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In the Prison

           

           "ButsupposingIfindFénelon’sGod:Hewillperhapssaytome:’Muchforgivenesswillbevouchsafedtothee,inasmuchasthouhastlovedmuch.’

           "HaveIlovedmuch?Ah!IlovedmadamedeRênal,butmyconducthasbeenatrocious.Inthat,asinothercases,simplemodestmeritwasabandonedforthesakeofwhatwasbrilliant.

           "Butstill,whatfineprospects?ColonelofHussars,ifwehadhadawar:secretaryofalegationduringpeace:thenambassador...forIshouldsoonhavepickeduppolitics...andevenifIhadbeenanidiot,wouldthemarquisdelaMole’sson-in-lawhavehadanyrivalrytofear?Allmystupiditieshavebeenforgiven,orrather,countedasmerits.Amanofmerit,then,andlivinginthegrandeststyleatViennaorLondon.

           "Notexactly,monsieur.Guillotinedinthreedays’time."

           Julienlaughedheartilyatthissallyofhiswit."Asamatteroffact,manhastwobeingswithinhim,hethought.Whothedevilcanhavethoughtofsuchasinisternotion?"

           "Well,yes,myfriend:guillotinedinthreedays,"heansweredtheinterruptor."M.deCholinwillhireawindowandsharetheexpensewiththeabbéMaslon.Well,whichofthosetwoworthypersonageswillrobtheotheroverthepricepaidforhiringthatwindow?"ThefollowingpassagefromRotrou’s"Venceslas"suddenlycamebackintohismind:

           LADISLAS

           .................Monâmeesttouteprête.

           THEKING,fatherofLadislas.

           L’échafaudl’estaussi:portez-y-votretête.

           "Agoodrepartee"hethought,ashewenttosleep.Hewasawakenedinthemorningbysomeonecatchingholdofhimviolently.

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