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To see the ancient name of Renalplunged in the mire of ridicule . Would it not
be better to stick to my suspicions and to verifynothing?
He is not a wise
creature, swayedby reason. Valenod, who sees in my banishment to Verrieres the
effect of hisanonymous letter.
Why, that rascal never eventold me the name of
the person who is making the offer!
This letter to an intimate friend which had
set the whole of Verrieresmarvelling at the time, M. Valenodsanodyne sentences,
that were little used to being read with suchemotion.
I shall never sink so low
as to speak of my courage, said Juliencoldly, that is mean.
For my mind is
becoming unhinged, I can feel it!
He received from Vergylarge packets of
exercises.
No, he cried, I shallcertainly not part with my wife, she is too
useful to me.
Madame de Renal informed him rapidly of all that she had done
sincethe morning. Valenod, for instance, or the Sub-PrefectMaugiron; they both
have families. No one had anysuspicion of what had happened.
And in this
magnificent position do you seek toprovide jealousy with food for comment?
They
actually givehim the name of the man that has disgraced him.
The mention of
that metal, he would say,is always a preliminary to some call upon my purse.
He
is not a wise creature, swayedby reason.
Valenod:I dont hear that horrid song
any more.
The mention of that metal, he would say,is always a preliminary to
some call upon my purse.
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