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Attainment
Finallythethrongdispersed.GeorgesplacedSuzanne’shanduponhisarmtopassthroughthechurchwithher.Itwasfilledwithpeople,forallhadresumedtheirseatsinordertoseethemleavethesacrededificetogether.Hewalkedalongslowly,withafirmstep,hisheaderect.Hesawnoone.Heonlythoughtofhimself.
Whentheyreachedthethresholdhesawacrowdgatheredoutside,cometogazeathim,GeorgesduRoy.ThepeopleofParisenviedhim.Raisinghiseyes,hesawbeyondthePlacedelaConcorde,thechamberofdeputies,anditseemedtohimthatitwasonlyastone’sthrowfromtheporticooftheMadeleinetothatofthePalaisBourbon.
Leisurelytheydescendedthestepsbetweentworowsofspectators,butGeorgesdidnotseethem;histhoughtshadreturnedtothepast,andbeforehiseyes,dazzledbythebrightsunlight,floatedtheimageofMme.deMarelle,rearrangingthecurlylocksuponhertemplesbeforethemirrorintheirapartments.
