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The Seminary

           Indeed,thedirectoroftheseminarywouldhaveembracedJulieninthenameoflogic,forhefoundsomuchclearness,precisionandlucidityinhisanswers,haditnotbeenfortheprinciplesofausteregravitytowardshistheologypupilswhichhehadinculcatedinhimselfforthelastfifteenyears.

           "Herewehaveaboldandhealthymind,"hesaidtohimself,"butcorpusdebile"(thebodyisweak).

           "Doyouoftenfalllikethat?"hesaidtoJulieninFrench,pointingwithhisfingertothefloor.

           "It’sthefirsttimeinmylife.Theporter’sfaceunnervedme,"addedJulien,blushinglikeachild.TheabbéPirardalmostsmiled.

           "That’stheresultofvainworldlypomp.Youareapparentlyaccustomedtosmilingfaces,thoseveritabletheatresoffalsehood.Truthisaustere,Monsieur,butisnotourtaskdownherealsoaustere?Youmustbecarefulthatyourconscienceguardsagainstthatweaknessofyours,toomuchsensibilitytovainexternalgraces."

           "Ifyouhadnotbeenrecommendedtome,"saidtheabbéPirard,resumingtheLatinlanguagewithanobviouspleasure,"Ifyouhadnotbeenrecommendedbyaman,bytheabbéChélan,Iwouldtalktoyouthevainlanguageofthatworld,towhichitwouldappearyouareonlytoowellaccustomed.Iwouldtellyouthatthefullstipendwhichyousolicitisthemostdifficultthingintheworldtoobtain.Butthefifty-sixyearswhichtheabbéChélanhasspentinapostolicworkhavestoodhiminpoorsteadifhecannotdisposeofastipendattheseminary."

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