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           JuliendelaVernayewillhavereceivedthismoneyfromhisfather,whomitisneedlesstocallbyanyothername.M.delaVernayewillperhapsthinkitpropertogiveapresenttoM.Sorel,acarpenterofVerrières,whocaredforhiminhischildhood....’Icanundertakethatcommission,"addedtheabbé."IhaveatlastprevaileduponM.delaMoletocometoasettlementwiththatJesuit,theabbédeFrilair.Hisinfluenceisunquestionablytoomuchforus.Thecompleterecognitionofyourhighbirthonthepartofthisman,whoisinfactthegovernorofBwillbeoneoftheunwrittentermsofthearrangement."Juliencouldnolongercontrolhisecstasy.Heembracedtheabbé.Hesawhimselfrecognised.

           "Forshame,"saidM.Pirard,pushinghimaway."Whatisthemeaningofthisworldlyvanity?AsforSorelandhissons,Iwilloffertheminmyownnameayearlyallowanceoffivehundredfrancs,whichwillbepaidtoeachofthemaslongasIamsatisfiedwiththem."

           Julienwasalreadycoldandhaughty.Heexpressedhisthanks,butinthevaguesttermswhichboundhimtonothing."Coulditbepossible,"hesaidtohimself,"thatIamthenaturalsonofsomegreatnoblemanwhowasexiledtoourmountainsbytheterribleNapoleon?"Thisideaseemedlessandlessimprobableeveryminute...."Myhatredofmyfatherwouldbeaproofofthis....Inthatcase,Ishouldnotbeanunnaturalmonsterafterall."

           AfewdaysafterthissoliloquytheFifteenthRegimentofHussars,whichwasoneofthemostbrilliantinthearmy,wasbeingreviewedontheparadegroundofStrasbourg.M.

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