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The Sorrows of an Official

           ItwasnecessarytoleavethewoodsofVergy.GoodVerrièressocietybegantobeindignantatthefactthatitsanathemasmadesolittleimpressiononMonsieurdeRênal.Withineightdays,severalseriouspersonageswhomadeupfortheirhabitualgravityofdemeanourbytheirpleasureinfulfillingmissionsofthiskind,gavehimthemostcruelsuspicions,atthesametimeutilisingthemostmeasuredterms.

           M.Valenod,whowasplayingadeepgame,hadplacedElisainanaristocraticfamilyofgreatrepute,wheretherewerefivewomen.Elisa,fearing,soshesaid,nottofindaplaceduringthewinter,hadonlyaskedfromthisfamilyabouttwo-thirdsofwhatshehadreceivedinthehouseofthemayor.ThegirlhitupontheexcellentideaofgoingtoconfessionatthesametimetoboththeoldcuréChélan,andalsotothenewone,soastotellbothofthemindetailaboutJulien’samours.

           Thedayafterhisarrival,theabbéChélansummonedJulientohimatsixo’clockinthemorning.

           "Iaskyounothing,"hesaid."Ibegyou,andifneedsbeIinsist,thatyoueitherleavefortheSeminaryofBesançon,orforyourfriendFouqué,whoisalwaysreadytoprovideyouwithasplendidfuture.Ihaveseentoeverythingandhavearrangedeverything,butyoumustleave,andnotcomebacktoVerrièresforayear."

           Juliendidnotanswer.HewasconsideringwhetherhishonouroughttoregarditselfoffendedatthetroublewhichChélan,who,afterall,wasnothisfather,hadtakenonhisbehalf.

           "Ishallhavethehonourofseeingyouagainto-morrowatthesamehour,"hesaidfinallytothecuré.

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