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Manners and Customs in 1830

           ThecoarsenessofValenodtookoffenceatnothing,noteventhefrequencywithwhichthelittleabbéMaslonwouldgivethelietohiminpublic.

           ButinthemiddleofallthisprosperityM.Valenodfounditnecessarytoreassurehimselfbyanumberofpettyactsofinsolenceonthescoreofthecrudetruthswhichhewellrealisedthateverybodywasjustifiedinaddressingtohim.HisactivityhadredoubledsincethefearswhichthevisitofM.Apperthadlefthim.HehadmadethreejourneystoBesançon.Hewroteseverallettersbyeachcourier;hesentothersbyunknownmenwhocametohishouseatnightfall.PerhapshehadbeenwronginsecuringthedismissaloftheoldcuréChélan.Forthispieceofvindictivenesshadresultedinhisbeingconsideredanextremelymaliciousmanbyseveralpiouswomenofgoodbirth.Besides,therenderingofthisservicehadplacedhiminabsolutedependenceonM.theGrandVicardeFrilairfromwhomhereceivedsomestrangecommissions.Hehadreachedthispointinhisintrigueswhenhehadyieldedtothepleasureofwritingananonymousletter,andthusincreasinghisembarrassment.HiswifedeclaredtohimthatshewantedtohaveJulieninherhouse;hervanitywasintoxicatedwiththeidea.

           SuchbeinghispositionM.ValenodimaginedinadvanceadecisivescenewithhisoldcolleagueM.deRênal.Thelattermightaddresstohimsomeharshwords,whichhewouldnotmindmuch;buthemightwritetoBesançonandeventoParis.Someminister’scousinmightsuddenlyfalldownonVerrièresandtakeovertheworkhouse.ValenodthoughtofcomingtotermswiththeLiberals.

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