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Sensibility and a Pious Lady

           Julienwasastonished;theideaofreligionwasindissolublyconnectedinhismindwiththeideasofhypocrisyandcovetousness.Headmiredthoseausterepiousmenwhonevergaveathoughttotheirincome.SeveralJansenistsbecamefriendlywithhimandwouldgivehimadvice.Anewworldopenedbeforehim.AttheJansenistshegottoknowacomteAltamira,whowasnearlysixfeethigh,wasaLiberal,abeliever,andhadbeencondemnedtodeathinhisowncountry.Hewasstruckbythestrangecontrastofdevoutnessandloveofliberty.

           Julien’srelationswiththeyoungcomtehadbecomecool.Norberthadthoughtthatheansweredthejokesofhisfriendswithtoomuchsharpness.JulienhadcommittedoneortwobreachesofsocialetiquetteandvowedtohimselfthathewouldneverspeaktomademoiselleMathilde.TheywerealwaysperfectlypolitetohimintheHôteldelaMolebuthefelthimselfquitelost.HisprovincialcommonsenseexplainedthisresultbythevulgarproverbToutbeautoutnouveau.

           Hegraduallycametohavealittlemorepenetrationthanduringhisfirstdays,oritmayhavebeenthatthefirstglamourofParisianurbanityhadpassedoff.Assoonasheleftoffworking,hefellapreytoamortalboredom.Hewasexperiencingthewitheringeffectsofthatadmirablepolitenesssotypicalofgoodsociety,whichissoperfectlymodulatedtoeverydegreeofthesocialhierarchy.

           Nodoubttheprovincescanbereproachedwithacommonnessandlackofpolishintheirtone;buttheyshowacertainamountofpassion,whentheyansweryou.

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