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A Dungeon

           

           "Ikilled,oratanyrate,Iwishedtooccasiondeath,andIdidsowithpremeditation,"hewouldrepeateveryday.Butthejudgewasapedantaboveeverything.Julien’sconfessionshadnoeffectincurtailingtheinterrogations.Thejudge’sconceitwaswounded.Juliendidnotknowthattheyhadwantedtotransferhimintoanawfulcell,andthatitwasonly,thankstoFouqué’sefforts,thathewasallowedtokeephisprettyroomatthetopofahundredandeightysteps.

           M.theabbédeFrilairwasoneoftheimportantcustomerswhoentrustedFouquéwiththepurveyingoftheirfirewood.Thegoodtradesmenmanagedtoreachtheallpowerfulgrandvicar.M.deFrilairinformedhim,tohisunspeakabledelight,thathewassotouchedbyJulien’sgoodqualities,andbytheserviceswhichhehadformerlyrenderedtotheseminary,thatheintendedtorecommendhimtothejudges.Fouquéthoughthesawahopeofsavinghisfriend,andashewentout,bowingdowntotheground,requestedM.thegrandvicar,todistributeasumoftenlouisinmassestoentreattheacquittaloftheaccused.

           Fouquéwasmakingastrangemistake.M.deFrilairwasveryfarfrombeingaValenod.Herefused,andeventriedtomakethegoodpeasantunderstandthathewoulddobettertokeephismoney.Seeingthatitwasimpossibletobeclearwithoutbeingindiscreet,headvisedhimtogivethatsumasalmsfortheuseofthepoorprisoners,who,inpointoffact,weredestituteofeverything.

           "ThisJulienisasingularperson,hisactionisunintelligible,"thoughtM.deFrilair,"andIoughttofindnothingunintelligible

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