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A King at Verrieres

           Letusconsulttheinterestsoftheking,theinterestofthemonarchy,andaboveall,theinterestofourholyreligion.Whodoyouthink,monsieur,couldbeentrustedwiththecommandoftheguardofhonour?"

           Inspiteoftheterriblefearwithwhichhorsesinspiredhim,M.deMoirodfinishedbyacceptingthishonourlikeamartyr."Ishallknowhowtotaketherighttone,"hesaidtothemayor.Therewasscarcelytimeenoughtogetreadytheuniformswhichhadservedsevenyearsagoontheoccasionofthepassageofaprinceoftheblood.

           Atseveno’clock,MadamedeRênalarrivedatVergywithJulienandthechildren.ShefoundherdrawingroomfilledwithLiberalladieswhopreachedtheunionofallpartiesandhadcometobeghertourgeherhusbandtograntaplacetotheirsintheguardofhonour.Oneofthemactuallyassertedthatifherhusbandwasnotchosenhewouldgobankruptoutofchagrin.MadamedeRênalquicklygotridofallthesepeople.Sheseemedveryengrossed.

           Julienwasastonished,andwhatwasmore,angrythatsheshouldmakeamysteryofwhatwasdisturbingher,"Ihadanticipatedit,"hesaidbitterlytohimself."Herloveisbeingover-shadowedbythehappinessofreceivingaKinginherhouse.Allthishubbubovercomesher.Shewilllovemeoncemorewhentheideasofhercastenolongertroubleherbrain."

           Anastonishingfact,heonlylovedherthemore.

           Thedecoratorsbegantofillthehouse.Hewatchedalongtimefortheopportunitytoexchangeafewwords.Heeventuallyfoundherasshewascomingoutofhisownroom,carryingoneofhissuits.Theywerealone.

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