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           leComte,"saidJulien,"ifitwereaquestionoffellinganeighty-foottreeorhewingitoutandmakingitintoplanksIwouldacquitmyselfallright,Idaresay,butasforridingahorse,Ihaven’tdonesuchathingsixtimesinmylife."

           "Well,thiswillbetheseventh,"saidNorbert.

           Asamatteroffact,Julienrememberedthekingof’sentryintoVerrières,andthoughtherodeextremelywell.ButastheywerereturningfromtheBoisdeBoulognehefellrightinthemiddleoftheRueduBac,ashesuddenlytriedtogetoutofthewayofacabriolet,andwasspatteredalloverwithmud.Itwasluckythathehadtwosuits.Themarquis,wishingtofavourhimwithafewwordsatdinner,askedhimfornewsofhisexcursion.Norbertbeganimmediatelytoanswerhimingeneralterms.

           "M.leComteisextremelykindtome,"answeredJulien."Ithankhimforit,andIfullyappreciateit.Hewasgoodenoughtohavethequietestandprettiesthorsegiventome,butafterallhecouldnottiemeontoit,andowingtothelackofthatprecaution,Ihadafallrightinthemiddleofthatlongstreetnearthebridge.MadameMathildemadeafutileefforttohideaburstoflaughter,andsubsequentlywasindiscreetenoughtoaskfordetails.Julienacquittedhimselfwithmuchsimplicity.Hehadgracewithoutknowingit.

           "Iprophesyfavourablyaboutthatlittlepriest,"saidthemarquistotheacademician."Thinkofaprovincialbeingsimpleoveramatterlikethat.Suchathinghasneverbeenwitnessedbefore,andwillneverbewitnessedagain;andwhatismore,hedescribeshismisfortunebeforeladies.

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