheactuallydaredtoriskmentioningtoM.deRênalinconversation,amatterwhichthenoblemayorfounddisagreeablefromquiteanotherpointofview.ThesuggestionwastocontributetothefortuneofaLiberalbytakingasubscriptionatthebookseller’s.M.deRênalagreedthatitwouldbewisetogivehiseldersonafirsthandacquaintancewithmanyworkswhichhewouldhearmentionedinconversationwhenhewenttotheMilitarySchool.

           ButJuliensawthatthemayorhaddeterminedtogonofurther.Hesuspectedsomesecretreasonbutcouldnotguessit.

           "Iwasthinking,sir,"hesaidtohimoneday,"thatitwouldbehighlyundesirableforthenameofsogoodagentlemanasaRênaltoappearonabookseller’sdirtyledger."M.deRênal’sfacecleared.

           "Itwouldalsobeablackmark,"continuedJulieninamorehumbletone,"againstapoortheologystudentifiteverleakedoutthathisnamehadbeenontheledgerofabooksellerwholetoutbooks.TheLiberalsmightgosofarastoaccusemeofhavingaskedforthemostinfamousbooks.Whoknowsiftheywillnotevengosofarastowritethetitlesofthoseperversevolumesaftermyname?"ButJulienwasgettingoffthetrack.HenoticedthattheMayor’sphysiognomywasre-assumingitsexpressionofembarrassmentanddispleasure.Julienwassilent."Ihavecaughtmyman,"hesaidtohimself.

           ItsohappenedthatafewdaysafterwardstheelderofthechildrenaskedJulien,inM.

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