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Last Adieux

           Julienwasinaweakmood,andthispieceofstupidityannoyedhimdeeply.

           Inthemorning,hehadalreadyrefusedthispriest’svisit,butthemanhadtakenitintohisheadtoconfessJulien,andtowinanameforhimselfamongtheyoungwomenofBesançonbyalltheconfidenceswhichhewouldpretendtohavereceivedfromhim.

           Hedeclaredinaloudvoicethathewouldpassthedayandthenightbytheprisongates."Godhassentmetotouchtheheartofthisapostate..."andthelowerclasses,whoarealwayscurioustoseeascene,begantomakeacrowd.

           "Yes,mybrothers,"hesaidtothem,"Iwillpassthedayhereandthenight,aswellasallthedaysandallthenightswhichwillfollow.TheHolyGhosthasspokentome.Iamcommissionedfromabove;IamthemanwhomustsavethesoulofyoungSorel.Doyoujoininmyprayers,etc."

           Julienhadahorrorofscandal,andofanythingwhichcouldattractattentiontohim.Hethoughtofseizingtheopportunityofescapingfromtheworldincognito;buthehadsomehopeofseeingmadamedeRênalagain,andhewasdesperatelyinlove.

           Theprisongatesweresituatedinoneofthemostpopulousstreets.Hissoulwastorturedbytheideaofthisfilthypriestattractingacrowdandcreatingascandal"anddoubtlessheisrepeatingmynameateverysingleminute!"Thismomentwasmorepainfulthandeath.

           Hecalledtheturnkeywhowasdevotedtohim,andsenthimtwoorthreetimesatintervalsofonehourtoseeifthepriestwasstillbytheprisongates.

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