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           "Infuture,"continuedJulien,"IwillonlyreckononthoseelementsinmycharacterwhichIhavetested.WhocouldhavetoldmethatIshouldfindanypleasureinsheddingtears?HowIshouldlikesomeonetoconvincemethatIamsimplyafool!"

           Threedayslater,Julienfoundtheexcusewithwhichheoughttohavebeenpreparedonthefirstday;theexcusewasapieceofcalumny,butwhatdiditmatter?Heconfessedtothecuré,withagreatdealofhesitation,thathehadbeenpersuadedfromthesuggestedunionbyareasonhecouldnotexplain,inasmuchasittendedtodamageathirdparty.ThiswasequivalenttoimpeachingElisa’sconduct.M.Chélanfoundthathismannerbetrayedacertainworldlyfirewhichwasverydifferentfromthatwhichoughttohaveanimatedayoungacolyte.

           "Myfriend,"hesaidtohimagain,"beagoodcountrycitizen,respectedandeducated,ratherthanapriestwithoutatruemission."

           Sofaraswordswereconcerned,Julienansweredthesenewremonstrancesverywell.Hemanagedtofindthewordswhichayoungandardentseminaristwouldhaveemployed,butthetoneinwhichhepronouncedthem,togetherwiththethinlyconcealedfirewhichblazedinhiseye,alarmedM.Chélan.

           YoumustnothavetoobadanopinionofJulien’sprospects.Heinventedwithcorrectnessallthewordssuitabletoaprudentandcunninghypocrisy.Itwasnotbadforhisage.Asforhistoneandhisgestures,hehadspenthislifewithcountrypeople;hehadneverbeengivenanopportunityofseeinggreatmodels.

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