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The Sorrows of an Official

           Everythinggoesintoabigcommonpurse,andeverythingisdividedupattheendoftheyear.Buthere’sthatlittleSorel,let’sgoaway."

           Juliengothomeinaverybadtemper.HefoundMadamedeRênalverysad.

           "Youcomefromtheauction?"shesaidtohim.

           "Yes,madam,whereIhadthehonourofpassingforaspyofM.theMayor."

           "Ifhehadtakenmyadvice,hewouldhavegoneonajourney."

           AtthismomentMonsieurdeRênalappeared:helookedverydismal.Thedinnerpassedwithoutasingleword.MonsieurdeRênalorderedJulientofollowthechildrentoVergy.

           MadamedeRênalendeavouredtoconsoleherhusband.

           "Yououghttobeusedtoit,mydear."

           Thateveningtheywereseatedinsilencearoundthedomestichearth.Thecrackleoftheburntpinewoodwastheironlydistraction.Itwasoneofthosemomentsofsilencewhichhappeninthemostunitedfamilies.Oneofthechildrencriedoutgaily,

           "Somebody’sringing,somebody’sringing!"

           "Zounds!supposingit’sMonsieurdeSaintGiraudwhohascomeunderthepretextofthankingme,"exclaimedthemayor."Iwillgivehimadressingdown.Itisoutrageous.ItisValenodtowhomhe’llfeelunderanobligation,anditisIwhogetcompromised.WhatshallIsayifthosedamnedJacobinjournalistsgetholdofthisanecdote,andturnmeintoaM.NonanteCinque."

           Averygood-lookingman,withbigblackwhiskers,enteredatthismoment,precededbytheservant.

           "Monsieurthemayor,IamSignorGeronimo.HereisaletterwhichM.theChevalierdeBeauvoisis,whoisattachedtotheEmbassyofNaples,gavemeforyouonmydeparture.

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