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           Iffatuityispardonableitisinone’sfirstyouth,foritisthentheexaggerationofanamiablething.Itneedsanairoflove,gaiety,nonchalance.Butfatuitycoupledwithself-importance;fatuitywithasolemnandself-sufficientmanner!ThisextravaganceofstupiditywasreservedfortheXIXthcentury.Sucharethepersonswhowanttounchainthehydraofrevolutions!LEJOHANNISBURG,Pamphlet.

           Consideringthathewasanewarrivalwhowastoodisdainfultoputanyquestions,Juliendidnotfallintoundulygreatmistakes.OnedaywhenhewasforcedintoacaféintheRueSt.Honorébyasuddenshower,abigmaninabeavercoat,surprisedbyhisgloomylook,lookedathiminreturnjustasmademoiselleAmanda’sloverhaddonebeforeatBesançon.

           Julienhadreproachedhimselftoooftenforhavingenduredtheotherinsulttoputupwiththisstare.Heaskedforanexplanation.Themaninthetail-coatimmediatelyaddressedhiminthelowestandmostinsultinglanguage.Allthepeopleinthecafésurroundedthem.Thepassers-bystoppedbeforethedoor.Julienalwayscarriedsomelittlepistolsasamatterofprecaution.Hishandwasgraspingthemnervouslyinhispocket.Neverthelesshebehavedwiselyandconfinedhimselftorepeatingtohisman"Monsieur,youraddress,Idespiseyou."

           Thepersistencyinwhichhekeptrepeatingthesesixwordseventuallyimpressedthecrowd.

           "ByJove,theotherwho’stalkingalltohimselfoughttogivehimhisaddress,"theyexclaimed.Themaninthetail-coathearingthisrepeatedseveraltimes,flungfiveorsixcardsinJulien’sface.

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