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Queen Marguerite

           

           WithinamonthofthisepisodeJulienwaspensivelywalkinginthegardenofthehôtel;buthisfacehadnolongerthehardnessandphilosophicsuperciliousnesswhichthechronicconsciousnessofhisinferiorpositionhadusedtowriteuponit.HehadjustescortedmademoiselledelaMoletothedoorofthesalon.Shesaidshehadhurtherfootwhilerunningwithherbrother.

           "Sheleanedonmyarminaverysingularway,"saidJulientohimself."AmIacoxcomb,orisittruethatshehastakenafancytome?Shelistenstomesogently,evenwhenIconfesstoherallthesufferingsofmypride!Shetoo,whoissohaughtytoeveryone!Theywouldbeveryastonishedinthesaloniftheysawthatexpressionofhers.Itisquitecertainthatshedoesnotshowanyoneelsesuchsweetnessandgoodness."

           Julienendeavourednottoexaggeratethissingularfriendship.Hehimselfcomparedittoanarmedtruce.Whentheymetagaineachday,theyalmostseemedbeforetheytookupthealmostintimatetoneofthepreviousdaytoaskthemselves"arewegoingtobefriendsorenemiesto-day?"Julienhadrealisedthattoallowhimselftobeinsultedwithimpunityevenoncebythishaughtygirlwouldmeanthelossofeverything."IfIhavegottoquarrelwoulditnotbebetterthatitshouldbestraightawayindefendingtherightsofmyownpride,thaninparryingtheexpressionsofcontemptwhichwouldfollowtheslightestabandonmentofmydutytomyownself-respect?"

           Onmanyoccasions,ondayswhenshewasinabadtemperMathilde,triedtoplaythegreatladywithhim.

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