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Chapter 30

           Hehadnottheusualresourceofbigotsinthatsuperstitiousperiod,mostofwhomwerewonttoatoneforthecrimestheywereguiltyofbyliberalitytothechurch,stupefyingbythismeanstheirterrorsbytheideaofatonementandforgiveness;andalthoughtherefugewhichsuccessthuspurchased,wasnomoreliketothepeaceofmindwhichfollowsonsincererepentance,thantheturbidstupefactionprocuredbyopiumresembleshealthyandnaturalslumbers,itwasstillastateofmindpreferabletotheagoniesofawakenedremorse.ButamongthevicesofFront-de-Boeuf,ahardandgripingman,avaricewaspredominant;andhepreferredsettingchurchandchurchmenatdefiance,topurchasingfromthempardonandabsolutionatthepriceoftreasureandofmanors.NordidtheTemplar,aninfidelofanotherstamp,justlycharacterisehisassociate,whenhesaidFront-de-Boeufcouldassignnocauseforhisunbeliefandcontemptfortheestablishedfaith;fortheBaronwouldhaveallegedthattheChurchsoldherwarestoodear,thatthespiritualfreedomwhichsheputuptosalewasonlytobeboughtlikethatofthechiefcaptainofJerusalem,"withagreatsum,"andFront-de-Boeufpreferreddenyingthevirtueofthemedicine,topayingtheexpenseofthephysician.

           Butthemomenthadnowarrivedwhenearthandallhistreasureswereglidingfrombeforehiseyes,andwhenthesavageBaron’sheart,thoughhardasanethermillstone,becameappalledashegazedforwardintothewastedarknessoffuturity.

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