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Aramis and His Thesis

           Theinsultwasterrible,andalthoughunknowntotherestoftheworld,Ifeltitliveandfesteratthebottomofmyheart.IinformedmysuperiorsthatIdidnotfeelmyselfsufficientlypreparedforordination,andatmyrequesttheceremonywaspostponedforayear.IsoughtoutthebestfencingmasterinParis,Imadeanagreementwithhimtotakealessoneveryday,andeverydayforayearItookthatlesson.Then,ontheanniversaryofthedayonwhichIhadbeeninsulted,Ihungmycassockonapeg,assumedthecostumeofacavalier,andwenttoaballgivenbyaladyfriendofmineandtowhichIknewmymanwasinvited.ItwasintheRuedesFrance-Bourgeois,closetoLaForce.AsIexpected,myofficerwasthere.Iwentuptohimashewassingingalovedittyandlookingtenderlyatalady,andinterruptedhimexactlyinthemiddleofthesecondcouplet.‘Monsieur,’saidI,‘doesitstilldispleaseyouthatIshouldfrequentacertainhouseofLaRuePayenne?AndwouldyoustillcanemeifItookitintomyheadtodisobeyyou?Theofficerlookedatmewithastonishment,andthensaid,‘Whatisyourbusinesswithme,monsieur?Idonotknowyou.’‘Iam,’saidI,‘thelittleabbewhoreadsLIVESOFTHESAINTS,andtranslatesJudithintoverse.’‘Ah,ah!Irecollectnow,’saidtheofficer,inajeeringtone;‘well,whatdoyouwantwithme?’‘Iwantyoutosparetimetotakeawalkwithme.’‘Tomorrowmorning,ifyoulike,withthegreatestpleasure.’‘No,nottomorrowmorning,ifyouplease,butimmediately.

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