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The Hotel de La Mole

           JulienknewthetruthfromtheabbéPirard.

           Theabbéwasworkinginthemarquis’slibrarywithJulienonemorningattheeternaldeFrilairlawsuit.

           "Monsieur,"saidJuliensuddenly,"isdiningeverydaywithmadamelamarquiseoneofmydutiesoraspecialfavourthattheyshowtome?"

           "It’saspecialhonour,"repliedthescandalisedabbé."M.theAcademician,whohasbeencultivatingthefamilyforfifteenyears,hasneverbeenabletoobtainsomuchforhisM.Tanbeau."

           "Ifindit,sir,themostpainfulpartofmyemployment.Iwaslessboredattheseminary.SometimesIseeevenmademoiselledelaMoleyawn,andyetsheoughttobeaccustomedtothesocialcharmsofthefriendsofthehouse.Iamfrightenedoffallingasleep.Asafavour,obtainpermissionformetogoandgetafortysous’dinnerinsomeobscureinn."

           Theabbéwhowasatruesnob,wasveryappreciativeofthehonourofdiningwithagreatlord.WhilehewasendeavouringtogetJulientounderstandthispointofviewaslightnoisemadethemturnround.JuliensawmademoiselledelaMolelistening.Hereddened.Shehadcometofetchabookandhadheardeverything.ShebegantoentertainsomerespectforJulien."Hehasnotbeenbornservile,"shethought,"likethatoldabbé.Heavens,howuglyheis."

           AtdinnerJuliendidnotventuretolookatmademoiselledelaMolebutshewaskindenoughtospeaktohim.Theywereexpectingalotofvisitorsthatdayandsheaskedhimtostay.TheyounggirlsofParisarenotatallfondofpersonsofacertainage,especiallywhentheyareslovenly.

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