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The First Step

           IwillnothidefromyouthatIamsendingyouintothemidstofthewolves.Beallearsandeyes.Lettherebenoliesinyouranswers,butrealisethatthemanquestioningyouwillpossiblyexperiencearealjoyinbeingabletohurtyou.Iamverypleased,mychild,atbeingabletogiveyouthisexperiencebeforeIleaveyou,forIdonothidefromyouthattheletterwhichyouarebearingismyresignation."

           Julienstoodmotionless.HelovedtheabbéPirard.Itwasinvainthatprudencesaidtohim,

           "Afterthishonestman’sdeparturetheSacré-Cœurpartywilldisgracemeandperhapsexpelme."

           Hecouldnotthinkofhimself.Hewasembarrassedbyaphrasewhichhewastryingtoturninapoliteway,butasamatteroffacthefoundhimselfwithoutthebrainstodoso.

           "Well,myfriend,areyounotgoing?"

           "Isitbecausetheysay,monsieur,"answeredJuliantimidly,"thatyouhaveputnothingononesideduringyourlongadministration.Ihavesixhundredfrancs."

           Histearspreventedhimfromcontinuing.

           "Thatalsowillbenoticed,"saidtheex-directoroftheseminarycoldly."GotothePalace.Itisgettinglate."

           Chancewouldsohaveitthatonthatevening,theabbédeFrilairwasondutyinthesalonofthePalace.Mylordwasdiningwiththeprefect,soitwastoM.deFrilairhimselfthatJulien,thoughhedidnotknowit,handedtheletter.

           JulienwasastonishedtoseethisabbéboldlyopentheletterwhichwasaddressedtotheBishop.ThefaceoftheGrandVicarsoonexpressedsurprise,tingedwithalivelypleasure,andbecametwiceasgraveasbefore.

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