The Hotel de La Mole

           

           IfeverythinginthearistocraticsalonoftheHoteldelaMoleseemedstrangetoJulien,thatpaleyoungmaninhisblacksuitseemedinhisturnverystrangetothosepersonswhodeignedtonoticehim.MadamedelaMolesuggestedtoherhusbandthatheshouldsendhimoffonsomebusinessonthosedayswhentheyhadcertainpersonstodinner.

           "Iwishtocarrytheexperimenttoitslogicalconclusion,"answeredthemarquis."TheabbéPirardcontendsthatwearewrongincrushingtheself-respectofthepeoplewhomweallowaroundus.Onecanonlyleanonwhatresists.Theonlythingagainstthismanishisunknownface,apartfromthatheisadeafmute."

           "IfIamtoknowmywayabout,"saidJulientohimself."ImustwritedownthenamesofthepersonswhomIseecometothesalontogetherwithafewwordsontheircharacter."

           Heputattheheadofthelistfiveorsixfriendsofthehousewhotookeveryopportunityofpayingcourttohim,believingthathewasprotectedbyawhimofthemarquis.Theywerepoordulldevils.Butitmustbesaidinpraiseofthisclassofmen,suchastheyarefoundto-dayinthesalonsofthearistocracy,thateveryonedidnotfindthemequallytame.Oneofthemwasnowallowinghimselftobebulliedbythemarquis,whowasventinghisirritationataharshremarkwhichhadbeenaddressedtohimbythemarquise.

           Themastersofthehouseweretooproudortoopronetoboredom;theyweretoomuchusedtofindingtheironlydistractionintheaddressingofinsults,toenablethemtoexpecttruefriends.

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