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Monsieur Bonacieux

           Laporteformedtheideaofmarryinghimtohisgoddaughter,andparticularlythemomentwhenthatgoddaughterhadbeenreceivedasLadyoftheLinentoherMajesty.

           AtbottomthecharacterofM.Bonacieuxwasoneofprofoundselfishnessmixedwithsordidavarice,thewholeseasonedwithextremecowardice.Thelovewithwhichhisyoungwifehadinspiredhimwasasecondarysentiment,andwasnotstrongenoughtocontendwiththeprimitivefeelingswehavejustenumerated.Bonacieuxindeedreflectedonwhathadjustbeensaidtohim.

           "But,MonsieurCommissary,"saidhe,calmly,"believethatIknowandappreciate,morethananybody,themeritoftheincomparableeminencebywhomwehavethehonortobegoverned."

           "Indeed?"askedthecommissary,withanairofdoubt."Ifthatisreallyso,howcameyouintheBastille?"

           "HowIcamethere,orratherwhyIamthere,"repliedBonacieux,"thatisentirelyimpossibleformetotellyou,becauseIdon’tknowmyself;buttoacertaintyitisnotforhaving,knowinglyatleast,disobligedMonsieurtheCardinal."

           "Youmust,nevertheless,havecommittedacrime,sinceyouarehereandareaccusedofhightreason."

           "Ofhightreason!"criedBonacieux,terrified;"ofhightreason!Howisitpossibleforapoormercer,whodetestsHuguenotsandwhoabhorsSpaniards,tobeaccusedofhightreason?Consider,monsieur,thethingisabsolutelyimpossible."

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