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A Man of Spirit

           Nowisthatignoranceoftheactualstateofsociety?Ihavesaidtohimtwoorthreetimes,theonlyrealandprofitablecandidatureisthecandidatureofthesalons.

           "No,hehasnottheadroit,cunninggeniusofanattorneywhoneverlosesaminuteoranopportunity.HeisveryfarfrombeingacharacterlikeLouisXL.Ontheotherhand,Ihaveseenhimquotethemostungenerousmaxims...itisbeyondme.Canitbethathesimplyrepeatsthesemaximsinordertousethemasadamagainsthispassions?

           "However,onethingcomestothesurface;hecannotbearcontempt,that’smyholdonhim.

           "Hehasnot,itistrue,thereligiousreverenceforhighbirth.Hedoesnotinstinctivelyrespectus....Thatiswrong;butafterall,theonlythingswhicharesupposedtomakethesoulofaseminarystudentimpatientarelackofenjoymentandlackofmoney.Heisquitedifferent,andcannotstandcontemptatanyprice."

           Pressedashewasbyhisdaughter’sletter,M.delaMolerealisedthenecessityformakinguphismind."Afterall,thegreatquestionisthis:DidJulien’saudacitygotothepointofsettingouttomakeadvancestomydaughterbecauseheknowsIlovehermorethananythingelseintheworld,andbecauseIhaveanincomeofahundredthousandcrowns?"

           Mathildeproteststothecontrary...."No,monsieurJulien,thatisapointonwhichIamnotgoingtobeunderanyillusion.

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