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Chapter 3

           .yes,IbelieveinGod,”hesaid.

           “Inthatcase...”beganWillarski,butPierreinterruptedhim.

           “Yes,IdobelieveinGod,”herepeated.

           “Inthatcasewecango,”saidWillarski.“Mycarriageisatyourservice.”

           Willarskiwassilentthroughoutthedrive.ToPierre’sinquiriesastowhathemustdoandhowheshouldanswer,WillarskionlyrepliedthatbrothersmoreworthythanhewouldtesthimandthatPierrehadonlytotellthetruth.

           HavingenteredthecourtyardofalargehousewheretheLodgehaditsheadquarters,andhavingascendedadarkstaircase,theyenteredasmallwell-litanteroomwheretheytookofftheircloakswithouttheaidofaservant.Fromtheretheypassedintoanotherroom.Amaninstrangeattireappearedatthedoor.Willarski,steppingtowardhim,saidsomethingtohiminFrenchinanundertoneandthenwentuptoasmallwardrobeinwhichPierrenoticedgarmentssuchashehadneverseenbefore.Havingtakenakerchieffromthecupboard,WillarskiboundPierre’seyeswithitandtieditinaknotbehind,catchingsomehairspainfullyintheknot.Thenhedrewhisfacedown,kissedhim,andtakinghimbythehandledhimforward.ThehairstiedintheknothurtPierreandtherewerelinesofpainonhisfaceandashamefacedsmile.Hishugefigure,witharmshangingdownandwithapuckered,thoughsmilingface,movedafterWillarskiwithuncertain,timidsteps.

           Havingledhimabouttenpaces,Willarskistopped.

           “Whateverhappenstoyou,”hesaid,“youmustbearitallmanfullyifyouhavefirmlyresolvedtojoinourBrotherhood.”(Pierrenoddedaffirmatively.

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