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Queen Marguerite

           ShetoldhimonedaythatshewasreadingtheHistoryofD’AubignéandalsoBrantôme."Strangebookstoread,"thoughtJulien;"andthemarquisdoesnotallowhertoreadWalterScott’snovels!"

           Shetoldhimoneday,withthatpleasedbrilliancyinhereyes,whichistherealtestofgenuineadmiration,aboutacharacteristicactofayoungwomanofthereignofHenryIII.,whichshehadjustreadinthememoirsofL’Étoile.Findingherhusbandunfaithfulshestabbedhim.

           Julien’svanitywasnattered.Apersonwhowassurroundedbysomuchhomage,andwhogovernedthewholehouse,accordingtotheacademician,deignedtotalktohimonafootingalmostresemblingfriendship.

           "Imadeamistake,"thoughtJuliensoonafterwards."Thisisnotfamiliarity,Iamsimplytheconfidanteofatragedy,sheneedstospeaktosomeone.Ipassinthisfamilyforamanoflearning.IwillgoandreadBrantôme,D’Aubigné,L’Étoile.IshallthenbeabletochallengesomeoftheanecdoteswhichmadamedelaMolespeakstomeabout.Iwanttoleaveoffthisrôleofthepassiveconfidanté."

           Hisconversationswiththisyounggirl,whosedemeanourwassoimpressiveandyetsoeasy,graduallybecamemoreinteresting.Heforgothisgrimrôleoftherebelplebian.Hefoundherwell-informedandevenlogical.Heropinionsinthegardenswereverydifferenttothosewhichsheownedtointhesalon.Sometimessheexhibitedanenthusiasmandafranknesswhichwereinabsolutecontrasttoherusualcoldhaughtiness.

           "ThewarsoftheLeagueweretheheroicdaysofFrance,"shesaidtohimoneday,witheyesshiningwithenthusiasm.

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