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A King at Verrieres

           Thetwogreatsidesofthishall,socelebratedamongBurgundianantiquaries,andbuiltbytheDuke,CharlestheBold,about1470inexpiationofsomesin,wereadornedwithrichlysculpturedwoodenstalls.AllthemysteriesoftheApocalypseweretobeseenportrayedinwoodofdifferentcolours.

           Thismelancholymagnificence,debasedasitwasbythesightofthebarebricksandtheplaster(whichwasstillquitewhite)affectedJulien.Hestoppedinsilence.Hesawattheotherextremityofthehall,neartheonewindowwhichletinthedaylight,amovablemahoganymirror.Ayoungmaninavioletrobeandalacesurplice,butwithhisheadbare,wasstandingstillthreepacesfromtheglass.Thispieceoffurnitureseemedstrangeinaplacelikethis,andhaddoubtlessbeenonlybroughtthereonthepreviousday.Julienthoughtthattheyoungmanhadtheappearanceofbeingirritated.Hewassolemnlygivingbenedictionswithhisrighthandclosetothemirror.

           "Whatcanthismean,"hethought."Isthisyoungpriestperformingsomepreliminaryceremony?Perhapsheisthebishop’ssecretary.Hewillbeasinsolentasthelackeys.Nevermindthough!Letustry."Headvancedandtraversedsomewhatslowlythelengthofthehall,withhisgazefixedallthetimeontheonewindow,andlookingattheyoungmanwhocontinuedwithoutanyintermissionbestowingslowlyaninfinitenumberofblessings.

           Thenearerheapproachedthebetterhecoulddistinguishhisangrymanner.TherichnessofthelacesurplicestoppedJulieninspiteofhimselfsomepacesinfrontofthemirror.

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