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First Appearance in Society

           "ItwasjustbytalkingaboutHoracethatIsucceededwiththebishopofBesançon,"saidJulientohimself.Apparentlythatistheonlyauthortheyknow.Fromthatinstanthewasmasterofhimself.ThistransitionwasrenderedeasybecausehehadjustdecidedthathewouldneverlookuponMadamoiselledelaMoleasawomanafterhisowntaste.Sincetheseminaryhehadthelowestopinionofmen,andwasnottobeeasilyintimidatedbythem.Hewouldhaveenjoyedallhisself-possessionifthedining-roomhadbeenfurnishedwithlessmagnificence.Itwas,asamatteroffact,twomirrorseacheightfeethighinwhichhewouldlookfromtimetotimeatthemanwhowasspeakingtohimaboutHorace,whichcontinuedtoimpresshim.Hisphraseswerenottoolongforaprovincial,hehadfineeyeswhosebrilliancywasdoubledbyhisquaveringtimidity,orbyhishappybashfulnesswhenhehadgivenagoodanswer.Theyfoundhimpleasant.Thiskindofexaminationgavealittleinteresttoasolemndinner.ThemarquissignedtoJulien’squestionertopresshimsharply."Canhepossiblyknowsomething?"hethought.

           Julienansweredandthoughtoutnewideas.Helostsufficientofhisnervousness,notindeedtoexhibitanywit,forthatisimpossibleforanyoneignorantofthespeciallanguagewhichisusedinParis,buttoshowhimselfpossessedofideaswhich,thoughpresentedoutofplaceandungracefully,wereyetoriginal.TheysawthatheknewLatinperfectly.

           Julien’sadversarywasamemberoftheAcademyInscriptionswhochancedtoknowLatin.

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