An Attack of Gout

           

           Thereaderisperhapssurprisedbythisfreeandalmostfriendlytone.Wehadforgottentosaythatthemarquishadbeenconfinedtohishouseforsixweeksbythegout.

           MademoiselledelaMoleandhermotherwereatHyèresnearthemarquise’smother.ThecomteNorbertonlysawhisfatheratstraymoments.Theygotonverywell,buthadnothingtosaytoeachother.M.delaMole,reducedtoJulien’ssociety,wasastonishedtofindthathepossessedideas.Hemadehimreadthepaperstohim.Soontheyoungsecretarywascompetenttopickouttheinterestingpassages.Therewasanewpaperwhichthemarquisabhorred.Hehadswornnevertoreadit,andspokeaboutiteveryday.Julienlaughed.Inhisirritationagainstthepresenttime,themarquismadehimreadLivyaloud.TheimprovisedtranslationoftheLatintextamusedhim.ThemarquissaidonedayinthattoneofexcessivepolitenesswhichfrequentlytriedJulien’spatience,

           "Allowmetopresentyouwithabluesuit,mydearSorel.Whenyoufinditconvenienttowearitandtocomeandseeme,IshalllookuponyouastheyoungerbrotherofthecomtedeChaulnes,thatistosay,thesonofmyfriendtheoldDuke."

           Juliendidnotquitegatherwhatitwasallabout,buthetriedavisitinthebluesuitthatveryevening.Themarquistreatedhimlikeanequal.Julienhadaspiritcapableofappreciatingtruepoliteness,buthehadnoideaofnuances.Beforethisfreakofthemarquis’shewouldhaveswornthatitwasimpossibleforhimtohavebeentreatedwithmoreconsideration."Whatanadmirabletalent,"saidJulientohimself.

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