Sensibility and a Pious Lady

           

           Anideawhichhasanylifeinitseemslikeacrudity,soaccustomedaretheytocolourlessexpression.Woetohimwhointroducesnewideasintohisconversation!Faublas.

           ThiswasthestageJulienhadreached,whenafterseveralmonthsofprobationthestewardofthehouseholdhandedhimthethirdquarterofhiswages.M.delaMolehadentrustedhimwiththeadministrationofhisestatesinBrittanyandNormandy.Julienmadefrequentjourneysthere.HehadchiefcontrolofthecorrespondencerelatingtothefamouslawsuitwiththeabbédeFrilair.M.Pirardhadinstructedhim.

           Onthedataoftheshortnoteswhichthemarquiswouldscribbleonthemarginofallthevariouspaperwhichwereaddressedtohim,Julienwouldcomposeanswerswhichwerenearlyallsigned.

           AttheTheologySchoolhisprofessorscomplainedofhislackofindustry,buttheydidnotfailtoregardhimasoneoftheirmostdistinguishedpupils.Thisvariedwork,tackledasitwaswithalltheardourofsufferingambition,soonrobbedJulienofthatfreshcomplexionwhichhehadbroughtfromtheprovinces.Hispallorconstitutedoneofhismeritsintheeyesofhiscomrades,theyoungseminarist;hefoundthemmuchlessmalicious,muchlessreadytobowdowntoasilvercrownthanthoseofBesançon;theythoughthewasconsumptive.Themarquishadgivenhimahorse.

           Julienfearingthathemightmeetpeopleduringhisridesonhorseback,hadgivenoutthatthisexercisehadbeenprescribedbythedoctors.TheabbéPirardhadtakenhimintoseveralJansenistSocieties.

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