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A King at Verrieres

           Julienwaswearinghissurplicewithdistinction.Bymeansofsometrickorotherofecclesiasticaldress,hehadmadehisfinecurlinghairveryflat,butbyaforgetfulness,whichredoubledtheangerofM.Chélan,thespursoftheGuardofHonourcouldbeseenbelowthelongfoldsofhiscassock.

           Whentheyarrivedatthebishop’sapartment,thetalllackeyswiththeirlace-frillsscarcelydeignedtoanswertheoldcurétotheeffectthatMonseigneurwasnotreceiving.TheymadefunofhimwhenhetriedtoexplainthatinhiscapacityofseniormemberofthechapterofBray-le-Haut,hehadtheprivilegeofbeingadmittedatanytimetotheofficiatingbishop.

           Julien’shaughtytemperwasshockedbythelackeys’insolence.Hestartedtotraversethecorridorsoftheancientabbey,andtoshakeallthedoorswhichhefound.Averysmalloneyieldedtohisefforts,andhefoundhimselfinacellinthemidstofMonseigneur’svalets,whoweredressedinblacksuitswithchainsontheirnecks.Hishurriedmannermadethesegentlementhinkthathehadbeensentbythebishop,andtheylethimpass.Hewentsomestepsfurtheron,andfoundhimselfinanimmenseGothichall,whichwasextremelydark,andcompletelywainscottedinblackoak.Theogivewindowshadallbeenwalledinwithbrickexceptone.Therewasnothingtodisguisethecoarsenessofthismasonry,whichofferedamelancholycontrasttotheancientmagnificenceofthewoodwork.

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