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A Man of Spirit

           IfIlivefarawayfrommyfather,heisoldandmayforgetme....Norbertwillmarrysomeclever,charmingwoman;oldLouisXIV.wasseducedbytheduchessofBurgundy.

           Shedecidedtoobey,butrefrainedfromcommunicatingherfather’slettertoJulien.Itmightperhapshavebeenthatferociouscharacterdriventosomeactofmadness.

           Julien’sjoywasunlimitedwhensheinformedhimintheeveningthathewasalieutenantofHussars.Itsextentcanbeimaginedfromthefactthatthishadconstitutedtheambitionofhiswholelife,andalsofromthepassionwhichhenowhadforhisson.Thechangeofnamestruckhimwithastonishment.

           "Afterall,"hethought,"Ihavegottotheendofmyromance,andIdeserveallthecredit.Ihavemanagedtowintheloveofthatmonsterofpride,"headded,lookingatMathilde."Herfathercannotlivewithouther,norshewithoutme."

           

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