The Secret Note

           

           IhaveseeneverythingIrelate,andifImayhavemadeamistakewhenIsawit,Iamcertainlynotdeceivingyouintellingyouofit.Lettertotheauthor.

           Themarquissummonedhim;M.delaMolelookedrejuvenated,hiseyewasbrilliant.

           "Letusdiscussyourmemoryalittle,"hesaidtoJulien,"itissaidtobeprodigious.CouldyoulearnfourpagesbyheartandgoandsaythematLondon,butwithoutalteringasingleword?"

           Themarquiswasirritablyfingering,theday’sQuotidienne,andwastryinginvaintohideanextremeseriousnesswhichJulienhadnevernoticedinhimbefore,evenwhendiscussingtheFrilairlawsuit.

           Julienhadalreadylearnedsufficientmannerstoappreciatethatheoughttoappearcompletelytakeninbythelightnessoftonewhichwasbeingmanifested.

           "ThisnumberoftheQuotidienneisnotveryamusingpossibly,butifM.themarquiswillallowme,Ishalldomyselfthehonourto-morrowmorningofrecitingittohimfrombeginningtoend."

           "What,eventheadvertisements?"

           "Quiteaccuratelyandwithoutleavingoutaword."

           "Yougivemeyourword?"repliedthemarquiswithsuddengravity.

           "Yes,monsieur;theonlythingwhichcouldupsetmymemoryisthefearofbreakingmypromise."

           "Thefactis,Iforgottoputthisquestiontoyouyesterday:Iamnotgoingtoaskforyouroathnevertorepeatwhatyouaregoingtohear.Iknowyoutoowelltoinsultyoulikethat.Ihaveansweredforyou.Iamgoingtotakeyouintoasalonwhereadozenpersonswillheassembled.Youwillmakeanoteofwhateachonesays.

           "Donotbeuneasy.Itwillnotbeaconfusedconversationbyanymeans.

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