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Chapter 14

           Yes,inthemiddleofthechanceltheyacted;theyperformedakindoffarcecalled‘Mysteries,’whichoftenoffendedagainstthelawsofdecency."

           Theecclesiasticcontentedhimselfwithutteringagroan,andthechemistwenton

           "It’slikeitisintheBible;therethereare,youknow,morethanonepiquantdetail,mattersreallylibidinous!"

           AndonagestureofirritationfromMonsieurBournisien

           "Ah!you’lladmitthatitisnotabooktoplaceinthehandsofayounggirl,andIshouldbesorryifAthalie—"

           "ButitistheProtestants,andnotwe,"criedtheotherimpatiently,"whorecommendtheBible."

           "Nomatter,"saidHomais."Iamsurprisedthatinourdays,inthiscenturyofenlightenment,anyoneshouldstillpersistinproscribinganintellectualrelaxationthatisinoffensive,moralising,andsometimesevenhygienic;isitnot,doctor?"

           "Nodoubt,"repliedthedoctorcarelessly,eitherbecause,sharingthesameideas,hewishedtooffendnoone,orelsebecausehehadnotanyideas.

           TheconversationseemedatanendwhenthechemistthoughtfittoshootaParthianarrow.

           "I’veknownpriestswhoputonordinaryclothestogoandseedancerskickingabout."

           "Come,come!"saidthecure.

           "Ah!I’veknownsome!"Andseparatingthewordsofhissentence,Homaisrepeated,"I—haveknownsome!"

           "Well,theywerewrong,"saidBournisien,resignedtoanything.

           "ByJove!theygoinformorethanthat,"exclaimedthedruggist.

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