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First Experience of Life

           

           ItwasaboutthistimethatJulienthoughthecouldexploit,forthebenefitofhisownreputation,hisknowledgeofDeMaistre’sbookonthePope.Inpointoffact,hedidastonishhiscomrades,butitwasonlyanothermisfortune.Hedispleasedthembyexpoundingtheirownopinionsbetterthantheycouldthemselves.ChélanhadactedasimprudentlyforJulienashehadforhimself.Hehadgivenhimthehabitofreasoningcorrectly,andofnotbeingputoffbyemptywords,buthehadneglectedtotellhimthatthishabitwasacrimeinthepersonofnoimportance,sinceeverypieceoflogicalreasoningisoffensive.

           Julien’scommandoflanguageaddedconsequentlyanewcrimetohisscore.Bydintofthinkingabouthim,hiscolleaguessucceededinexpressingthehorrorwithwhichhewouldinspirethembyasingleexpression;theynicknamedhimMartinLuther,"particularly,"theysaid,"becauseofthatinfernallogicwhichmakeshimsoproud."

           SeveralyoungseminaristshadafreshercomplexionthanJulien,andcouldpassasbetter-looking,buthehadwhitehands,andwasunabletoconcealcertainrefinedhabitsofpersonalcleanliness.Thisadvantageprovedadisadvantageinthegloomyhouseinwhichchancehadcasthim.Thedirtypeasantsamongwhomhelivedassertedthathehadveryabandonedmorals.Wefearthatwemaywearyourreaderbyanarrationofthethousandandonemisfortunesofourhero.Themostvigorousofhiscomrades,forexample,wantedtostartthecustomofbeatinghim.Hewasobligedtoarmhimselfwithanironcompass,andtoindicate,thoughbysigns,thathewouldmakeuseofit

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