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Chapter 1

           Icarelittlewhohasplacedusherebelowtofulfilourdutiesascitizensandfathersoffamilies;butIdon’tneedtogotochurchtokisssilverplates,andfatten,outofmypocket,alotofgood-for-nothingswholivebetterthanwedo.ForonecanknowHimaswellinawood,inafield,orevencontemplatingtheeternalvaultliketheancients.MyGod!MineistheGodofSocrates,ofFranklin,ofVoltaire,andofBeranger!Iamfortheprofessionoffaithofthe‘SavoyardVicar,’andtheimmortalprinciplesof‘89!AndIcan’tadmitofanoldboyofaGodwhotakeswalksinhisgardenwithacaneinhishand,wholodgeshisfriendsinthebellyofwhales,diesutteringacry,andrisesagainattheendofthreedays;thingsabsurdinthemselves,andcompletelyopposed,moreover,toallphysicallaws,whichprovetous,bytheway,thatpriestshavealwayswallowedinturpidignorance,inwhichtheywouldfainengulfthepeoplewiththem."

           Heceased,lookingroundforanaudience,forinhisbubblingoverthechemisthadforamomentfanciedhimselfinthemidstofthetowncouncil.Butthelandladynolongerheededhim;shewaslisteningtoadistantrolling.Onecoulddistinguishthenoiseofacarriagemingledwiththeclatteringofloosehorseshoesthatbeatagainsttheground,andatlastthe"Hirondelle"stoppedatthedoor.

           Itwasayellowboxontwolargewheels,that,reachingtothetilt,preventedtravelersfromseeingtheroadanddirtiedtheirshoulders.

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