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           "Thiskindofmisshapengiantcannotearnmorethanthreeorfourhundredfrancs,forhisprisonisnotatallfull.Icanguaranteehimtenthousandfrancs,ifhewillescapewithmetoSwitzerland.Thedifficultywillbeinpersuadinghimofmygoodfaith."TheideaofthelongconversationhewouldneedtohavewithsovileapersonfilledJulienwithdisgust.Hethoughtofsomethingelse.

           Intheeveningthetimehadpassed.Apost-chaisehadcometopickhimupatmidnight.Hewasverypleasedwithhistravellingcompanions,thegendarmes.WhenhearrivedattheprisonofBesançoninthemorningtheywerekindenoughtoplacehimintheupperstoreyofaGothicturret.Hejudgedthearchitecturetobeofthebeginningofthefourteenthcentury.Headmireditsfascinatinggraceandlightness.Throughanarrowspacebetweentwowalls,beyondthedeepcourt,thereopenedasuperbvista.

           Onthefollowingdaytherewasaninterrogation,afterwhichhewasleftinpeaceforseveraldays.Hissoulwascalm.Hefoundhisaffairaperfectlysimpleone."Imeanttokill.Ideservetobekilled."

           Histhoughtsdidnotlingeranyfurtheroverthislineofreasoning.Asforthesentence,thedisagreeablenessofappearinginpublic,thedefence,heconsideredallthisasslightembarrassment,irksomeformalities,whichitwouldbetimeenoughtoconsiderontheactualday.Theactualmomentofdeathdidnotseizeholdofhismindeither."Iwillthinkaboutitafterthesentence."Lifewasnolongerboring,hewasenvisagingeverythingfromanewpointofview,hehadnolongeranyambition

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