The Deputy Procureur du Roi.

           InoneofthearistocraticmansionsbuiltbyPugetintheRueduGrandCoursoppositetheMedusafountain,asecondmarriagefeastwasbeingcelebrated,almostatthesamehourwiththenuptialrepastgivenbyDantes.Inthiscase,however,althoughtheoccasionoftheentertainmentwassimilar,thecompanywasstrikinglydissimilar.Insteadofarudemixtureofsailors,soldiers,andthosebelongingtothehumblestgradeoflife,thepresentassemblywascomposedoftheveryflowerofMarseillessocietymagistrateswhohadresignedtheirofficeduringtheusurper’sreign;officerswhohaddesertedfromtheimperialarmyandjoinedforceswithConde;andyoungermembersoffamilies,broughtuptohateandexecratethemanwhomfiveyearsofexilewouldconvertintoamartyr,andfifteenofrestorationelevatetotherankofagod.

           Theguestswerestillattable,andtheheatedandenergeticconversationthatprevailedbetrayedtheviolentandvindictivepassionsthatthenagitatedeachdwelleroftheSouth,whereunhappily,forfivecenturiesreligiousstrifehadlonggivenincreasedbitternesstotheviolenceofpartyfeeling.

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