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Country Pleasures

           orHenryVII.weremonsters.Theywerekings,afactwhichgivesthemindisputablerightstotherespectofcreatureswithoutbirthlikeyouandme.Nevertheless,"addedM.Pirard,"wearepriests,forshewilltakeyouforone;thatbeingourcapacity,sheconsidersusasspiritualvaletsnecessaryforhersalvation."

           "Monsieur,"saidJulien,"IdonotthinkIshallbelongatParis."

           "Good,butrememberthatnomanofourclasscanmakehisfortuneexceptthroughthegreatlords.Withthatindefinableelementinyourcharacter,atanyrateIthinkitis,youwillbepersecutedifyoudonotmakeyourfortune.Thereisnomiddlecourseforyou,makenomistakeaboutit;peopleseethattheydonotgiveyoupleasurewhentheyspeaktoyou;inasocialcountrylikethisyouarecondemnedtounhappinessifyoudonotsucceedinwinningrespect."

           "WhatwouldhavebecomeofyouatBesançonwithoutthiswhimofthemarquisdelaMole?Onedayyouwillrealisetheextraordinaryextentofwhathehasdoneforyou,andifyouarenotamonsteryouwillbeeternallygratefultohimandhisfamily.HowmanypoorabbésmorelearnedthanyouhavelivedyearsatParisonthefifteensoustheygotfortheirmassandtheirtensoustheygotfortheirdissertationsintheSorbonne.RememberwhatItoldyoulastwinteraboutthefirstyearsofthatbadmanCardinalDubois.Areyouproudenoughbychancetothinkyourselfmoretalentedthanhewas?

           "Take,forinstance,aquietandaveragemanlikemyself;Ireckonedondyinginmyseminary.Iwaschildishenoughtogetattachedtoit.

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