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Chapter 8

           Hiswasnotperhapssofloridasthatofthecouncillor,butitrecommendeditselfbyamoredirectstyle,thatistosay,bymorespecialknowledgeandmoreelevatedconsiderations.ThusthepraiseoftheGovernmenttookuplessspaceinit;religionandagriculturemore.Heshowedinittherelationsofthesetwo,andhowtheyhadalwayscontributedtocivilisation.RodolphewithMadameBovarywastalkingdreams,presentiments,magnetism.Goingbacktothecradleofsociety,theoratorpaintedthosefiercetimeswhenmenlivedonacornsintheheartofwoods.Thentheyhadleftofftheskinsofbeasts,hadputoncloth,tilledthesoil,plantedthevine.Wasthisagood,andinthisdiscoverywastherenotmoreofinjurythanofgain?MonsieurDerozerayssethimselfthisproblem.FrommagnetismlittlebylittleRodolphehadcometoaffinities,andwhilethepresidentwascitingCincinnatusandhisplough,Diocletian,plantinghiscabbages,andtheEmperorsofChinainauguratingtheyearbythesowingofseed,theyoungmanwasexplainingtotheyoungwomanthattheseirresistibleattractionsfindtheircauseinsomepreviousstateofexistence.

           "Thuswe,"hesaid,"whydidwecometoknowoneanother?Whatchancewilledit?Itwasbecauseacrosstheinfinite,liketwostreamsthatflowbuttounite;ourspecialbentsofmindhaddrivenustowardseachother."

           Andheseizedherhand;shedidnotwithdrawit.

           "Forgoodfarminggenerally!"criedthepresident.

           "Justnow,forexample,whenIwenttoyourhouse."

           "ToMonsieurBizatofQuincampoix."

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