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A King at Verrieres

           Hetriedtospeaktoher.Sheranaway,refusingtolistentohim."Iamanabsolutefooltoloveawomanlikethat,whoseambitionrendersherasmadasherhusband."

           Shewasmadder.OneofhergreatwisheswhichshehadneverconfessedtoJulienforfearofshockinghim,wastoseehimleaveoff,ifonlyforoneday,hisgloomyblacksuit.Withanadroitnesswhichwastrulyadmirableinsoingenuousawoman,shesecuredfirstfromM.deMoirod,andsubsequently,fromM.thesub-perfectdeMaugiron,anassurancethatJulienshouldbenominatedaguardofhonourinpreferencetofiveorsixyoungpeople,thesonsofverywell-offmanufacturers,ofwhomtwoatleast,weremodelsofpiety.M.deValenod,whoreckonedonlendinghiscarriagetotheprettiestwomeninthetown,andonshowingoffhisfineNormansteeds,consentedtoletJulien(thebeinghehatedmostinthewholeworld)haveoneofhishorses.Butalltheguardsofhonour,eitherpossessedorhadborrowed,oneofthoseprettysky-blueuniforms,withtwosilvercolonelepaulettes,whichhadshonesevenyearsago.MadamedeRênalwantedanewuniform,andsheonlyhadfourdaysinwhichtosendtoBesançonandgetfromtheretheuniform,thearms,thehat,etc.,everythingnecessaryforaGuardofHonour.ThemostdelightfulpartofitwasthatshethoughtitimprudenttogetJulien’suniformmadeatVerrières.Shewantedtosurprisebothhimandthetown.

           Havingsettledthequestionsoftheguardsofhonour,andofthepublicwelcomefinished,themayorhadnowtoorganiseagreatreligiousceremony.

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