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A Girl’s Thoughts

           "Yes,"sheadded,"therewasmorerealcourageingoinghomealoneateleveno’clockintheeveningwhenonecameoutoftheHôteldeSoissonswhereCatherinede’MedicilivedthanthereisnowadaysinrunningovertoAlgiers.Aman’slifewasthenaseriesofhazards.Nowadayscivilisationhasbanishedhazard.Therearenomoresurprises.Ifanythingnewappearsinanyideatherearenotsufficientepigramstoimmortaliseit,butifanythingnewappearsinactuallife,ourpanicreachesthelowestdepthofcowardice.Whateverfollypanicmakesuscommitisexcused.Whatadegenerateandboringage!WhatwouldBonifacedelaMolehavesaidif,liftinghiscut-offheadoutofthetomb,hehadseenseventeenofhisdescendantsallowthemselvestobecaughtlikesheepin1793inordertobeguillotinedtwodaysafterwards!Deathwascertain,butitwouldhavebeenbadformtohavedefendedthemselvesandtohavekilledatleastoneortwoJacobins.Yes!intheheroicdaysofFrance,intheageofBonifacedelaMole,Julienwouldhavebeenthechiefofasquadron,whilemybrotherwouldhavebeentheyoungpriestwithdecorousmanners,withwisdominhiseyesandreasononhislips."SomemonthspreviouslyMathildehadgivenupallhopeofmeetinganybeingwhowasalittledifferentfromthecommonpattern.Shehadfoundsomehappinessinallowingherselftowritetosomeyoungsocietymen.Thisrashprocedure,whichwassounbecomingandsoimprudentinayounggirl,mighthavedisgracedherintheeyesofM.

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