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           "That’smyname,"saidtheyoungdiplomat,notatallimpressedbyJulien’sblacksuitatseveno’clockinthemorning,"butIdonotunderstandthehonour."

           HismannerofpronouncingtheselastwordsrevivedalittleofJulien’sbadtemper.

           "Ihavecometofightyou,monsieur,"andheexplainedinafewwordsthewholematter.

           M.CharlesdeBeauvoisis,aftermaturereflection,wasfairlysatisfiedwiththecutofJulien’sblacksuit.

           "ItcomesfromStaub,that’sclear,"hesaidtohimself,asheheardhimspeak."Thatwaistcoatisingoodtaste.Thosebootsareallright,butontheotherhandjustthinkofwearingablacksuitintheearlymorning!Itmustbetohaveabetterchanceofnotbeinghit,"saidthechevalierdeBeauvoisistohimself.

           AfterhehadgivenhimselfthisexplanationhebecameagainperfectlypolitetoJulien,andalmosttreatedhimasanequal.Theconversationwasfairlylengthy,forthematterwasadelicateone,buteventuallyJuliencouldnotrefusetoacknowledgetheactualfacts.Theperfectlymanneredyoungmanbeforehimdidnotbearanyresemblancetothevulgarfellowwhohadinsultedhimthepreviousday.

           Julienfeltaninvinciblerepugnancetowardshim.Henotedtheself-sufficiencyofthechevalierdeBeauvoisis,forthatwasthenamebywhichhehadreferredtohimself,shockedashewaswhenJuliencalledhimsimply"Monsieur."

           Headmiredhisgravitywhich,thoughtingedwithacertainmodestfatuity,heneverabandonedforasinglemoment.

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