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A Man of Spirit

           MaynottheepigramsofafoolishpubliccompelourexcellentNorberttopickaquarrelwithJulien,undersuchcircumstancesIknowIshouldhavenocontroloverhim.Weshoulddiscoverinhissoulthemarkoftherebelplebian.Ohfather,Ientreatyouonmyknees,comeandbepresentatmymarriageinM.Pirard’schurchnextThursday.Itwillbluntthestingofmalignantscandalandwillguaranteethelife’shappinessofyouronlydaughter,andofthatofmyhusband,etc.,etc."

           Thisletterthrewthemarquis’ssoulintoastrangeembarrassment.Hemustatlasttakeadefiniteline.Allhislittlehabits:allhisvulgarfriendshadlosttheirinfluence.

           Inthesestrangecircumstancesthegreatlinesofhischaracter,whichhadbeenformedbytheeventsofhisyouth,reassumedalltheiroriginalforce.Themisfortunesoftheemigrationhadmadehimintoanimaginativeman.Afterhavingenjoyedfortwoyearsanimmensefortuneandallthedistinctionsofthecourt,1790hadflunghimintotheawfulmiseriesoftheemigration.Thishardschoolinghadchangedthecharacterofaspiritoftwenty-two.Inessence,hewasnotsomuchdominatedbyhispresentrichesasencampedintheirmidst.Butthatveryimaginationwhichhadpreservedhissoulfromthetaintofavarice,hadmadehimavictimofamadpassionforseeinghisdaughterdecoratedbyafinetitle.

           Duringthesixweekswhichhadjustelapsed,themarquishadfeltattimesimpelledbyacapriceformakingJulienrich.Heconsideredpovertymean,humiliatingforhimself,M.delaMole,andimpossibleinhisdaughter’shusband;hewasreadytolavishmoney.

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