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The Japanese Vase

           ThoseofmademoiselledelaMole’sfriendswhoweresittingnearhimattheendofthesofa,madeapointofsomehoworotherturningtheirbackonhim,atanyratehethoughtso.

           "Itisacourtdisgrace,"hethought.Hetriedtostudyforamomentthepeoplewhowereendeavouringtooverwhelmhimwiththeircontempt.M.deLuzhadanimportantpostintheKing’ssuite,theresultofwhichwasthatthehandsomeofficerbeganeveryconversationwitheverylistenerwhocamealongbytellinghimthisspecialpieceofinformation.Hisunclehadstartedatseveno’clockforSt.Cloudandreckonedonspendingthenightthere.Thisdetailwasintroducedwithalltheappearanceofgoodnaturebutitneverfailedtobeworkedin.AsJulienscrutinizedM.deCroisenoiswithasterngazeofunhappiness,heobservedthatthisgoodamiableyoungmanattributedagreatinfluencetooccultcauses.Heevenwentsofarastobecomemelancholyandoutoftemperifhesawaneventoftheslightestimportanceascribedtoasimpleandperfectlynaturalcause.

           "Thereisanelementofmadnessinthis,"Juliensaidtohimself.Thisman’scharacterhasastrikinganalogywiththatoftheEmperorAlexander,suchasthePrinceKorasoffdescribedittome.DuringthefirstyearofhisstayinParispoorJulien,freshfromtheseminaryanddazzledbythegracesofalltheseamiableyoungpeople,whomhefoundsonovel,hadfeltboundtoadmirethem.Theirtruecharacterwasonlybeginningtobecomeoutlinedinhiseyes.

           "Iamplayinganundignifiedrôlehere,"hesuddenlythought.

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