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           Accordingtothem,thecuréwasthesonofanarchbishop.SuchajokewouldneverhavebeenheardinthehouseofM.delaMole,whowastryingtobemadeaduke.Theduelwasoverinaminute.Juliengotaballinhisarm.Theybandageditwithhandkerchiefswhichtheywettedwithbrandy,andthechevalierdeBeauvoisisrequestedJulienwithgreatpolitenesstoallowhimtotakehimhomeinthesamecarriagethathadbroughthim.WhenJuliengavethenameofM.delaMole’shôtel,theyoungdiplomatandhisfriendexchangedlooks.Julien’sfiacrewashere,buttheyfoundthesegentlemen’sconversationmoreentertainingthanthatofthegoodlieutenantofthe96th.

           "ByJove,soaduelisonlythat,"thoughtJulien."WhatluckIfoundthatcoachmanagain.HowunhappyIshouldhavebeenifIhadhadtoputupwiththatinsultaswell."Theamusingconversationhadscarcelybeeninterrupted.Julienrealisedthattheaffectationofdiplomatistsisgoodforsomething.

           "Soennui,"hesaidhimself,"isnotanecessaryincidentofconversationamongwell-bornpeople.ThesegentlemenmakefunoftheCorpusChristiprocessionanddaretotellextremelyobsceneanecdotes,andwhatismore,withpicturesquedetails.Theonlythingtheyreallylackistheabilitytodiscusspoliticslogically,andthatlackismorethancompensatedbytheirgracefultone,andtheperfectaptnessoftheirexpressions."Julienexperiencedalivelyinclinationforthem."HowhappyIshouldbetoseethemoften."

           TheyhadscarcelytakenleaveofeachotherbeforethechevalierdeBeauvoisishadenquiriesmade.Theywerenotbrilliant.

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