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The First Step

           

           Ifweweretotalktheterminologyoftheseminary,wewouldbeabletorecogniseamiracleinthesendingofthesefivehundredfrancsandtosaythatheavenwasmakinguseofMonsieurdeFrilairhimselfinordertogivethisgifttoJulien.TwelveyearspreviouslytheabbédeFrilairhadarrivedinBesançonwithanextremelyexiguousportmanteau,which,accordingtothestory,containedallhisfortune.Hewasnowoneoftherichestproprietorsofthedepartment.Inthecourseofhisprosperity,hehadboughttheonehalfofanestate,whiletheotherhalfhadbeeninheritedbyMonsieurdelaMole.Consequentlytherewasagreatlawsuitbetweenthesetwopersonages.

           M.leMarquisdelaMolefeltthat,inspiteofhisbrilliantlifeatParisandtheofficeswhichheheldatCourt,itwouldbedangeroustofightatBesançonagainsttheGrandVicar,whowasreputedtomakeandunmakeprefects.

           Insteadofsolicitingapresentoffiftythousandfrancswhichcouldhavebeensmuggledintothebudgetundersomenameorother,andofthrowingupthismiserablelawsuitwiththeabbéFrilairoveramatteroffiftythousandfrancs,themarquislosthistemper.Hethoughthewasintheright,absolutelyintheright.Moreover,ifoneispermittedtosayso,whoisthejudgewhohasnotgotason,oratanyrateacousintopushintheworld?

           InordertoenlightentheblindestmindstheabbédeFrilairtookthecarriageofmyLordtheBishopeightdaysafterthefirstdecreewhichheobtained,andwenthimselftoconveythecrossoftheLegionofHonourtohisadvocate.M.

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