What Is the Decoration that Confers Distinction?

           

           "Thywaterrefreshesmenot,"saidthetransformedgenie.

           "’TisneverthelessthefreshestwellinallDiar-Békir"Pellico.

           OnedayJulienhadjustreturnedfromthecharmingestateofVillequieronthebanksoftheSeine,whichwastheespecialsubjectofM.delaMole’sinterestbecauseitwastheonlyoneofallhispropertieswhichhadbelongedtothecelebratedBonifacedelaMole.

           Hefoundthemarquiseandherdaughter,whohadjustcomebackfromHyères,inthehotel.Julienwasadandynow,andunderstoodtheartofParislife.HemanifestedaperfectcoldnesstowardsmademoiselledelaMole.Heseemedtohaveretainednorecollectionofthedaywhenshehadaskedhimsogailyfordetailsofhisfallfromhishorse.

           MademoiselledelaMolethoughtthathehadgrowntallerandpaler.Therewasnolongeranythingoftheprovincialinhisfigureorhisappearance.Itwasnotsowithhisconversation.Toomuchoftheseriousandtoomuchofthepositiveelementwerestillnoticeable.Inspiteofthesesoberqualities,hisconversation,thankstohispride,wasdestituteofanytraceofthesubordinate.Onesimplyfeltthattherewerestilltoomanythingswhichhetookseriously.Butonesawthathewasthekindofmantosticktohisguns.

           "Helackslightnessoftouch,butnotbrains,"saidmademoiselledelaMoletoherfather,assheralliedhimonthecrossthathehadgivenJulien."Mybrotherhasbeenaskingyouforitforsixteenmonths,andheisaLaMole."

           "Yes,butJulienhassurprises,andthat’swhatthedelaMole,whomyouwerereferringto,hasneverbeenguiltyof."

           M.

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