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The Seminary

           

           "Ihaveherethreehundredandtwenty-oneaspirantsforthemostholystate,"saidtheabbéPirardatlast,inatone,whichthoughsevere,wasnotmalicious;"onlysevenoreighthavebeenrecommendedtomebysuchmenastheabbéChélan;soyouwillbetheninthoftheseamongthethreehundredandtwenty-one.Butmyprotectionmeansneitherfavournorweakness,itmeansdoubledcare,anddoubledseverityagainstvice.Goandlockthatdoor."

           Julianmadeanefforttowalk,andmanagednottofall.Henoticedthatalittlewindowneartheentrancedoorlookedoutontothecountry.Hesawthetrees;thatsightdidhimasmuchgoodasthesightofoldfriends.

           "’Loquerisnelinquamlatinam?’"(DoyouspeakLatin?)saidtheabbéPirardtohimashecameback.

           "’Ita,pateroptime,’"(Yes,excellentFather)answeredJulien,recoveringhimselfalittle.ButitwascertainthatnobodyintheworldhadeverappearedtohimlessexcellentthanhadM.Pirardforthelasthalfhour.

           TheconversationcontinuedinLatin.Theexpressionintheabbé’seyessoftened.Julienregainedsomeself-possession."HowweakIam,"hethought,"toletmyselfbeimposedonbytheseappearancesofvirtue.Themanisprobablynothingmorethanarascal,likeM.Maslon,"andJuliencongratulatedhimselfonhavinghiddennearlyallhismoneyinhisboots.

           TheabbéPirardexaminedJulienintheology;hewassurprisedattheextentofhisknowledge,buthisastonishmentincreasedwhenhequestionedhiminparticularonsacredscriptures.

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