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The Best Positions in the Church

           

           "But,"hesaidtohimselfoneevening,"hereIamcopyingoutthefifteenthoftheseabominabledissertations;thefirstfourteenhavebeendulydeliveredtothemaréchale’sporter.Ishallhavethehonouroffillingallthedrawersinherescritoire.AndyetshetreatsmeasthoughIneverwrote.Whatcanbetheendofallthis?Willmyconstancyboreherasmuchasitdoesme?ImustadmitthatthatRussianfriendofKorasoff’swhowasinlovewiththeprettyQuakeressofRichmond,wasaterriblemaninhistime;noonecouldbemoreoverwhelming."

           Likeallmediocreindividuals,whochancetocomeintocontactwiththemanœuvresofagreatgeneral,JulienunderstoodnothingoftheattackexecutedbytheyoungRussianontheheartoftheyoungEnglishgirl.Theonlypurposeofthefirstfortyletterswastosecureforgivenessfortheboldnessofwritingatall.Thesweetperson,whoperhapslivedalifeofinordinateboredom,hadtobeinducedtocontractthehabitofreceivingletters,whichwereperhapsalittlelessinsipidthanhereverydaylife.

           OnemorningaletterwasdeliveredtoJulien.HerecognisedthearmsofmadamelaFervaques,andbrokethesealwithaneagernesswhichwouldhaveseemedimpossibletohimsomedaysbefore.Itwasonlyaninvitationtodinner.

           HerushedtoprinceKorasoffsinstructions.UnfortunatelytheyoungRussianhadtakenitintohisheadtobeasflippantasDorat,justwhenheshouldhavebeensimpleandintelligible!Julienwasnotabletoformanyideaofthemoralpositionwhichheoughttotakeupatthemaréchale’sdinner.

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