To Think Is To Be Full of Sorrow

           

           Thegrotesquenessofevery-dayeventsconcealsthereal

           unhappinessofthepassions.Barnave.

           AshewasreplacingtheusualfurnitureintheroomwhichM.delaMolehadoccupied,Julienfoundapieceofverystrongpaperfoldedinfour.Hereadatthebottomofthefirstpage"ToHisExcellencyM.leMarquisdelaMole,peerofFrance,ChevalieroftheOrdersoftheKing,etc.etc."Itwasapetitionintheroughhand-writingofacook.

           "MonsieurleMarquis,Ihavehadreligiousprinciplesallmylife.IwasinLyonsexposedtothebombsatthetimeofthesiege,in’93ofexecrablememory.Icommunicate,IgotoMasseverySundayintheparochialchurch.Ihavenevermissedthepaschalduty,evenin’93ofexecrablememory.Mycookusedtokeepservantsbeforetherevolution,mycookfastsonFridays.IamuniversallyrespectedinVerrières,andIventuretosayIdeservetobeso.Iwalkunderthecanopyintheprocessionsatthesideofthecuréandofthemayor.OngreatoccasionsIcarryabigcandle,boughtatmyownexpense.

           "IaskMonsieurthemarquisforthelotteryappointmentofVerrières,whichinonewayoranotherisboundtobevacantshortlyasthebeneficiaryisveryill,andmoreovervotesonthewrongsideatelections,etc.DeCholin."

           Inthemarginofthispetitionwasarecommendationsigned"deMoirod"whichbeganwiththisline,"Ihavehadthehonour,theworthypersonwhomakesthisrequest."

           "SoeventhatimbeciledeCholinshowsmethewaytogoaboutthings,"saidJulientohimself.

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