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A King at Verrieres

           Heredoubledhisattention.

           Theetiquetteontheoccasionofavisitofasovereignprinceisthatthecanonsdonotaccompanythebishop.But,ashestartedonhismarchtothechapelleardente,mylordbishopofAgdecalledtheabbéChélan.Juliendaredtofollowhim.Havingclimbedupalongstaircase,theyreachedanextremelysmalldoorwhoseGothicframewasmagnificentlygilded.Thisworklookedasthoughithadbeenconstructedthedaybefore.

           Twenty-fouryounggirlsbelongingtothemostdistinguishedfamiliesinVerrièreswereassembledinfrontofthedoor.Thebishopkneltdowninthemidstoftheseprettymaidensbeforeheopenedthedoor.Whilehewasprayingaloud,theyseemedunabletoexhausttheiradmirationforhisfinelace,hisgraciousmien,andhisyoungandgentleface.Thisspectacledeprivedourheroofhislastremnantsofreason.AtthismomenthewouldhavefoughtfortheInquisition,andwithagoodconscience.Thedoorsuddenlyopened.Thelittlechapelwasblazingwithlight.Morethanathousandcandlescouldbeseenbeforethealtar,dividedintoeightlinesandseparatedfromeachotherbybouquetsofflowers.Thesuaveodourofthepurestincenseeddiedoutfromthedoorofthesanctuary.Thechapel,whichhadbeennewlygilded,wasextremelysmallbutveryhigh.Juliennoticedthattherewerecandlesmorethanfifteenfeethighuponthealtar.Theyounggirlscouldnotrestrainacryofadmiration.Onlythetwenty-fouryounggirls,thetwocurésandJulienhadbeenadmittedintothelittlevestibuleofthechapel.

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