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The Secret Note

           Hiscountenancebecamemoreandmoreembarrassed,forwhatevereffortshemade,hecouldnotavoidhearing,andinspiteofallhislackofexperienceheappreciatedallthemomentofthethingswhichtheywerediscussingwithsuchcompletefrankness,andtheimportancewhichthehighpersonageswhomheapparentlyhadunderhisobservationmustattachtotheirbeingkeptsecret.

           Julienhadalreadycuttwentyquillsasslowlyaspossible;thisdistractionwouldshortlybenolongeravailable.HelookedinvainatM.delaMole’seyesforanorder;themarquishadforgottenhim.

           "WhatIamdoingisridiculous,"hesaidtohimselfashecuthisquills,"butpersonswithsomediocreanappearanceandwhoarehandlingsuchgreatinterestseitherforthemselvesorforothersmustbeextremelyliabletotakeoffence.Myunfortunatelookhasacertainquestioningandscarcelyrespectfulexpression,whichwilldoubtlessirritatethem.ButifIpalpablylowermyeyesIshalllookasifIwerepickingupeverywordtheysaid."

           Hisembarrassmentwasextreme,hewaslisteningtostrangethings.

           

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