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The Torment of the Weak

           "Ineedadviceastohowtobehavetowardsthisinfuriatedman....Heisdevoidofreason;heiscapableofeverything.Fouquéistoofaraway;besides,hewouldnotunderstandtheemotionsofaheartlikethemarquis’s."

           "CountAltamira...amIcertainofeternalsilence?Myrequestforadvicemustnotbeafreshstepwhichwillraisestillfurthercomplications.Alas!IhavenooneleftbutthegloomyabbéPirard.HismindiscrabbedbyJansenism....AdamnedJesuitwouldknowtheworld,andwouldbemoreinmyline.M.Pirardiscapableofbeatingmeattheverymentionofmycrime."

           ThegeniusofTartuffecametoJulien’shelp."Well,Iwillgoandconfesstohim."Thiswashisfinalresolutionafterhavingwalkedaboutinthegardenfortwogoodhours.Henolongerthoughtaboutbeingsurprisedbyagunshot.Hewasfeelingsleepy.

           Veryearlythenextday,JulienwasseveralleaguesawayfromParisandknockedatthedoorofthesevereJansenist.Hefoundtohisgreatastonishmentthathewasnotundulysurprisedathisconfidence.

           "Ioughtperhapstoreproachmyself,"saidtheabbé,whoseemedmoreanxiousthanirritated."IthoughtIguessedthatlove.Myaffectionforyou,myunhappyboy,preventedmefromwarningthefather."

           "Whatwillhedo?"saidJulienkeenly.

           Atthatmomenthelovedtheabbé,andwouldhavefoundascenebetweenthemverypainful.

           "Iseethreealternatives,"continuedJulien.

           "M.delaMolecanhavemeputtodeath,"andhementionedthesuicideletterwhichhehadleftwiththeMarquis;(2)"HecangetCountNorberttochallengemetoaduel,andshootatmepointblank.

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