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A Dungeon

           

           Fouquéwasdelightedatseeinghisfriendanswerhisobsessingidea,anddetailedatlength,andwithinahundredfrancs,whathewouldgetforeachofhisproperties.

           "Whatasublimeeffortforasmallcountryland-owner,"thoughtJulien."Heisreadytosacrificeformethefruitsofalltheeconomies,andallthelittlesemi-swindlingtrickswhichIusedtobeashamedofwhenIsawhimpracticethem."

           "NoneofthehandsomeyoungpeoplewhomIsawintheHôteldelaMole,andwhoreadRené,wouldhaveanyofhisridiculousweaknesses:but,exceptthosewhoareveryyoungandwhohavealsoinheritedrichesandareignorantofthevalueofmoney,whichofallthosehandsomeParisianswouldbecapableofsuchasacrifice?"

           AllFouqué’smistakesinFrenchandallhiscommongesturesseemedtodisappear.Hethrewhimselfintohisarms.NeverhavetheprovincesincomparisonwithParisreceivedsofineatribute.Fouquéwassodelightedwiththemomentaryenthusiasmwhichhereadinhisfriend’seyesthathetookitforconsenttotheflight.

           ThisviewofthesublimerecalledtoJulienallthestrengththattheapparitionofM.Chélanhadmadehimlose.Hewasstillveryyoung;butinmyviewhewasafinespecimen.Insteadofhischaracterpassingfromtendernesstocunning,asisthecasewiththemajorityofmen,agewouldhavegivenhimthatkindnessofheartwhichiseasilymelted...butwhatavailthesevainprophecies.

           TheinterrogationsbecamemorefrequentinspiteofalltheeffortsofJulien,whoalwaysendeavouredbyhisanswerstoshortenthewholematter.

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