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Chapter 8

           PoorTuvache!andheisevencompletelydestituteofwhatiscalledthegeniusofart."

           Rodolphe,meanwhile,withMadameBovary,hadgoneuptothefirstfloorofthetownhall,tothe"council-room,"and,asitwasempty,hedeclaredthattheycouldenjoythesighttheremorecomfortably.Hefetchedthreestoolsfromtheroundtableunderthebustofthemonarch,andhavingcarriedthemtooneofthewindows,theysatdownbyeachother.

           Therewascommotionontheplatform,longwhisperings,muchparleying.Atlastthecouncillorgotup.TheyknewnowthathisnamewasLieuvain,andinthecrowdthenamewaspassedfromonetotheother.Afterhehadcollatedafewpages,andbentoverthemtoseebetter,hebegan

           "Gentlemen!MayIbepermittedfirstofall(beforeaddressingyouontheobjectofourmeetingto-day,andthissentimentwill,Iamsure,besharedbyyouall),mayIbepermitted,Isay,topayatributetothehigheradministration,tothegovernmenttothemonarch,gentlemen,oursovereign,tothatbelovedking,towhomnobranchofpublicorprivateprosperityisamatterofindifference,andwhodirectswithahandatoncesofirmandwisethechariotofthestateamidtheincessantperilsofastormysea,knowing,moreover,howtomakepeacerespectedaswellaswar,industry,commerce,agriculture,andthefinearts?"

           "Iought,"saidRodolphe,"togetbackalittlefurther."

           "Why?"saidEmma.

           Butatthismomentthevoiceofthecouncillorrosetoanextraordinarypitch.

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