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An Old Sword

           

           Hismemorytorturedhimbygoingovertheleastdetailsinthatnight,whichhadasamatteroffactlefthimsocold.Intheverynightthatfollowedthisannouncementofafinalrupture,JulienalmostwentmadatbeingobligedtoowntohimselfthathelovedmademoiselledelaMole.

           Thisdiscoverywasfollowedbyawfulstruggles:allhisemotionswereoverwhelmed.

           Twodayslater,insteadofbeinghaughtytowardsM.deCroisenois,hecouldhavealmostburstoutintotearsandembracedhim.

           Hishabituationtounhappinessgavehimagleamofcommonsense,hedecidedtoleaveforLanguedoc,packedhistrunkandwenttothepost.

           Hefelthewouldfaint,whenonarrivingattheofficeofthemails,hewastoldthatbyasingularchancetherewasaplaceintheToulousemail.HebookeditandreturnedtotheHôteldelaMoletoannouncehisdeparturetothemarquis.

           M.delaMolehadgoneout.MoredeadthanaliveJulienwentintothelibrarytowaitforhim.WhatwashisemotionwhenhefoundmademoiselledelaMolethere.

           Asshesawhimcome,sheassumedamaliciousexpressionwhichitwasimpossibletomistake.

           InhisunhappinessandsurpriseJulienlosthisheadandwasweakenoughtosaytoherinatoneofthemostheartfelttenderness."Soyoulovemenomore."

           "Iamhorrifiedathavinggivenmyselftothefirstmanwhocamealong,"saidMathildecryingwithrageagainstherself.

           "Thefirstmanwhocamealong,"criedJulien,andhemadeforanoldmediævalswordwhichwaskeptinthelibraryasacuriosity.

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