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An Attack of Gout

           Ashewasaskedtospeakthetruth,Julienresolvedtotelleverything,buttosuppresstwothings,hisfanaticaladmirationforthenamewhichirritatedthemarquis,andthatcompletescepticism,whichwasnotparticularlyappropriatetoaprospectivecuré.HislittleaffairwiththechevalierdeBeauvoisiscameinveryhandy.ThemarquislaughedtillthetearscameintohiseyesatthesceneinthecaféintheRueSt.Honoréwiththecoachmanwhohadloadedhimwithsordidinsults.Theoccasionwasmarkedbyacompletefranknessbetweenthemarquisandtheprotégé.

           M.delaMolebecameinterestedinthissingularcharacter.AtthebeginninghehadencouragedJulian’sdrollblundersinordertoenjoylaughingatthem.Soonhefounditmoreinterestingtocorrectverygentlythisyoungman’sfalseoutlookonlife.

           "AllotherprovincialswhocometoParisadmireeverything,"thoughtthemarquis."Thisonehateseverything.Theyhavetoomuchaffectation;hehasnotaffectationenough;andfoolstakehimforafool."

           Theattackofgoutwasprotractedbythegreatwintercoldandlastedsomemonths.

           "Onegetsquiteattachedtoafinespaniel,"thoughtthemarquis."WhyshouldIbesoashamedofbeingattachedtothislittleabbé?Heisoriginal.Itreathimasason.Well,where’sthebother?Thewhim,ifitlasts,willcostmeadiamondandfivehundredlouisinmywill."Oncethemarquishadrealisedhisprotégé’sstrengthofcharacter,heentrustedhimwithsomenewbusinesseveryday.

           Juliennoticedwithalarmthatthisgreatlordwouldoftengivehiminconsistentorderswithregardtothesamematter.

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