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Chapter 14

           "Sir!"repliedtheecclesiastic,withsuchangryeyesthatthedruggistwasintimidatedbythem.

           "Ionlymeantosay,"herepliedinlessbrutalatone,"thattolerationisthesurestwaytodrawpeopletoreligion."

           "Thatistrue!thatistrue!"agreedthegoodfellow,sittingdownagainonhischair.Buthestayedonlyafewmoments.

           Then,assoonashehadgone,MonsieurHomaissaidtothedoctor

           "That’swhatIcallacock-fight.Ibeathim,didyousee,inaway!Nowtakemyadvice.Takemadametothetheatre,ifitwereonlyforonceinyourlife,toenrageoneoftheseravens,hangit!Ifanyonecouldtakemyplace,Iwouldaccompanyyoumyself.Bequickaboutit.Lagardyisonlygoingtogiveoneperformance;he’sengagedtogotoEnglandatahighsalary.FromwhatIhear,he’saregulardog;he’srollinginmoney;he’stakingthreemistressesandacookalongwithhim.Allthesegreatartistsburnthecandleatbothends;theyrequireadissolutelife,thatsuitstheimaginationtosomeextent.Buttheydieatthehospital,becausetheyhaven’tthesensewhenyoungtolayby.Well,apleasantdinner!Goodbyetillto-morrow."

           TheideaofthetheatrequicklygerminatedinBovary’shead,forheatoncecommunicatedittohiswife,whoatfirstrefused,allegingthefatigue,theworry,theexpense;but,forawonder,Charlesdidnotgivein,sosurewashethatthisrecreationwouldbegoodforher.

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