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Corrected husband

2011-01-25T12:03:00.001-08:00

A man already on the imagined return to marry although he had previously lived without a wife, and he did perhaps more awkward by his feelings that was to take a girl of eighteen years , the figure of the world's most interesting and the most advantageous size. Mr. Bernac was the name of the husband, was an even greater folly in taking a wife, he was could not be less in the use of pleasures Hymen gives, and it s 'in need of many fads that he replaced the chaste and delicate pleasures of the conjugal knot, even should appeal to a young person at the turn of Miss Lurcie, and the unfortunate name that came Bernac to link its fate. From the first night of the wedding, he declared his tastes to his young wife, after making him swear not to tell his parents he was, and says the celebrated Montesquieu, this ignominious treatment which goes back to childhood : the young woman in the attitude of a little girl that needs correction, lent itself well fifteen or twenty minutes, more or less brutal whims of her old husband, and was under the illusion of the scene that he managed to taste the delicious intoxication of pleasure as any man better organized than Bernac would certainly feel wanted in the arms of charming Lurcie. The operation seemed a little girl takes a delicate, pretty, high in comfort and away from pedantry, however, as he had been recommended to be submitted, it was believed that the use of all the spouses, may even be Bernac he had favored the idea, and it lends itself more honestly to the world the depravity of his satire, everyday was the same, and often more than twice. After two years of Miss Lurcie we still continue to call by that name since it was still as pristine as the first day of her marriage, lost her father and mother, and with them the hope to make them soften his troubles, as she was beginning to project for some time.

This loss is made Bernac that more enterprising, and if he had kept a few terminals in the lifetime of his wife's parents, he kept no more action soon as she had lost and he saw in the unable to implore avengers. What had at first the air of a joke, became gradually a real torment; Fraulein Lurcie could not stand his embittered heart, she thought only of revenge. Fraulein Lurcie saw very few people, her husband isolated her as much as possible, the knight Aldouri his cousin, despite all the representations Bernac had not stopped to see her relative, the young man was the prettiest face in the world and it was not without interest that persisted to attend his cousin, as was common in the world, jealous, fear of being mocked and dared too far away from home ... Fraulein Lurcie glanced at the parent to get rid of slavery in which she lived: she listened to him was nice about that every day his cousin, and she finally opened all the way to him, she confessed everything .

- Avenge me of that vile man, "she said, and avenge me in a scene so strong that he even dares not disclose: the day you will succeed that of your triumph, I do 'm Yours at this price.

On Aldouri enchanted promises everything and no longer works as the success of an adventure that will assure him so nice moments. When everything is ready:

- Sir, "he told Bernac one day, I have the honor to belong too closely, and my confidence in you is too full not to share with you the secret marriage contract that I have.

- A secret marriage, said Bernac delighted to be rid of the rival who thus made him shudder.

- Yes, sir, I just tie the fate of a lovely wife and that tomorrow it should make me happy, it's a girl no good, I admit, but what do I care, j 't for both; marry, indeed, an entire family, four sisters are all living together, but their society is sweet, it is for me a greater happiness ... I flatter myself, sir, "continued the young man, my cousin and tomorrow you will do me the honor of coming at least to the wedding.

- Sir, I leave my wife and little less, we both live in great retirement, she likes it, I do point the discomfort.

- I know your tastes, sir, back to Aldouri, and I promise you that you used to wish ... I love you as much solitude, I also reasons of mystery, I've said it in the countryside, it's fine, everything invites you and I give you my word of honor that we will be absolutely alone.

Lurcie in fact suggests some desire, her husband dared to contradict front of Aldouri, and the party is formed.

- Did you have to want such a thing, "said the grumbling when he finds himself alone with his wife, you know I could not ask for all this, I shall break all these desires, and I warn you that in a few my project is that you go into a record of my land where you'll never see me.

And as the pretext founded or not added much to the lure of luxurious scenes which invented Bernac plans when reality failed him, he seized the opportunity, passed Lurcie in his room and said:

- We'll ... Yes, I promised, but you'll pay dearly desire that you have shown ...

The poor little wretch is thinking about the outcome, all suffering without complaining.

- Do as you please, sir, "she said humbly, you have given me a favor, that I owe you gratitude.

So gentle, so helpless resignation had anything but a heart steeped in vice like the libertine Bernac, but nothing stops it, it makes you happy, you must lie quietly, day after Aldouri, following convention, picks up the couple and one starts.

- You see, "said the young cousin Lurcie entering with the husband and wife in a house very isolated, you see that this does not look too much like a public festival, not a car, not a lackey, I told you, we are absolutely alone.

However, four major women of about thirty years, strong, vigorous and five and a half feet high each, advancing onto the porch and just as honestly the world to see Mr. and Mrs. Bernac.

- That's my wife, sir, "said D'Aldouri in presenting one of them, and these three are sisters and we got married this morning at daybreak to Paris and we expect you to celebrate the wedding .

Everything happens in mutual courtesies; after a little circle in the living room, where Bernac convinces himself to his great satisfaction he is also one that has been desired, a servant announced dinner, and it starts at the table, nothing more gay than the meal, the four sisters alleged very accustomed to the projections, united at the table all the vivacity and cheerfulness all possible, but decency will not be forgotten for a minute, wrong until Bernac end feels the best company in the world, however Lurcie delighted to see the tyrant in the lake, made merry with his cousin and decided to give up in despair at last to a continent that had previously reported that when sorrows and that tears, she sipping champagne with him in the most damning tender glances, our heroines who were forces to take them also gave their side, and led Bernac, still not suspecting that a simple joy in such circumstances , is not spared little more than the rest of society. But as he had not yet lost the reason, Aldouri interrupted time and suggests going for coffee.

- By Jove, my cousin, "he said when he is caught, deign to visit my house, I know you are a man of taste, I have bought and furnished expressly for my wedding, but I am afraid made a bad market, you tell me your opinions please.

- Willingly, "said Bernac, no one agrees with me in these things, and I'll just estimate nearly ten pounds, I bet.

On Aldouri soars on the stairs holding hands with his pretty cousin, Bernac placed among the four sisters, and it is introduced in this order in an apartment very dark and ruled absolutely at the end the house.

- This is the bridal chamber, said of the old Aldouri jealous, you see that bed, my cousin, that's where the wife will no longer be virgin is not it time since it languishes ?

That was the signal word: at the same time, our four naughty Bernac jump on each armed with a handful of yards, we trousers, two fix it, the other two take turns to lambast and while they are working vigorously

- My dear cousin, cries of Aldouri, do not I mentioned yesterday that you would be served to your liking? I have imagined anything better to please you as you make what you give every day at this lovely woman you are not barbaric enough for him to do something that you would not want to receive yourself and I flatter myself that I make my court, a circumstance, however, still lack the ceremony, my cousin is still, supposedly, also new, although it is so long with you, unless you were married as of yesterday such a surrender of your share comes only ignorance certainly, I bet it's that you do not know how to do it ... I'll show you, my friend.

And in saying this, at the lovely sound of music, the dashing cousin throws his cousin on the bed and the woman's eyes makes her unworthy husband ... At this moment only the ceremony continues.

- Sir, said in Aldouri to Bernac down from the altar, you will find the lesson can be a bit strong, but agree that the outrage was at least as much, I am not, nor will be the lover of your wife, sir, here, I'll go, but I advise you to behave in the future in a more honest with her, otherwise she would find me still an avenger who spare you even less .

- Madame, "said Bernac furious indeed this process ...

- ... Is one that you deserved, sir, "replied Lurcie, but if you do not like however, you are the master of the fuss made, we will show everyone our reasons and we'll see who laughs the two groups.

Bernac be ashamed of his faults, he invents more fallacies to justify, he threw himself on his knees to beg his wife to forgive him: Lurcie gentle and generous observes and embraces both return to their home and I do not know what means Bernac took, but never saw the capital since this moment of intimate household, friends softer and more virtuous husband.

There is room for two

2011-01-19T05:10:00.000-08:00

A very pretty bourgeois in the Rue Saint-Honore, about twenty-two years old, fat, plump, flesh freshest and most appetizing, all molded shapes though somewhat satisfied, and who combined so many charms the presence of mind, alertness, and taste the keenest pleasures for all that it was prohibited by strict laws of marriage, had decided last year or two to give aid to her husband, old and ugly, not only disliked him very much, but acquitted even as badly as rarely duties that may be a little better served had calmed the Dolmen demanding, and our name was pretty bourgeois. Nothing is better settled than the appointment indicated that these two lovers: Of-Wheeler, a young soldier, had commonly four to five o'clock, and five and a half to seven Dolbreuse arrived, the young merchant more pretty face it was impossible to see. It was impossible to fix other moments, it was only when Ms. Dolmen was quiet in the morning you had to be at the shop at night he sometimes had to appear there as well, or the husband returned, and he had to speak of its business. Moreover dolmen had told Ms one of her friends she loved enough that the moments of pleasure followed each other so very close: the fires of imagination does not go out, she claimed, in this way, nothing so sweet as to move from one pleasure to another, we did not bother to get back in gear, because Ms. Dolmen was a charming creature that calculates the most of all feelings of love, very few Women and analyzed as it was because of her talents she had recognized that, all things considered, two lovers were worth much more than in regard to the reputation it became almost equal, one covering the other you could be wrong, it could always be the same who went and came back several times in the day, and relatively fun at what a difference! Ms. Dolmen fearing singularly pregnancies, sure that her husband would never do with her madness to spoil the size, was also calculated with two lovers, there was a lot less risk for what it feared that with one, because, she said, pretty good anatomist, both fruits are destroying each other.

Some day, the order established in the appointment came to be troubled, and our two lovers who had never seen, made as we will see quite pleasantly knowledge. Des-Wheels was the first but it came too late, and as if the devil would be mixed up, which was the second Dolbreuse arrived a little earlier.

The reader full of intelligence is immediately apparent that the combination of these two little harm was unfortunately born a meeting infallible as it was held. But say how it happened and if we can, educate them with any decency and any required withholding such an area already very licentious by itself.

By a rather odd effect whim - but we see both men - tired of our young military role of lover, wanted to play for a moment that of mistress instead of being content lovingly into the arms of his divinity, he would contain it in turn: in a word what is underneath, he put it, and by this reversal of the game, leaning on the altar where the sacrifice usually presented itself, Ms. dolmens was naked like Venus callipyge, lying stretched out on her lover, presented in front of the door of the room where the mysteries were celebrated, what the Greeks worshiped devoutly in the statue that we just discussed, this part quite beautiful in a word, without going seek examples so far, found many admirers in Paris. Such was the attitude when Dolbreuse accustomed to penetrate without resistance, sometimes humming, and sees the prospect that a woman should really honest, they say, never show.

Which would have great pleasure to many people recoiled Dolbreuse.

- What do I see, he cried ... treacherous ... Is this then what you made me reservations?

Ms. dolmens in that time was in one of those crises in which a woman works infinitely better than she argues, is resolving to pay effrontery:

- What the hell are you, "she said in the second Adonis without ceasing to engage in the other, I do not see anything too distressing for you, do not bother us, my friend and lodge yourself in what you rest; you see, there is room for both.

Dolbreuse can not help but laugh at the coolness of his mistress, thought that the simplest was to follow his advice, he did not need to pray, and it is claimed that all three of them won.

The cuckold himself or the unexpected reconciliation

2011-01-18T06:57:00.001-08:00

One of the biggest flaws of those evil high hazard is always a host of indiscretions, to gossip or slander about everything that breathes, and this in front of people they do not know, we can not imagine the amount of cases that have become the fruit of such chatter: what is the honest man indeed who will hear say anything bad about what interests without restating the fool who dares? It is not enough going into the education of young people the principle of wise restraint, we do not teach them enough about the world, names, qualities, adjacent persons with whom they are meant to live; we put in place that nonsense miles are good only trample upon what the age of reason. It always seems that these were the Capuchins are raised: at any instant of bigotry, of mummeries or useless, and never a good maxim of morality. Go further, ask a young man on his real duties to the company, ask him what he owes to himself and what he owes to others, how he must lead them to be happy: he will tell you that he has learned to go to Mass and to recite a litany, but he understands nothing of what you tell him that he has learned to dance, sing but not to live with men. The case became a result of the inconvenience we paint, was not serious to the point of shedding blood, it does a joke and that's the detail that we are going to abuse a few minutes from the patience of our readers.

M. Raneville, aged about fifty years, had one of those characters that do phlegmatic meeting point without some pleasure in the world, laughing slightly, but by many others laugh and by the projections of his biting wit and how cool that he said he was often, or her only silence or expressions of his face slapstick silent, the secret of entertaining a thousand times more circles where it was recognized that these heavy talkers heavy, monotonous , always a story to make you laugh they one hour in advance without being fortunate enough to cheer up just a minute the foreheads of those who listen. He had a big enough job on farms, and to console a very bad marriage once contracted by him in Orleans, after having abandoned his wife dishonest, he ate quietly in Paris twenty or twenty-five thousand pounds of annuities with a beautiful woman he entertained some friends and as friendly as him.

The mistress of M. de Raneville was not exactly a girl, was a married woman and therefore more pungent because they may say, this little salt adultery is often much enjoyment to the price and it was very pretty, aged thirty years, the best body possible, separated from a husband and boring, she had come from the provinces to seek his fortune in Paris, and was not long in finding it. Raneville naturally libertine, on the lookout for all the right pieces, had not missed that one, and for three years by very honest treatment, by a lot of spirit and a lot of money, he would forget this young woman all the sorrows that the hymen had once enjoyed planting his steps. Having both roughly the same fate, they consoled themselves together, and confirmed in this great truth that person does not correct yet, there are so many unhappy marriages and so much misery in the world, because parents or greedy fools match rather than the fortunes moods: For Raneville often said to his mistress, he is quite certain that if fate had united us both, instead we give you a husband and tyrant ridiculous, and to me a whore wife, roses were born under our feet instead of thorns so long as we picked.

Some event which is quite useless to speak, led one day to Mr. Raneville this muddy village and unhealthy called Versailles, where the kings made to be worshiped in their capital, seem to flee the presence of individuals who desire , where ambition, greed, revenge, and pride drive daily from a host of unhappy on the wing of boredom sacrifice to the idol of the day, where the elite of the French nobility who could play an important role in his land, agrees to come in humble antechamber, how crass Swiss court's door, or humbly beg a dinner as good as hers in some of these individuals pulled a fortune when clouds of oblivion for them plunge shortly after.

His business done, Mr. de Raneville back in one of these cars court called pot de chambre, and there is incidentally associated with a certain M. Dutour, very talkative, very round, very thick, large sneering , used as M. Raneville farms in the department, but his Orleans home, which as we just said also happens to be that of M. de Raneville. The conversation begins, Raneville always terse and did not know already revealing the name, nickname, country, and the affairs of his fellow road before only to have even said a word. Learned these details, Mr Dutour between a little more in those of society.

- You were in Orleans, sir, "said Dutour, I think you just tell me.

- I spent a few months ago.

- And have you known, I pray you, some of Ms. Raneville, a leading p. that ever lived Orleans?

- Madame de Raneville, a pretty woman.

- Exactly.

- Yes, I saw this in the world.

- Well, I tell you confidentially that I had, that is to say three days, as it were. Certainly if there is a cuckold husband, we can say that it is poor Raneville.

- And do you know him?

- Not otherwise is wrong about who ruin in Paris, said, with girls like him and evildoers.

- I will not say anything, I do not know, but I pity the cuckolded husbands, you're not, you, by chance, sir?

- Which one do you mean both, or is it cuckold husband?

- But both these things bind so today it is indeed very difficult to make a difference.

- I am married, sir, I had the misfortune to marry a woman who has settled point with me, his character well suited me very little, we parted amicably, she desired in Paris to share the solitude of one of his relatives religious convent of Sainte-Aure, and she lives in that house, it gives me time to time from him, but I do not see her.

- Is she devout?

- No, I might like better.

- Ah! I hear you. And you have not even had the curiosity to inform you of his health, in the living present your business forces you to do now in Paris?

- Not really, I do not like convents friend of joy, cheerfulness, created for pleasure, looked up in circles, I am advised no point to risk in a parlor at least six months vapors.

- But a woman ...

- ... Is an individual who may be interested when it's used, but he must learn to detach firmly when reasonable grounds us away.

- There is hardness in what you say.

- Not at all ... philosophy ... is the tone of the day is the language of reason, we must adopt or pass for a fool.

- This implies a fault in your wife, explain this to me: lack of character, conduct or complacency.

- A bit of everything ... a little of everything, sir, but let it, please, and return to the dear Madame de Raneville: palsembleu, I do not understand that you were no fun at Orleans this creature ... but everyone has it.

- Everyone, no, because you see I have not had: I do not like married women.

- And without much curiosity, with whom do you spend your time, sir, please?

- My business first, and then a rather pretty creature with which I occasionally soup.

- You're not married, sir?

- I am.

- And your wife?

- It is the province and I left there, as you leave yours at Saint Aure.

- Married, sir, married, and would you be of the brotherhood, with teach me.

- Do not I told cuckold husband and two words are synonyms? moral depravity, luxury ... so many things make a woman fall.

- Oh! it's true, sir, it's true.

- You reply by educated man.

- Not at all, so therefore, sir, a very nice person you console the absence of the neglected wife.

- Yes indeed, a very nice person, I want you to know.

- Sir, do me great honor.

- Oh! no manners, sir, we are in port, I leave you free tonight because of your business, but tomorrow without fail I expect you to dinner at the attached.

Raneville and takes care to give a false, he warned on the spot at home, so that those who will ask in the name he can find it easily.

The next day, he never fails to Dutour appointments, and the precautions being taken so that although under an assumed name, he might find Raneville home, he entered without difficulty. The first compliment, Dutour seems anxious not to see again the deity on which he relies.

- Men's impatient, "said Raneville, I see by your eyes that look ... we promised you a pretty woman, you would already hovering around her accustomed to dishonor the front of the husbands of Orleans, you would like, I am of course, deal with even the lovers of Paris: I bet you I'd be glad to cram the same rank as the unfortunate Raneville you entertained me so pleasantly yesterday.

Dutour meets a man-killer in fat and therefore a fool, the conversation for a moment and exult Raneville, taking his friend by the hand:

- Come, he said, cruel man, come to the temple where the deity is waiting for you.

So saying, he brought in a firm voluptuous Dutour, where the mistress of Raneville prepared with the joke and the word was in the most elegant undress on a couch of velvet, but veiled nothing concealed the elegance and richness to its size, there was his face that it was impossible to see.

- This is a very nice person, "exclaims Dutour, but why deny myself the pleasure of admiring her features are we here in the harem of the great Lord?

- Not a word is a matter of modesty.

- How to modesty?

- Surely, you think that I want to stick to only show you the size or color of my mistress, my triumph was so complete it, by stealing all these veils, I do not convince you how happy I am to be possession of so many charms. As this young woman is singularly modest, she would blush to these details and she has kindly consented, but under the express terms of being veiled. You know what it is that modesty and delicacy of women, he Dutour, this is not a man stylish and fashionable as you think it imposes on those things!

- How to honor you show me?

- Everything I told you, no less jealousy than me, the happiness that seems bland taste alone, I find that one of delight that is shared.

And to persuade his maxims, Raneville first removed a handkerchief of gauze which exposes at once the most beautiful gorge it is possible to see ... Dutour ignites.

- Hein said Raneville, how do you find this?

- These are the charms of Venus herself.

- Do you think the studs so white and so firm were made to light fires ... touch, touch, my friend, her eyes sometimes deceive us, my opinion is that pleasure, we must employ all the senses.

Dutour approach a trembling hand, he feels ecstatic with the finest in the world, and can not return to the incredible kindness of his friend.

- Will lower, "said Raneville pointing to the middle of the body a light taffeta skirt, and nothing precludes the incursion, well, what do you think of those thighs, do you believe that the temple love is best supported by columns?

And the beloved Dutour palpating always everything developed Raneville:

- Trickster, I guess, continues the complaisant friend, this temple delicate than the Graces themselves were covered with a lightweight foam ... you burn the partially open, is not it? nay, to pick them a kiss, I bet.

And Dutour, blinded ... stammering ... that no longer met by violent feelings which his eyes were the organs is encouraged ... libertines his fingers caress the gates of the temple that pleasure even cracked open his desires: the kiss that God permits, he enjoys it and gives it an hour.

- Friend, "he said, I do not want more, or drive me to you, or allow me to go further.

- How, further, and where the hell do you go, please?

- Alas, do you not hear me, I am drunk with love, I can no longer contain myself.

- And if this woman is ugly?

- It is impossible to be with attractions so divine.

- If it is ...

- Whether anything she wants, I tell you, my dear, I can not resist.

- Come on, terrible friend, come on, you met since it must be: I know you at least according to my convenience?

- Ah! the greatest without doubt.

Dutour and gently repelled the hand of his friend as to induce him to leave him alone with this woman.

- Oh! to leave you, no, I can not, "said Raneville, but are you so scrupulous that you can not satisfy you in my presence? for men it is no respecter of those ways: the rest are my terms, or in front of me, or point.

- Was it before the devil, "said Dutour, does contain more and rushing to the shrine where the incense is burning, you want it, I agree with everything ...

- Well said coolly Raneville, appearances you have deceived them, and comforts promised by many charms are they real or illusory ... ah! Never, never, I saw nothing so voluptuous.

- But it damn sailing friend, treacherous sailing, will I do it not permissible to remove?

- Yes, indeed ... at the last moment, at that time so delectable, where all our senses seduced by drink of the gods, she can make us as wealthy as themselves, and often much higher. This surprise double your ecstasy to enjoy the charm of the body of Venus herself, you will add the inexpressible delight of contemplating the features of Flora, and all coming together to increase your happiness, you dive much better in this ocean of delights, where Man found with such sweet solace of his existence ... You make me sign ...

- Oh! you guessed right, "said Dutour, I lose myself in that time.

- Yes, I see you're fiery.

- But in a fiery point ... oh my friend, I touch this moment heaven, rip, tear up the sails, as I contemplate the sky itself.

- There he is, "said Raneville by removing the gauze, but beware that there may be a little close to this paradise to hell!

- Oh good heavens, "exclaimed Dutour acknowledging his wife ... What is you madam ... sir, how weird joke, you deserve ... the rogue ...

- One moment, one moment, fiery man, it's you who deserve all, learn, my friend, he must be a little more cautious with people you do not know, you do smart with me yesterday . This unfortunate Raneville that you treated so badly in Orleans ... I myself, sir, you see that I will go to Paris for the rest, you're much more advanced than you thought, you imagine you have made me cuckold and you just do it yourself.

Dutour felt the lesson, he extended his hand to his friend, and admitted that he had what he deserved.

- But this treacherous ...

- Well, do you imitate does not, what is the law which binds inhumanly barbaric that sex giving us our freedom, is it fair? and by what law of nature, lock yourself in your wife Sainte-Aure, while in Paris and Orleans you make cuckolds husband? My friend, this is not fair, this charming creature that you could not get the price came to look for other conquests: it was right, she found me, I am happiness, do whatever Madame de Raneville, I agree, every four live happy, and that victims do not become the fate of men.

Dutour found that his friend was right, but by an inconceivable fatality, he was again in love like a fool by his wife; Raneville while he was caustic, his soul was too good to resist the entreaties of his wife to get back Dutour, the young person consented, and it was in this unique event without doubt a very singular example of the twists of fate and the vagaries of love.

The Talion

2011-01-17T05:06:00.001-08:00

A good burghers of Picardy, perhaps the descendant of one of these illustrious troubadours banks of the Oise and the Somme, and whose existence has been removed numb darkness for ten or twelve years by a large writer of the century, a brave and honest citizen, I say, lived in the town of Saint-Quentin, so celebrated by the great men it has given to literature, and lived with honor him, his wife and a third cousin, a nun in a convent in this city. The third cousin was a petite brunette with bright eyes, pretty face to Rogue, snub-nosed and slender, she was distressed twenty-two years and for four religious, Sister Petronilla was his name, had more a nice voice, and much more temperamental than religion. As for Mr. d'Esclaponville and was named our citizens, it was a good big welcomed about twenty-eight years, his cousin and top magnet not quite as much of Ms. Esclaponville, since there was already ten years that he slept with her, and a habit of ten years is fatal fire of the hymen. Ms. d'Esclaponville - because he should paint, for whom it happen if we do not paint in a century when he only takes pictures, even when a tragedy would not be received if the dealers were there to screen least six subjects - Ms. d'Esclaponville, "I was a blonde a little bland, but very white, fairly pretty eyes, plump, and those big chubby commonly known in the world of good enjoyment .

Until now Ms. Esclaponville of ignored that there was a way to avenge an unfaithful husband, wise like her mother who had lived eighty-three years with the same man without him of infidelity She was still quite naive, full of candid enough to not even suspect that this dreadful crime casuists named adultery, and that pleasant to soften everything, simply called gallantry, but a woman cheated soon received his resentment advice for revenge, and since no one likes to be outdone, there is nothing she does whenever she can, so we have nothing to reproach him. Ms. d'Esclaponville finally realized that her beloved husband Mr. visiting a cousin too often in the third degree: the demon of jealousy takes hold of her soul, she watches, she inquired and eventually discover that there is also little recognized in San Quentin that the plot of her husband and sister Petronilla. Sure of her, she finally said Esclaponville of her husband that the conduct he observed it pierces the soul, that she did not deserve such processes and that she implored her to return through .

- In my wrong, the husband calmly replied, ignore you then I'm off, my dear friend, sleeping with my cousin the nun? It cleanses the soul in so holy a plot is identified with the Supreme Being is to incorporate the Holy Spirit in itself no sin, my dear, with people dedicated to God, they purify everything who is with them and go, in a word, is open the road to the heavenly bliss.

Ms. d'Esclaponville quite happy with the little success of his remonstrance, said nothing but swear at the bottom of herself she will find a way to more persuasive eloquence ... The devil is it that women always have a ready: for they're pretty, they have to say, the avengers rained from all sides.

There were some in the town parish priest who was called the Abbe du Bosquet, a sprightly great thirties chasing all the women and making a forest of all fronts of the husband of St. Quentin. Ms. d'Esclaponville became acquainted with the vicar, the vicar gradually also became acquainted with Madame d'Esclaponville, and they both knew so well that they finally might have to paint from head to foot without it being possible to s 'y mistake. After a month each came to congratulate the unfortunate Esclaponville who boasted of being alone escaped to the deadly intrigues of the curate, and he was in San Quentin as the only front that rogue had not yet defiled.

- That can not, "said Esclaponville of those who spoke to him, my wife is wise as a Lucretia, you would tell me a hundred times that I would not believe.

- Come then, "said one of his friends, so I just convince yourself with your own eyes, and we'll see after if you doubt.

On Esclaponville gets trapped, and his friend took him to a half-mile from the city in a lonely place where the Somme, confined between two rows and covered with fresh flowers, delicious as a bath to the inhabitants of the town, but as the appointment was given at a time when we commonly do not bathe again our poor husband's grief to see happen one after another and his honest wife and his rival, without anyone's interrupt.

- Well, the friend said to Esclaponville, forehead he begins to itch you?

- Not yet, says the citizen, is the rub, however unintentionally, it is perhaps to confess.

- Let us, therefore, to the end, the friend said ...

It was not long: just arrived in the delicious shade of fragrant hedge, the Abbe du Bosquet detaches itself all that harms voluptuous touches he meditates, and proceeds to work holy storage for the thirtieth time can be a good and honest Esclaponville among the other spouses of the city.

- Well, do you think now? said the friend.

- Returning us, "said sourly of Esclaponville, because strength to believe I might kill this cursed priest and it would pay me better than he is, back-in, my friend, and keep me secret, I beg you.

On Esclaponville returns home in confusion, and soon after his wife has mild to report for dinner at her chaste flanks.

- One moment, dear, "said the angry citizens, since my childhood I vowed to my father never to have dinner with whores.

- With whores responds graciously to Ms. Esclaponville, my friend, wonder about, what do you reproach me?

- How carogne, I have to blame you, what you been doing this afternoon at the baths with our vicar.

- Oh, my God, meets the gentle woman, this is it, my son, it's just that you have to say.

- How ventrebleu, that is all ...

- But, my friend, I followed your advice, do not you tell me we should lose nothing by sleeping with people from church, we purify his soul in so holy a plot that c 'was identified with the Supreme Being, the Holy Spirit to come in and open itself in a word the way to the heavenly bliss ... Well, my son, I did what you told me, I'm not a saint and a whore

Ah! I promise you that if any of those good souls God has the means to open, as you say, the road the blessedness of heaven, it certainly is the vicar, because I've never seen such a big key.

The Marquise of Thelema or Libertinism Effects.

2011-01-16T03:07:00.000-08:00

For about eighteen months the Marquis de Telem, a man of very good house, but not wealthy, had just married in Poitiers, his country, one of the most beautiful and richest legacy of the province, no household was more united, comfort, harmony, urban, mutual trust, respect and love the most tender tightened each day touching the nodes of this couple: they did not see the point without admiration, we do frequented point without respect. But it's not without reason that painted the master of the gods between two huge vases of which is filled with evils, the other of peace: his hand, said to be still paying it pure takes in the first vessel; she spreads a bit of the second, it is never without mixing. In six weeks, a disease outbreak cost the young Marquise all parents: a stranger comes, he says the elder brother of Madame de Telem, it is protected, he has friends, and Capital M. Telem, almost based entirely on the dowry of his wife, disappearing in one minute, reduced to the most terrible adversity one of the brightest house in the province. But nothing is easier than coming back against a ruling as unjust, it was only to appear and ask, Ms. Telem actually had a brother once, but this brother, certainly killed in a duel, could certainly reappear. The imposter claimed the story of the duel, but he assured that he had been wounded, he proved that to get away from the rigor of the law, he had been away a few years and finally the learner death of his father, he had reappeared to collect the estate: the tale was absurd, she had been accredited for a moment that some are and much effrontery. What to do yet in a cruel circumstance? M. Telem did not hesitate, he has everything he could find money, and his wife decided to go herself to Paris to plead this important matter and assured that nothing of judges determined in this country there as the stresses of a pretty woman. This young and inexperienced shy person at first dare to undertake a major undertaking, she is afraid to fail: what will happen if she spent in Paris after what little is left to both spouses, it is obliged without returning successful? Dare she remonstrate the eyes of a husband she adores, she is deceiving without her fault and she will die of grief he could think of taking Women? Delicacy suggests twenty different ways to the one he proposes: it will sell the little that remains, she offers to her husband in a small compensation, and she will retreat into a monastery for them to finish the rest of his life. It will disappear, you do see her again, or if you will, it will work, she will earn her living and her husband will go to all that his talent will bring him ... None of these parties dictated less by wisdom than by desperation, pleasing no M. Telem: he told his wife that he must go, he must go to seek her own trial, and adds to a firm tone that it takes more, he must win. Defeated by bodies such lively, with prayers that are too similar to last orders for the young Marquise could be mistaken, she left with a maid named Flavio, about twenty years, a charming face and recognized for a girl of spirit.

Often a country gentleman who never served, provided a good life, not holding to its name and its property, or Paris without protection as without knowledge, without its consideration suffering among the countrymen among whom he is and who are accustomed to cherish and respect it.

One might regard it as chimerical, that this consideration is only acquired in the lobby of Ministers and is not in the morals of the nation, the story of a century or two at most, one can still deal with a matter of fashion, and must see eye to eye with the big hats and big hats: the narrow circle of luxury goods varies from one season to another, situations, ways of living, major customs in one word are a bit longer to go through all the points of the circumference, but yet they end up changing too, and this revolution already announced by Agroman, is perhaps not so remote that is believed in France. The possessor of great fiefs will eventually see that this is not at Versailles that is really powerful, that is confused, or less often with the crush of their luxury, or with superiors who condescend so far as they can, there plays the role of a slave can be sovereign while at home.

Anyway, the Marquis de Telem not known in the capital, and not wanting to stoop to apply for letters of recommendation to the intendant of the province, imagined that his wife with a pretty face, a beautiful name and money, was all it took to succeed, and it is this situation that the young Marquise had arrived where we said. The very next day she sent for a prosecutor, she tells him her business, she admits she has little contact on the side of protection, but it promises to pay well if he did win a trial as fair and as important to it. The opponent of Ms. Telem no longer in Paris: glad I succeeded by his fraud, he had returned to Poitou and was already involved to return the property he claimed belonged to him.

The class of wealthy libertines of Paris is never without agents in all states and the order of prosecutors for her is much less than you think to overlook a lot of widows and orphans falling daily in their nets , what advantage is there not to shoot for a wealthy libertine, a clever Mercury in this brotherhood. By a very singular fatality, St. Verac, attorney for Ms. Telem, was also the adviser to Mr. Bonneau Fondor, one of the richest contractors of the capital, he had no sooner saw a young wife of seventeen years, the size of the more nimble and more pleasant, with the freshest mouth, two black eyes the liveliest, the hair of the world's most beautiful, most beautiful throat, skin, the more soft and whiter, features the most delicate and all in one word the most touching and most flattering, he ran to tell his boss that Venus herself was coming to visit Kythera probably states his son or to exit the metaphor, he confided that the provincial natural, easy to make alms in eight days, was a delightful piece that fate would not bring him to Paris to, in respect of his case, and she was sure that after visiting with her all the papers, it was clear that the claim property being an impostor, it was only to inform Parliament in a month of Ms. Telem retrouvât mistress is what delighted him.

- That is the best in the world, "said Fondor, but we must behave well here, and it is best to do is, I think, to begin withdrawing from the young person everything that he can stay ECU; go during that time Master of secretly successful trial, make him see as impossible, put the point of being forced to leave the dagger in the heart and when we get there, you introduce me, you announce me as a man credit, I'll do my offers. If the fine is severe, much gained, soon we redefine what we have done and we shall send the check to her husband if she goes to the contrary, we will do our final steps, he will win his case, and the costs that we get appropriate and I advance if the party was insolvent the compensation of what he needed, my dear St. Verac that grab you by you start immediately to prepare the tracks, because nothing is done to a woman who has money: the virtue of these ladies rule fairly common on the condition of the award and is not bald sooner we find them softer than lambs.

Such were the principles of this maltôtier, is probably of similar traits; not accustomed to having only its ugly gold, what a sensitive man wants to hold that the love he had found women from the cruel position in which he had apparently reduced, and have never been close at heart because they know he has never been so delicate or so kind to ignite any, he retaliated by abandonment that sex adorable have never been able to look in his eyes an object of hatred and contempt. Fondor was already old, a despicable figure, a turn short and square to the cashier who felt a mile away, but still very lively and desires neglecting nothing to satiate on the spot.

Everything was arranged on the plan had traced the contractor and the day after St. Verac began to act, he felt Ms. Telem difficulties of such a trial ... What protection it could swing those of his opponent? there were many, was a charming cavalier: he had experienced during his stay he had made in Paris, though and would not have mingled with his business, this young man was interested in the whole court and all the city, his claims seemed unassailable, how to dismiss the claim? The trial then would be ruinous indeed, there Mrs Telem eat everything she had, and eventually perhaps be obliged to return on foot in his province about a husband who surely would treat badly , no longer seeing it as a woman who had ruined, perhaps it would be best that Ms. Telem spared the little money he had left and go back to Poitiers, without even starting a damn thing which required huge amounts of coverage and endless ... Our heroine interesting shed tears for any response ... but a man who has the misfortune to wear a black dress and live public dissent he never softened to tears? the most beautiful women in France would flood his feet he would take care of no less than his roguery, his avarice or his lust ... It is an armor that comic cover; we would rather repleuvoir manna from heaven that we would find an honest soul in any of the unfortunate individuals who have the misfortune to wear it, whatever the title that decorates them.

- But, Madam, "continued St. Verac, if you persist, we will plead hand I will answer for nothing ... entrust me first state of your funds.

- Alas, sir, "replied the marquise, anything we could do is five hundred pounds, and my husband who has no fortune than mine, is ruined if I am, and this sum formed fortunately our savings s is found all that we had in the moment when our revenues were seized.

- Five hundred pounds, said St. Verac rising and winning the door, looking for among our clergy, madam, someone who wants to undertake such an affair for five hundred louis for me who do not know what to do even there the first advances, you will find useful if I do not meddle.

- But sir, I have some jewelry.

- How much are they?

- Perhaps as much more.

- Yes, by buying them, but no more than half if you sell here, well, as it is certain that everything will pass, defeat you on the spot for these trinkets, and let us see what the all together can give us.

After some difficulties the Marquise consented, and they agreed that the next day would work out a jeweler's jewelry.

- This agreement, said the prosecutor, it is now because you will return it fully to my advice, you start to leave the dwelling it far too beautiful for your situation, and indicating at the same time a small hotel opposite obscure positively Fondor the house: here, he said, where you must go and stay, I will be at hand to you, you'll be less expensive and more isolated, all these things are necessary in your position, it can not be more essential than the first time you see absolutely no one or at most that people needed for our business, that I will undertake to introduce myself.

And these recommendations, San Verac withdrew taking with him the slight deposit of two hundred pounds, for, he said, to what are called irons in the fire.

Ms. Telem agreed to make her husband the day by day account of his conduct more accurate, never failed to write that same evening all that had happened, but as she had carte blanche on everything, she continued to act as it wishes and to comply with the intentions of those who directed it, she left the hotel in which she was brilliant and came down the next day work out in the neighbor Fondor, where everything was already prepared to receive as he intended that she was. The very shabby apartment that had its windows gave a positive opposite of those of firm Fondor, but so that plunging into this apartment unless we do should close the curtains, it became impossible to Ms. Telem to hide his actions to those who would consider the firm's cross our financial. It was there, where the libertine stared from the first day at his ease, and away, where his heart's passion was kindled adult most he had ever tried illegal in his life, but these stirrings of debauchery ignore the delicacy of feeling which n'encensant that the object he loves, sacrifices everything to this single deity, and would believe a crime inconstancy, Flavie sole and exclusive remedy for the unhappy Marquise, Flavie almost as well as its mistress, heated so the intemperance of those nasty animals, and believed not only able to meet no danger, but even this creature seduced by him, only serve to hasten the defeat of another. The next day he confided in St. Verac, and as it could find no inconvenience in the pursuit, the mistress of the lodging-house on the unfortunate Flavie that point taking a hundred francs amply satisfied financier as soon as he wished, and became then one of the most faithful slave of his desires. Once we saw her so well earned, we thought he could entrust the project, approved it, she promised to serve him, and was unfortunate to point swear Fondor that if the attorney failed to promptly reduce its mistress the state of misery where it wanted, she would rather steal, to have the pleasure of seeing
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. . . were outside, do not imagine that I've done more.

- What, sir, do not you tell me you would return my money, and that you would support my case?

- I could say many things without seeing, and I have to retract a lot after seeing, is it fair that I pay you more than you're worth? ...

And a move of desperation by Ms. awful striking of Telem:

- Madam, there are plenty of things that are said to enjoy before, and we are far from thinking after this treacherous hand of enjoyment tears the veil of prestige and leaves the object in a truth which is although commonly fatal, this ... my angel, I know he still does some ... do better
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. . . formed just as little, and finally undeceived on the service it was thought would Fondor to her mistress, went to the feet of his mistress the few moments where they were left alone and watered with his tears the knees of the woman that it was so horribly betrayed: she confessed that she had been seduced and confessed shedding bitter tears, and his care
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. . . What has happened to you, madam, "he said, turning to the Marquise, had you seem very extraordinary, and yet that is the thing in the world more simple visit to Paris without credit, without resources, unprotected, barely aged seventeen years and a pretty face too, you had to necessarily be fooled, it's not your fault

Mystified President

2011-01-14T04:02:00.000-08:00

It was with regret that the death of Marquis Olincourt, colonel of dragoons, full of wit, grace and vivacity of Miss Téroze saw passing, her step-sister in the arms of one of the most horrific deaths who had ever existed on the earth's surface, this charming girl, aged eighteen, fresh as Flora and made like the Graces, loved for four years the young Earl of Elbene, colonel of the regiment Olincourt second, do not see it without shuddering the fatal moment which would, in the meeting at which he destined sullen husband, separate for ever the only man worthy of her, but the means to resist? Fraulein Téroze had a father old, stubborn, and gouty hypochondriac, a man who imagined that sadly it was neither propriety nor the qualities that should decide the feelings of a daughter to a husband, but only because, middle age and mainly the state, the state of a man of dress was most expected, the most majestic of all states of the monarchy, that in fact he liked best in the world; this should necessarily be with a man dress as her youngest daughter would be happy. But the old Baron Téroze had given his eldest daughter to a member, what is worse, a colonel of dragoons, and this girl extremely happy and made to be all sorts of ways, had no reason to repent the choice of his father. But all this there was nothing, if the first marriage had succeeded, it was by chance, in fact there was a man of color alone could make a girl completely happy, it said, it was therefore necessary to seek a robin robins gold all possible, the most amiable in the eyes of the old Baron was a certain M. Fontana, President of Parliament of Aix, which he had formerly known in Provence, whereby, without further reflection, was M. Fontana became the husband of Miss Téroze.

Few people imagine a president of the Parliament of Aix, is a kind of beast that was mentioned often without well-known, rigorous statewide, meticulous, gullible, stubborn, vain, cowardly, talkative and stupid by nature; stretched like a goose in his countenance, lisping like Punch, commonly lanky, long, thin and stinking like a dead ... Looks like all the bile and the stiffness of the judiciary of the kingdom have chosen their asylum in the temple of Themis Provençal spread from there as needed, each time a French court has admonished to citizens or to hang . But Mr. Fontanes outdid even this slight sketch of his countrymen. Over the size hail, and even a little bent, we just paint could be seen at Mr. Fontanes occiput narrow, little low, very high up, decorated with a yellow forehead that covered a masterly Wig several circumstances, which we had not yet seen a model in Paris, two legs a little crooked supported with this device enough itinerant bell, chest which exhaled, not without some inconvenience to neighbors, squeaky voice, delivering emphatic compliments long half French, half-Provence, which he never failed to smile himself with such a mouth opening that was visible to the uvula, so a black abyss, devoid of teeth, excoriated in different places and not unlike the opening of certain seat that, given the structure of our frail humanity, as often becomes the throne of kings as shepherds. Regardless of these physical attractions, M. Fontanes had pretensions to wit, one night after dreaming that he had risen to the third heaven with St. Paul, he thought himself the greatest astronomer of France, he reasoned legislation as Farinacius and Cujas and is often heard to say with these great men, and his colleagues who are not of great men, that the life of a citizen, his fortune, honor, family, everything finally society regarded as sacred, is nothing when it comes to the discovery of a crime, and that is a hundred times better to risk the lives of fifteen innocent than save the guilty, unfortunately, because the sky is just if Parliaments are not, that punishment of an innocent man has no problem of sending a soul in heaven, rather than saving a guilty person may multiply crimes on earth. One class of individuals had rights to the soul of armored M. Fontani, was one of the whores, not that he made a great use in general: although very hot, he was stubborn and little ability tiring, and always extended his desires far beyond his powers. Mr. Fontanes was to convey the glory of his illustrious name to posterity, that's all, but what urged the magistrate to use famous indulgence towards the priestesses of Venus, he claimed that there was little most useful citizen of the State, as through their deceit, their deception and their chatter, a lot of secret crimes was able to discover, and Mr. Fontanes it was good, he was an enemy juror of what philosophers call human weaknesses.

This blend a little grotesque physical and moral Ostrogothic Justinian went for the first time in the city of Aachen in April 1779 and came at the request of Baron Téroze he had known for a long time for reasons of little importance to the reader, to stay at the hotel from Denmark, not far from that of the baron. As it was then the time of the fair of Saint-Germain, everyone thought the hotel was amazing that this animal to show. One of these things informally, always offering their services in these public houses, even offered to go and inform Nicolet would a real pleasure to prepare him a box, unless it might prefer to start yet Audinot. President STI1: "My dear me well informed when I was little that the Parisian was a caustic and witty people who would never do justice to my virtues, but my hairdresser had however added that my hair would require them; good people, he kids when he dies of hunger, he sings when bruised ... oh! I have always maintained, should these people in Madrid as an inquisition or a scaffolding erected as always in Aix. "

However M. Fontani, after a little toilet that did not fail to note the brightness of her charms sixties, after a few injections of water-pink and lavender, which were not, as Horace says, ornaments ambitious, after all this, I say, and perhaps a few other precautions that have not come to our knowledge, the president presented himself with his old friend Baron both wings open, it was announced and President enters. Unfortunately for him, the two sisters and the count of every three Olincourt amused like children in a corner of the room when the original figure came to seem, and they should make some effort, they became impossible to defend themselves from an attack of laughter with the serious countenance of the magistrate found himself prodigiously Provencal disturbed, he had studied before a long mirror his bow entry, and he made it quite enough, when that damned laugh, escaping our young people , thought to remain the president arcuate much longer than he was himself proposed, but he stood up, a stern look on the Baron brought his three children to the bounds of respect, and the conversation s' hired.

The baron who wanted to go hasty and all of whose thoughts were made, would not let end this interview without first notifying Fraulein Téroze such that he was married to and she had to shake his hand within eight days later, Mademoiselle de Téroze is silent, the retired chairman and Baron repeated that he would be obeyed. The fact was cruel, not only the beautiful daughter of Mr. Elbene adored, not only was she idolized, but as low as sensitive, it had unfortunately been left to pick his delicious lover that flower which, although different roses ALTHOUGH they are sometimes compared to him, not as they may be reborn each spring. Gold would have thought Mr. Fontanes ... a president in parliament of Aix ... seeing his work done? a magistrate may be many Provencal ridiculous, they state in this class, but knows he beginnings, and he is glad to find at least once in his life in his wife. That's what stopped Miss Téroze of which, though very lively and very playful, however, had all the delicacy that suits a woman in this case, and felt perfectly well that her husband would consider very little, if it were convince him that she had been disrespectful to him even before they know him for nothing is just like our prejudices on this subject: not only must a poor girl sacrificed the feelings of his heart that the husband his parents give him, but if she is guilty before even knowing the tyrant who will captivate she could, listening only to nature, indulge in a moment his voice. Miss Téroze therefore entrusted to his troubles to his sister, much more cheerful as prudish and more amiable than devout, began to laugh like a crazy confidence and immediately had to share her husband's grave, which decided that the things being in this state of disrepair and broken, he should be careful not to offer the priests of Themis, that these gentlemen did jokingly point on things of this importance, and that his poor little sister would not earlier in the city of the scaffold still drawn, which would cause it can be mounted to form a victim's modesty. The Marquis quoted, especially after dinner, he sometimes had scholarship, he proved that the people of Provence were a colony of Egypt, the Egyptians sacrificed very often young girls, and a president in parliament of Aix, which does is originally an Egyptian colony, could do no miracle cut her little sister the prettiest pass in the world ...

- These are tranchaux heads that these presidents settlers they'll cut a neck, continued to Olincourt as a crow kills nut, right or wrong they do not look so close, as has the rigor Themis headband that stupid place, and in the city of Aix philosophy never takes ...

It was therefore resolved to assemble the Count, Marquis, Madame d'Olincourt and his sister were lovely dinner at a small house in the Bois de Boulogne Marquis, and there the Areopagus severe decided in enigmatic style, similar to responses The Sibyl of Cumae, or the judgments of the Parliament of Aix, which under indigeneity Egyptian hieroglyph few duties he had to marry the president and n'épousât point. The award scope, well-educated players, we're back at the Baron, the young person does to his father no difficulty, Olincourt and his wife are, they say, a celebration of a marriage as a good match, surprisingly they cajole the President, are careful not to laugh more when he appears, and win if the spirit of the son and father-they make them make the other one and that the mysteries of hymen does celebrate at Castle Olincourt near Melun, beautiful land belonging to the Marquis, everyone agrees, the Baron is one, "he said, sorry can not share the pleasures of a party also pleasant, but if he can, he will see them. The day finally arrives, the couple are united sacramentally in Saint-Sulpice, very early, without any device, from the very same day we start for Olincourt. The Earl of Elbene, disguised under the name and the costume of La Brie, valet to the Marquise, the company receives when she arrives and makes dinner, introduced the couple in the bridal room with decorations and machines had been directed by him, and had to be conducted by him.

- In truth, darling, "said the Provencal love as soon as he found himself alone with his alleged, you have charms are those of Venus herself, caspita2, I do not know where you took them, but would travel all Provence without finding anything that you equaled.

Then, wielding over the poor little skirts Téroze who knew which give laughter or fear:

- And here by the aqueduct, aqueduct and everything by ila, God damn me, and I never judge of whores, if there are not forms of love under the petticoats of her brilliant mother.

However La Brie between making two bowls of gold, he has a young wife to, offers the other to the President

- Drink, chaste spouse, he says, and may you find both the drink in the present of love and gifts of the hymen.

- Mr President, "said La Brie seeing the magistrate informed of the reason for this drink, this is a custom dating back to Paris baptism of Clovis is customary among us, before celebrating the mysteries which you will occupy both, you tap into this soothing purified by the blessing of the bishop forces necessary for the company.

- Ah, forsooth, willingly takes the man of the cloth, give, give, my friend ... cendix but if you turn on the tow, that your young lady to take care of her, I'm already too strong, and if you put me to the point of not knowing me more, I do not know what will happen.

President swallows, his young wife imitates the servants retire and we went to bed, but scarcely was this, he takes pains to President bowel so sharp, a need so pressing relieve his feeble nature of the side opposite that he should, without noticing that he is, without any respect to those who share his bed, he floods the bed to the vicinity of a barrage of bile so great that Miss Téroze scared of that has time to throw down and call her. It comes from Mr. and Mrs. Olincourt who had been careful not to lie down, come with precipitation, the president wraps himself appalled sheets does show the point, without noticing that more and more he hides it soils, and it finally becomes such an object of horror and disgust that his young wife and all that is there strongly complainant withdrew in his condition, and assuring that we will give in the minute notice to the Baron to send on the spot at the chateau one of the best doctors in the capital.

- Oh, good heavens! cried the poor president shocked the moment he is alone, what chance is this, I thought it was only in our palace, and the lilies that we could overflow the way, but the first night of a wedding in the bed of the female, in truth I do not understand the point.

A lieutenant of the regiment Olincourt named Delgatz that the need for the horses of the regiment, had made two or three courses at the veterinary school, did not fail to arrive the next day under the title, and under the emblem of One of the most famous children of Asclepius. Had been advised of Mr. Fontana does seem that failed, the President and Mrs. Fontanes that we should nevertheless not yet given that name, did not conceal from her husband how she found interesting about this suit: it had a gown of yellow with red stripes calmende just in size, decorated cuffs and lapels, beneath it is wearing a little vest of cheesecloth, brown breeches with the stew of the same color, and a cap red wool, all of which raised the interesting pallor of his accident the previous day, inspired such an increase of love for Miss Téroze she would not leave a quarter of an hour.

- Péchaire, the President said, as she loves me, this is indeed the woman destined to heaven my happiness, I am well behaved badly last night, but it has not always fair.

However, the doctor arrives, he feels the pulse of his patient, and wondering at his weakness, he demonstrates the aphorisms of Hippocrates and Galen's comments that if he did not restore the evening a dinner half-dozen bottles of Spanish wine or Madeira, it would be impossible to succeed in the proposed deflowering; in respect of indigestion the day before, he assured that it was nothing.

- This is, he said, sir, that the bile was not properly filtered through the pipes of the liver.

- But, "said the Marquis, this accident was not dangerous.

- I beg your pardon, sir, "gravely replied the disciple of the temple of Epidaurus, in medicine we have no small matter that can not be consistent, if the depth of our art not suspended immediately effects. It could happen this slight accident a significant alteration in the organization of sir infiltrated the bile, as reported by the arch of the aorta in the subclavian artery, cartload then from there into the delicate membranes of the brain through the carotid by altering the flow of animal spirits, by suspending their natural activity, could produce madness.

- Oh, heavens, "said Miss Téroze of crying, my husband crazy, my sister, my husband crazy!

- Do not worry, madam, it's nothing, thanks to the promptness of my care, and I now answer the patient.

At these words, we experience the joy reborn in all courses, the Marquis of Olincourt tenderly kissed his brother, he showed in a vivid and powerful provincial interest he took in him and he does more was that fun. The Marquis received that day his vassals and neighbors, the president would go to parry it stopped him, and it became a pleasure to present it in this crew to the whole society around.

- But it is charming as he said at any time the wicked Marquise, in truth, Mr. d'Olincourt, if I had known before you know that the supreme magistracy of Aix renfermât people as friendly as my dear brother, I protest that I would never have a husband that among the members of this respectable assembly.

And the president thanked him, and he bowed with a grin, sometimes with a smirk before the ice, and saying in a low voice: It is quite certain that I am not evil. Finally dinner time came, we had retained the damned doctor who drank himself as a Swiss, had no great difficulty in persuading his patient to imitate him; we had taken care to place in their neighborhood heady wine, which they quickly blurring the organs of the brain, the president began soon to the point where we wanted to. We got up, the lieutenant who had played a superior role, won her bed, and disappeared the next day for our hero, his little wife took it and led to the nuptial bed, the whole society and escorted in triumph Marquise always charming, but even more when she was a little frosted champagne, assured him he had delivered and she feared too much gladdened vapors of Bacchus, the love could not yet the chain tonight.

- This is nothing but that, madame, "replied the president, these seductive gods gathered only become more formidable in respect of reason, she lost in the wine and the flames love, the moment we can do without it, no matter which of these two gods we have made the sacrifice, we magistrates is the thing in the world that we know the better off we go, that reason, banished from our courts as our heads, we make a game of trampling, and that's what makes our judgments of masterpieces, as though common sense no chairs ever, we executes them as firmly as if we knew what they mean. As you see me, madame, "continued the president stumbled a bit, picking up his red cap and a moment of forgetfulness equilibrium had separated from his bald head ... yes, indeed, as you see me, I'm one of the best minds of my troop, it was me, last year, which persuaded my colleagues in spiritual exile for ten years in the province, and ruined by there ever a gentleman who had always served the king, and that for some girls: they resisted, j'opinai, and the herd went to my voice ... Lady, you know, like manners, like temperance and sobriety, anything that offends these two virtues disgusts me, and I operate widely, it must be severe, the severity is the daughter of justice .. . and justice is the mother of ... I beg your pardon, ma'am, there are times when sometimes my memory is failing ...

- Yes, yes, that's right, "replied the marquise, mad retiring and taking everyone, just watch everything does not go in tonight to find fault with you such as memory, for after all it takes to finish and my little sister who adores you do not ever come right of such abstinence.

- Do not worry, madam, do not worry, "continued the president, wanting to accompany the canopy of a walk a little circumflex apprehends nothing, I beseech you, I'll go tomorrow Ms. Fontanes as surely as I am a man of honor. Is it true that small, "said the robin, returning to his companion, do not you give me this night will complete our task ... you see as desired, it is not an individual in your family who is honored to partner with me: nothing flatters a house as a magistrate.

- Who doubts it, sir, "replied the young person, I assure you that for myself I never had so much pride, since I hear that call Ms. Chair.

- I can easily believe, will, undress you, my star, I feel a bit of weight, and I would like, if possible, finish the operation before sleep does come to take me quite .

But as Fraulein Téroze, as usual brides, could not overcome her dress, she never found what he needed, she scolded her women and no end point, the president who was exhausted, decided to go to bed, content to scream for a quarter of an hour

- But come, by God, just so I do not see what you do, just now it will be too late.

But nothing happened, and as in a state of intoxication which was our modern Lycurgus, it was quite difficult to find the head on a pillow but not asleep, he yielded to more pressing needs, and was already snoring as if he felt some whore in Marseilles, before Fraulein Téroze had again changed his shirt.

- There he is right, "said the count immediately Elbene, entering slowly into the room, come, dear soul, just give me the happy moments that we would like coarse animal delight.

He leads by saying that the purpose of affecting his idolatry, and the lights go out in the nuptial apartment, whose floor is packed at the moment of mattresses, and the given signal, the portion of the bed is occupied by our robin separated from the rest, and by means of a few blocks removed at twenty feet of earth, without the soporific state in which lies our legislature allows it to notice anything. But about three o'clock in the morning, awakened by a bit of fullness in the bladder, remembering that he saw him near a table with a vase necessary to relieve it feels, at first surprised to find only the space around him, he advanced, but the bed is only bound by ropes, conforms to the movement of one who leans over and eventually yield to it so that doing the full scale, he vomited in the middle of the weight room which is overloaded: the president lands on the mattress and prepared her surprise was so great that it starts screaming like a calf being led to slaughter.

- Hey, what the hell is this, "he said, Madame, madame, you are probably there, well, you understand something this fall, I go to bed yesterday at four feet from the floor, and now for my chamber pot, I fall more than twenty high.

But no one replying to those tender ballads, the president who in the background was not very bad in bed, gives up his research and his night ended there, as if he were in his bed Provencal. We took care, made the fall, down slightly from the bed that radaptant to the party he had been separated, no longer seemed to form a single layer, and about nine o'clock in the morning, Fraulein was Téroze gently back into the room just gets there, it opens all the windows and it sounds his wives.

- In truth, sir, "she told the president, your company is not fresh, it must be admitted, and I will most certainly complain to my family processes you have for me.

- What is this, "said the president sobered up, rubbing his eyes and not understanding the fact that the accident to find land.

- How is it, "said the young wife's mood by playing his best when guided by the movements that you have to chain me, I approach this person of your night to accept the assurances of the same feelings from you, you repulse me with rage and you rush me to the ground ...

- Oh, good heavens, the president said, look, my dear, I begin to understand something of the adventure ... I make you a thousand apologies ... Tonight, when pressed by a need, I sought by every means to meet them, and movements that I have given to me throwing myself out of bed, I'll have you rushed probably, I am of all the more excusable than I dreamed certainly, since I thought I was dropped from more than twenty feet high, come on, it's nothing, it's nothing, my angel, he must give the party the next night and I promise you that I observe, I do not want to drink only water, but fuck me at least, my little heart, make peace before to appear before the public, or otherwise, I believe you ulcerated cons me, and I do not want for an empire.

Miss Téroze willing to lend one of his cheeks pink, still animated by the fire of love, to kiss this dirty old fauna, between the company and the couple carefully hide the unfortunate catastrophe night.

The whole day was spent in pleasure, and especially that walk, away from Fontanes Mr. Castle, gave time to prepare La Brie new scenes. The President determined to put an end to his marriage, observed in his meals so that it became impossible to use these means to put his reason in default, but fortunately we had a spring to move, and Fontanes affecting too many enemies had conspired against him, that he might escape their trap; we lie.

- Oh! for that night, my angel, "said the president's younger half, I hope you do not you'll get.

But while the brave, he had to them that the weapons threat is still there in a state, and as he would appear to rule that the assault, poor Provencal was in his corner incredible effort ... He stretched, he stiffened, all his nerves were in a contraction ... making him squeeze his bed with two or three times more force than if he had taken at rest, finally broke the beams prepared from the ceiling, and overthrew the unfortunate magistrate in a swine barn was located precisely below the room. We discussed a long time in the company Olincourt Castle, which was to have been more surprised or the president, so being among the animals so common in his country, or by seeing these animals in their midst one of the most famous magistrates Parliament of Aix. Some people have argued that the satisfaction had to be equal on both sides: in fact, the president should he not be naked to be found in society, so to speak, breathe for a moment the taste of terroir and their side unclean animals forbidden by the good Moses, must they not give thanks to heaven to finally find a legislator to their head and a legislature of the Parliament of Aix, which, accustomed from childhood to judge causes for the favorite item of good animals, and could one day arrange discussions on how to prevent all this if analogous to the organization of each other.

Anyway, as knowledge was not done immediately, and the mother civilization of politeness is hardly more advanced among the members of Parliament of Aix, that among animals despised Israeliness there was first a kind of shock, in which the president did point gathered laurels: he was beaten, bruised, harassed Loved snout and he remonstrated, we do listen to him and he promised to record, nothing he spoke decree, concerned himself no more, he threatened to exile, he was trampled, and the unfortunate Fontanes while blood was already working with an award where there was nothing less than the bundle, when we finally ran to his aid.

It was the Brie and the colonel who, armed with torches, came to try to rid the magistrate of the mire in which it was sunk, but the question was where to take it, and as he was well and duly lined head to foot, he was neither very easy nor very fragrant to grasp; La Brie was looking for a fork, suddenly called to a groom brought another, and we racked our man and the best we could of infamous cesspool where he had buried his fall ... But where the focus now, as was the difficulty, and it was not easy to solve. It was to serve the order, he was the culprit was washed, the letters of Colonel proposed abolition, but the groom who did not understand all these big words, said he had simply file a couple of hours in the trough, after which located sufficiently submerged, with plugs could be complete with straw to make a nice subject. But the marquis assured him that the cold water could affect the health of his brother, and that the Brie has assured that the washing of kitchen boy was still filled with hot water, it transports the president, he was entrusted the care of this student of Comus, who makes less than no as clean a porcelain bowl.

- I do not propose to return to your wife, "said D'Olincourt when he saw the robin know, I know your delicacy, and La Brie will lead you in a small apartment boy quietly where you will spend the rest of night.

- Well, well, my dear marquis, "said Chairman, I agree with your project ... but you will agree, should I be bewitched, for such adventures and come to me every night since I am in this accursed castle.

- There are in there some physical cause, "said the Marquis, the physician returns to see us tomorrow, I advise you to consult.

- I will, "replied the president, and winning his little room with La Brie, in truth, my dear," he said, putting himself to bed, I had never been so close.

- Alas, sir, "replied the clever boy as he retired, there is a fatality in there from the sky and I promise you that I pity you with all my heart.

Delgatz having felt the pulse of the President, assured that the break came only beams of excess congestion in the lymphatic vessels, which doubled the mass of humors, the volume increased as animal as a result, He was austere diet that achieving clean pungency of moods, diminishes necessarily the physical weight and contribute to the success given that there ...

- But, sir, "said Fontane, interrupting, I'm lame, and dislocated his left arm by this terrible loss ...

- I think so, "replied the doctor, but these are secondary symptoms at all those who scare me, while I always goes back to causes, he is working with blood, sir, by reducing the acrimony lymph, we derive the vessels, and the movement of vessels becoming easier, we necessarily diminish the physical mass, from which it follows that the ceilings sagging under your weight, you can now deliver you in your bed all the exercises as you like without new dangers.

- And my arm, sir, and my hip?

- Purgeons, sir, purgeons, then try a couple of local bleeding and everything will recover gradually.

From that day began the diet; Delgatz who did not leave his patient of the week, put chicken in water, and purged three times, forbidding him to think about everything to his wife. All ignorant that was the Lieutenant Delgatz his regime succeeded admirably, he assured the company he had once treated the same way, when he worked at the veterinary school, a donkey that had fallen into a very deep hole and that after one month the animal was restored boldly plaster his bags as he had always been wont to do. Indeed the president who did not fail to be bilious, became fresh and ruddy, bruises dissipated, and nobody was more than to restore order to provide the forces necessary to endure what he came back again.

The twelfth day of treatment, patient Delgatz took his hand and presenting it to Mademoiselle de Téroze:

- There he is, ma'am, "he said, over there, man rebels against the laws of Hippocrates, I will bring him back safe and sound, and if he gives himself without restraint to the forces that I have made, we will pleasure to see before six months, continued by asking Delgatz hand lightly on the abdomen of Miss Téroze ... Yes, ma'am, we all have the satisfaction of seeing that beautiful rounded within the hands of the hymen.

- God hears you, doctor, "said the rogue, you will admit it is very hard to be a woman for fifteen days without ceasing to be a girl.

- Incomparable, the president said, we did not indigestion every night, every night to urinate a spouse will not tumble to the bottom of his bed and thinking into the arms of a pretty woman, no not constantly rushing in a pigsty.

- We shall see, "said the young Téroze heaving a deep sigh, we shall see, sir, but if you love me like I love you, verily all these troubles then do not do it.

The supper was very gay, there was the Marchioness kind and wicked it pariah against her husband for the successes of his brother and one withdrew. The toilets are in a hurry, Miss Téroze to beg her husband for assault, does suffer no light in his room, it too struggled to refuse anything, give everything you want, and it starts at bed more obstacles, the intrepid president triumph, he finally picked or pick believes this precious flower that was madness to attach so much value and five times in succession it is crowned by love, when day came, the windows open, and the sun's rays enter they leave the room just finally give the winner the victim's eyes he has to sacrifice ... Good heavens, what becomes of it when he sees an old black woman instead of his wife, he sees a face as black as hideous replace the attractions which he believed delicate owner!

He threw himself back, he exclaims that he is bewitched, when his wife arrived herself, and with this amazing deity Taenarus, asked tartly that it was able to make him be as cruelly deceived.

- But, Madam, is it not with you yesterday ...

- I, sir, ashamed, humiliated, I do not blame me at least you have failed bid, you saw this woman with me, you pushed me suddenly to seize it, you have done to occupy my place in the bed that was meant for me and I withdrew confused, with only my tears for relief.

- And tell me, my angel, you are sure all the facts you allege here?

- The monster, he still wants to insult me after such violent outrage and sarcasm are my reward when I expect consolation ... Hurry, hurry, my sister, my whole family come and see how I am unworthy object sacrificed ... here it is ... here it is, this odious rival, "said the frustrated young wife of his rights by shedding a torrent of tears even to my eyes, he dares to be in his arms. Oh my friends, "continued Miss Téroze of despair by bringing everyone around her, help me, lend me arms against the perjury, was this what I should expect, as I adore the did? ...

Nothing more amusing than the figure of Fontanes these surprising words: sometimes he cast his eyes strayed over negress then referring them on his young wife he looked with a kind of attention idiot, who really could have become disturbing to the disposition of his brain. By a singular fatality, since the president was to Olincourt La Brie, a rival that had been disguised as feared, had become the character of everything that was there, which he had most confidence; he calls it.

- My friend, he said, you always seemed to me that a boy really reasonable, would you oblige me to tell me if you actually recognized some alteration in my head.

- Well, Mr. President, "replied La Brie with a sad and confused, I never dared tell you, but since you do me the honor to ask my advice, I will not deny that from your drop in the bucket for the pigs, your ideas are never emanated pure membranes of your cerebellum, it does not concern you, sir, the doctor who has treated you is one of the greatest men we have ever had in this part ... Here, we judge by the land of the Marquis who had gone mad to the point that there was not a young libertine of the place having fun with a girl, which the rascal did immediately a criminal trial, and the decree and sentence and exile and all the platitudes that these rascals are always in the mouth, well, sir, our doctor, this universal man who has had the honor to medicate bled in eighteen and thirty-two medicines, made him the head as healthy as if he had never thought of his life. But wait, "continued La Brie, turning the noise he heard was quite right to say we do not speak more of a beast that you see the hair ... do this he not coming himself.

- Well, hello, dear doctor, "said the marquise, when he saw Delgatz, verily, I never think we had much need of your department, our dear friend the President last night took a small disturbance of its head did it despite everyone this nigger instead of his wife.

- Although everyone said the president, which actually opposed it?

- Myself and the first with all my strength, "said La Brie, but sir there was so strongly that I preferred to leave that to expose myself to be mistreated by him.

Whereupon the president began rubbing his head not knowing what to expect when the doctor approached him and feeling the pulse:

- This is more serious than the last accident, told Delgatz looking down, it remains an unknown to our last illness, which covered fire escapes the intelligent eye of the artist who broke out when the one least expects it. There is an obstruction determined in the diaphragm and a prodigious erethism in the organization.

- A heretic, "said the president angry, what does this rascal with his heretic? Learn, rascal, I've never been heretical, you can see, old fool, little versed in the history of France that you do not know is that we burn the heretics will visit our country, bastard forgot Salerno go, my friend, go and see Mérindol Cabrières still smoking fires that we carried it, walking up the rivers of blood which the respectable members of our court watered so the province can still hear the moans of the unfortunate that we immolâmes to our rage, the sobbing of the women we arrachâmes breast of their husbands, the cry of the children we écrasâmes in the womb, then examines all the holy horrors we commîmes and see if after such a wise Driving it is a funny as you treat us as heretics.

The president who was still in bed next to the black woman, had in the heat of his narrative applied so hard punch on the nose that had escaped the wretched screaming called a bitch when we remove its young.

- Well, well, rage, my friend, "said D'Olincourt approaching the patient, Chairman, is this how it behaves? you see that your health deteriorates and it is essential to think of you.

- That's right, when I talk like that, I will listen, but hear me deal with heretical by the sweeper of Saint-Côme, you will admit that this is what I can not endure.

- There is no thought, my dear brother, "said the Marquise with politeness, erethism is synonymous with inflammation, it never was heresy.

- Ah! pardon, madame, sorry, is that I sometimes a little hard of hearing. Come this advance serious disciple of Averroes and speaks, I listen ... I do it again, I will do what I say.

Delgatz the boiling out of the president had to stay away for fear of being treated as a black woman, is ravança to the edge of the bed.

- I repeat, sir, "said the new Galen by taking the pulse of his patient, large erethism in the organization.

- Here ...

- Erethism, sir, "said the doctor hastily bending shoulders for fear of a punch, which I find for the jugular phlebotomized sudden we'll take a few ice baths repeated.

- I'm not too much notice of the bleeding, "said D'Olincourt, Mr. President is more of an age to support these kinds of attacks without a real need, I have no other the example of children of Asclepius and Themis bloodthirsty mania, my system is that so few diseases which are worth the trouble to run, there are few crimes that deserve to spread; President , I hope you will approve it when it comes to saving yours, maybe should I not so sure about your admission if you have less interest in the thing.

- Sir, "replied the president, I will approve in the first part of your speech, but you allow that I blame the second: it is with blood that erases the crime itself with the purged and that there was a warning, compare, sir, all the evils that crime can happen on the earth with little trouble a dozen unfortunates executed a year to prevent it.

- Your paradox has no common sense, my friend, "said D'Olincourt, it is dictated by the rigor and stupidity, there is a defect in you state and local it should abjure forever; regardless of what your rigors fools have never stopped crime is that it is absurd to say that a package can be paid in another, and the death of a second man may be good to that of First, you should, you and yours, ashamed of such systems much less proving your integrity as you like dominating the despotism was quite right to call you the executioners of mankind: you destroy more men, you alone, all the scourges of nature together.

- Gentlemen, "said the marquise, it seems to me that this is neither the time nor the case of such a discussion, instead of calming my little brother, sir," she continued, addressing his husband, you complete to inflame his blood and you may make the disease incurable.

- Madame la Marquise is right, "said the doctor, sir, that I ordered the Brie to go to forty pounds of ice in the bathtub that is then filled with well water, and that during the time of this preparation, I do raise my patient.

Everyone retires soon, the president rises, market still for a moment on the ice bath, which, he said, would make no less than six weeks, but there is no way to s' discrimination against them, he goes down, it plunges, we are forced ten or twelve minutes, the eyes of the whole society, scattered all over the neighborhood for entertainment scene, and the patient suffered many s' dresses and appears in the circle as if nothing had happened.

The Marquise, as soon as we had dinner, offers a walk.

- The dissipation must be good to the president, is not it, doctor, asked her to Delgatz.

- Certainly, he replied, Madam must remember that there is no hospital, where one does not leave the court to make an insane air.

- But I flatter myself, "said the president, you do not look at me quite yet as destitute.

- Far from it, sir, "replied Delgatz is a slight bewilderment about who seized should not have any result, but we must refresh the President must be calm.

- How, sir, you believe that tonight I could not take my hand?

- This evening, sir, your very thought makes me shudder when I acted with rigor to you as you interact with others, I will defend the women for three or four months.

- Three or four months, just heaven ... and turning to his wife three or four months, darling, it would hold you, my angel, it would hold up?

- Oh, Mr. Delgatz soften, I hope, replied with feigned naivety Téroze the young, it will at least have pity on me, if he wants to have you ...

And we went for a walk. There was a ferry to go to visit a gentleman neighbor accused of everything and expecting the company to try and once in the boat, our young people begin to annoy, Fontana to please his wife does not miss to imitate them.

- Chairman, said the Marquis, I bet you do not like me hang the rope from the tray and you do not stay on for several minutes.

- It's easy, "said the president as he finished his snuff and rising on tiptoe to better catch the rope.

- Well, well, infinitely better than you, my brother, "said little when she sees Téroze her husband hooked.

But while the president is suspended and admire his grace and address, the boatmen who have the double word of oars and the boat leaves eagerly escaping the unfortunate mid-air and water ... He screams, he calls him, we were in the middle of the crossing, there were more than fifteen yards before touching the board.

- Do as you will, he was shouted down, drag you by your hands to the shore, but you can see that the wind carries us, we are unable to return to you.

And the president is slippery, wriggling, struggling, doing everything he could to catch the boat which was still leaking at the oars, if there was a nice picture, it was definitely one to see and hang in large wig and black coat one of the worst judges of the Parliament of Aix.

- Chairman, cried the marquis, laughing, in truth this is only temporary providence, the retaliation, my friend, the retaliation is the law of your favorite courts , what are you complaining at being hanged, do you not often in the same condemnation, which had not won more than you?

But the president could no longer hear awfully tired of the violent exercise where they forced him, his hands failed him, and he falls like a log in water at time two divers that are held every ready, fly to his assistance and was moved to the edge, like a wet poodle and swearing like a trooper. He began by wanting to complain about a joke that was not in season ... swears that he did not joke, a gust of wind made the boat away, heated in the cabin of the boatman, we change it, petted his little wife is doing everything to make him forget her little accident and Fontanes lovers and low starts soon laughing with all the entertainment he had given.

We finally arrived at the gentleman, it is delightfully received the largest sample is used, care is taken to swallow the president a pistachio cream that he did not earlier in the bowels is obliged learn about the spot the secret chamber, he opens with a very obscure; horribly pressed, he sits down and relieving himself with eagerness, but the operation was over, the President can not get up.

- And what is even this, he cried playing kidney ...

But it was nice to do, unless of leaving the room, it is impossible to get away, yet its absence is a kind of sensation, we inquired where it can be, and we hear his cries finally draw the entire company in front of the cabinet fatal.

- What the heck are you doing there so long, my friend, told him Olincourt, are you afflicted with some colic?

- Well ventrebleu, said the poor devil with redoubled care get up, do not you see that I am taken ...

But to give a show more fun to society, to increase the president's efforts to rise from this cursed place, he went down, on the buttocks, a small flame of spirits of wine which the hair sizzling, and the spice is sometimes a little farm, make him the most extraordinary leaps and most horrible grimaces. The more we burst out laughing, plus the President was angry, he inveighed against women, he threatened the men and the more irritated, more illuminated his face became comical to behold; movement he gave the wig s 'was separated from the skull and the occiput found unresponsive still pleasantly contortions of facial muscles, and finally rushed the gentleman, he made a thousand apologies to the president what we did point warned that the firm was not ready to receive him and his men took off their best him the unfortunate patient, not without losing a ring of skin that, despite being any, remains attached to the round seat as painters waterlogged stick strong to raise the hue of which then had purposely decorate.

- In truth, "said Fontanes reappearing with impudence, you are very happy to have me and I will be good for your amusement.

- Unjust friend replied to Olincourt, why must you always take us in the misfortunes that sends you fortune, I thought it sufficient to have the halter of Themis, so that equity became a natural virtue, but I see that I was wrong.

- It's that your ideas are not clear on what is called equity, said the president, we admit to the bar several kinds of equity, there is what is called the relative fairness and equity personal. ..

- Gently, "said the Marquis, I've never seen that much pratiquât virtue that much analysis, what I call fairness, me, my friend, is simply the law of nature is is always when one includes the following, it becomes unjust when it deviates. Tell me, Chairman, if you had engaged in some fancy costume at the back of your house, you find very fair a troop of imbalance which, coming to bring the torch in your family, including disentangling force ruses inquisitorial, of trickery, and accusations purchased through some excuse to thirty years, would benefit from these atrocities, to lose you, to banish you to fade your honor, dishonor your children and steal your good, say, my friend , say what you think, you find those rascals well fair? if it is true that you acknowledge a Supreme Being, you would love this model of justice if he was exercising and to the men and do not you shudder to be submitted?

- And how do you mean, please? What! you blame us find the crime ... it is our duty.

- This is false, your duty is only to punish him when he discovers himself, let the stupid and ferocious maxims of the Inquisition, the barbaric treatment of the flat and look like vile spies or infamous informers; other citizen will be quiet when, surrounded by servants bribed by you, his honor or his life will be at any moment in the hands of people who, only embittered the chain they are, believe it or subtract the alleviate by selling you the one who imposes? You have multiplied the villains in the state, you have made treacherous women, servants slanderers, ungrateful children, you've doubled the amount of defects and will not therefore create a virtue.

- It does not give rise to virtues, it is only a question of destroying the crime.

- But you can afford the increase.

- Very good, but it's the law, we must follow: we are not legislators, we, my dear Marquis, we're operators.

- Tell better president, better say, "replied D'Olincourt who began to heat up, say you are the executors, insignia executioners who naturally enemies of the state, do you oppose that delights its prosperity, as placing obstacles to his happiness, his glory and disgrace to run without reason that the precious blood of his subjects.

Despite the two cold water baths had taken Fontana in his day, bile is a difficult thing to destroy a man to dress poor president quivered with rage to hear and denigrate a trade he also believed respectable: he could not conceive that what is called the judiciary was in the case of being crossed in this way, and maybe he would retaliate by sailor from Marseilles, where the ladies came and proposed to them return. The Marquise asked the president if something new need not called the secret chamber.

- No, no, ma'am, "said the Marquis, this respectable magistrate was not always the colic, he must forgive him if he saw the attack a little seriously, it is a disease consequent to Marseille or Aix , a small bowel movement, and since we saw a band of rogues, colleagues of this fellow, judging as whores who had poisoned some of colic, it is not surprising that a colonic is a serious matter to a magistrate Provence.

Fontana, one of the keenest judges in this case that had ever disgraced the magistrates of Provence, was in a state difficult to paint, he stammered, he stamped, he foamed, he resembled a combat dogs bulls when they can not come to bite the enemy, and seizing his Olincourt situation:

- Watch it, watch it, ladies, and tell me, please, if you find very sweet fate of an unfortunate gentleman, sitting on his innocence and good faith, would be barking about her panties fifteen mastiffs like that.

The president was seriously getting angry, but the Marquis, who would not shine again, having won safely his car left the Miss Téroze put the balm on the wounds he had done. She had great difficulty in succeeding, she succeeded yet again passed the bin without the president would want to dance under the rope, and they arrived quietly at the castle. They supped and took care of Dr. Fontana remind you to follow his abstinence.

- Well, the recommendation is unnecessary, "said the president, how can a man who spent the night with a black woman, which was treated as a heretic in the morning, that it was taking a bath ice for his breakfast, which fell soon after in the river, which was caught on amenities, like a clown in the lime, had the charred behind while he pushed his stool, and who are dared to say that in front of judges who were looking for crime as despicable as whores and knaves who had colic whores were not poisoned, how do you, I say, that this man thinks dévirginer still a girl?

- I'm glad to see you reasonable, "said Delgatz, accompanying Fontana little boy's room he occupied when he had no draft on his wife, I urge you to continue and you will soon feel all the good that will result.

The next day, icy waters began again: all the time we made use of it, the president did was point the need to repeat his regime and the delicious Téroze could enjoy at least at rest, during this interval, all the pleasures love in the arms of his charming Elbene: Finally after a fortnight, Fontani, while he was refreshed, began to remake the gallant to his wife.

- Oh really, sir, "said the little lady when she saw the point of being unable to turn back, I now have many more cases in mind, love, read what they write to me, sir, I am ruined.

And it has at the same time a letter to her husband in which it sees as Téroze Castle, four miles away from where it is located in a corner of the forest of Fontainebleau, where no one ever enters, housing whose income form the dowry of his wife is six months since inhabited by ghosts who make a terrible noise, harm to the farmer, and degrade the earth and prevent the president and his wife, if there is one order, never touch the soil of the property there.

- Here's a new horrible, "said the judge in handing the letter, but could we not tell your father to give us anything but that ugly house?

- And what do you think it gives us, sir, observe that I am a junior, he has given so much to my sister, it would be wrong of me to want to require something else, he must be content with that and try to put order.

- But your father knew this drawback when you married her.

- I agree, but he did not believe at this point, this does not detract from elsewhere in the value of the gift, it does that delay the effects.

- And the Marquis knows this?

- Yes, but he dare not tell you.

- It is wrong, it is necessary that we reason together.

Called for Olincourt, he can not deny the facts, and it should result that what is easiest to do is go to some hazards there may be, living this castle two or three days to put an end to such disorders and finally see the party that can draw income.

- Do you have a little courage, President? asked the marquis.

- For me it depends, "said Fontana, courage is a virtue few put in our department.

- I know, "said the marquis, he must do in ferocity, he is under this point, much like all the others, you have the art of stripping so you n 'never take in what the spoils.

- Well, you're still in your sarcasm, Marquis, talking reason I beseech you, and then let the wickedness.

- Well, he must go, must go to establish ourselves Téroze destroy ghosts, to straighten out your lease and return to sleep with your wife.

- Wait, sir, one moment, please, do not go quite so fast, you think about the dangers of society to go with such people? Proper procedure followed by a decree would be much better than that.

- Well, here we go, procedures, orders ... n'excommuniez that you also like priests? Weapons atrocious tyranny and stupidity! when all those cockroaches enjuponnés all those pedants in jackets, all supporters of Themis and Mary they then cease to believe that their chatter and their insolent fool paper can be of any effect in the world? Know, brother, it's not like that with rags in requires rogues also determined, but with swords, gunpowder and bullets; solve yourself, then dying of hunger or courage to thus combat.

- Monsieur, you argue about that a colonel of dragoons, let me see things a man of color whose sacred person and interesting to the state, not exposed ever so lightly.

- Your interesting person to the State President, he had long since I had laughed, but I see that you want to get me this convulsion, and where the hell have you figured, I pray thee, a man of obscure birth commonly, an individual always rebelled against all the good that can be desired his master, nor ever did for his purse or person, constantly opposed to all its good intentions, whose sole job is to foment division of individuals, maintain that the kingdom and upset citizens ... I ask, how can you imagine that such a being can ever be precious to the state?

- I will not answer when the mood gets involved.

- Well, in fact, my friend, I agree, in fact, even should you think about thirty days on this adventure, even should you make your pants burlesque opinions of colleagues, I will tell you he always does is all this other way than to go we establish ourselves among people who want to impose on us.

President bargained again defended himself by a thousand absurd paradoxes all over, all the more arrogant than the others, and finally ends by concluding with the Marquis that he would leave the next day with him and two servants of the house, the President asked the Brie, we said, it is unclear why, but he had great confidence in that boy. On Olincourt too aware of the important matters that would retain the Brie castle during his absence, said it was impossible to take him and the next morning at daybreak we got ready at the start: the ladies who s 'were removed on purpose, donned the armor of an old chair that had been found in the castle, his young wife put the headphones in wishing him all kinds of peace, and urged him to return promptly receive the laurels of his hand that he would pick, and he kisses her tenderly, mounts his horse and follows the Marquis. It had been thought to prevent the outskirts of the masquerade that would pass, the lanky president in his military garb seemed so ridiculous if it was followed by a castle on the other with laughter and jeers. For consolation, the colonel, who did not leave the utmost seriousness, sometimes approached him and said:

- You see, my friend, this world is a farce, sometimes actor, sometimes public, or we deem the scene, or we paraissons.

- Maybe, but here we whistled, "said the president.

- Do you? calmly replied the marquis.

- Do not doubt, "replied Fontana, and you will admit that this is hard.

- Why, said of Olincourt, then do you not accustomed to these minor disasters, and you imagine that every idiocy that you do on your Benches fleurdelisé, the public do not whistle too, naturally made to be violated in your job, dressed in a grotesque manner that makes us laugh as soon as one sees you, how do you imagine that with so much negative on one side, you will forgive the nonsense of the other?

- You do not like the dress, Marquis.

- I do not hide it, Chairman, I only like the useful reports: Any being that has no other talent than to kill the gods or men, I think when a person devoted to the Public outrage and it must either violate or do work force, believe you, my friend, with two excellent arms that nature has given you, you would not be infinitely more useful to a plow to a Hall of Justice? you would honor the first state in all the faculties you have received from heaven ... you have dishonored the second.

- But it must be that there are judges.

- It would be although there was only virtues we acquire without judges, they are trampling on with them.

- And how can a state governs itself ...

- By three or four simple laws lodged in the palace of the king, kept in every classroom by the old men of this class: in this way each row would have its peers, and he would not continue to the gentleman condemned the terrible shame of being by scoundrels like you, so prodigiously far from the claims.

- Oh! all this leads into discussions ...

- Who will soon be completed, "said the Marquis, as we are in Téroze.

We actually entered the castle, the farmer comes, he takes the horses from his lords and we move into a room, where we reason with him soon about things grieved that dwelling.

Each evening a terrible noise was heard equally in all parts of the house, though no one could guess the cause, we had watched, they had spent nights, several farmers employed by the farmer had been there, they said , completely beaten, and no longer cared to expose himself. But we suspected that it was impossible to say, the rumor was just that the spirit returned was that of a former tenant of this house who had the misfortune to lose unfairly life on the scaffold, and vowed to return every night to a frightful din in the house until he had the satisfaction to wring the neck of a man of justice.

- My dear marquis, "said the president by winning the door, it seems to me that my presence here is quite useless, we are not accustomed to this sort of revenge and we as doctors indiscriminately kill anyone we choose, without the deceased, having nothing to say.

- One moment, brother, for a moment, "said D'Olincourt stopping the President ready to flee, are completing to hear the clarification of this man, then turning to the farmer:

- Is that all, Master Peter, have you no other feature to tell us of that singular event, and is it generally to all the people that dress elf wants?

- No, sir, "replied Peter, he left the other day written on a table in which he said he wanted it as dishonest, and any honest judge does not risk anything with him, but spare not only those guided by despotism, by stupidity, or revenge, have sacrificed their peers in the squalor of their passions.

- Well, you see that I must take my leave, "said the president dismayed, there is not the slightest security for me in this house.

- Ah! scoundrel, "said the Marquis, so that's your crimes that are starting to make you shudder ... Hein, of withering, of exile of ten years for some girls, infamous connivance with families, money received to ruin a gentleman, and so many other unfortunate sacrificed your rage or your ineptitude, that the ghosts that disturb your imagination, is not it? How much would you give now to have been an honest man all your life! May this cruel situation you use something one day, may you feel in advance what weight are terrible remorse, and that no one in any worldly felicity price that we have published, which worth the peace of mind and enjoyment of virtue.

- My dear Marquis, I beg your pardon, the president said with tears in her eyes I am lost, do not sacrifice me, I beseech you, and let me go home to your dear sister and sorry that my absence does you will never forgive the evils which you will betray me.

- Let go, as it is right to say that always accompanies cowardice falsehood and treason ... No, you go forth, there is no time to retreat, my sister has no other dowry the castle, if you want to enjoy it, it must purge the rascals who defile. Conquer or die, no middle.

- I beg your pardon, my dear brother, there is a medium is very fast to escape by renouncing all pleasures.

- Vil coward is thus that you cherish my sister, you'd rather see it languish in poverty than fighting to liberate his legacy ... Do you want me to tell him to back that these are the feelings that you post?

- Good heavens, in what dreadful state am I reduced!

- Well, well, that courage to come back and you have yourself to what is expected of us.

Was served, the Marquis wished that President dine while armed; master Peter was the meal, he said that until eleven o'clock at night, there was absolutely nothing to fear, but from that time until the place was not tenable.

- "We keep, however, said the marquis, and that's a good friend on which I rely on as myself. I am sure he will not forsake me.

- Do not respond to anything until the event, said Fontane, I confess, I am a bit like Caesar, courage is daily at home.

However, the interval passed in recognition of surroundings, walking in accounts with the farmer and when night came, the marquis, the president and their two servants shared the castle.

The president had to share a large room surrounded by two towers which cursed the sight made him shudder beforehand: it was precisely there, they said, that the mind began his tour, he would therefore have the first hand, had enjoyed a good hope that flattering, but the president who, like all presidents of the universe and especially as the presidents of Provence, was nothing less than brave, indulged in such an act of weakness heard the news that they were obliged to change from head to toe and never had any medicine had a more prompt. However it is dressed is the weapon again, you put two guns on a table in his room, placed a hose at least fifteen feet in his hands, we light candles and three or four are left to their reflections.

- O unhappy Fontani, he cried when he found himself alone, what is the evil genius who brought you into this mess, could not you find in your province a girl who would have been better it had bid thee and do not give so much trouble? you wanted it, poor President, you wanted it, my friend, you are there, a marriage of Paris has tried, you know what follows ... Péchaire, maybe you'll die here like a dog without being able to just go near the sacraments, nor give up the ghost in the hands of a priest ... Those damned unbelievers with their fairness, their law of nature and charity, it seems that paradise must be open to them when they said those three words ... not so much of nature, not so much equity, not as charity, decree, exilons, burn, rouons and go to Mass, that will be much better than that. Olincourt of this, it is furiously at the trial of this gentleman that we considered last year, there must be some alliance there which I do not doubt ... What, was it not a scandalous affair, a servant of thirteen years since we bribed Is not told us, because we wanted him to tell us that this man was killing whores in its castle, is it not come to give us a tale of Bluebeard, whose nurses would not dare sleep their children today? in a crime as important as the murder of a p. .., in a crime proved in a way that the evidence as authentic bought from a boy of thirteen years that we've given a hundred lashes because that it did not mean what we wanted, it seems to me that this act is not too closely, that we take as we did ... Must hundred witnesses to ensure a crime, an accusation does not she? and our learned colleagues in Toulouse have they looked so close when they did thrash Galas? punissions that if we do the crimes we are sure we would not four times a century of dragging our pleasure similar to the scaffold, and there is that which makes us respect. I wish someone would tell me what would be a parliament whose purse was always open to the needs of the state, which would never remonstrance, which would record all the edicts and would never kill anyone ... it would be a meeting of fools that we would not make the smallest case in the nation ... Courage, President, courage, you have done your duty, my friend, lets call them enemies of the judiciary, they do not destroy, our established power on the softness of kings, as well as the last empire, God rulers want to eventually do it point by the tumble, a few mishaps as those of Charles VII, and finally destroyed the monarchy will be replaced by the republican form we seek for so long, and placing us as the pinnacle the senate of Venice, confided at least in our hands the chains that we burn to crush the people.

So reasoned the President, when a frightful noise was heard at once in all rooms and all corridors of the castle ... A shudder runs through him, he clings to his chair, scarcely dare he raise his eyes. Fool that I am, "cried he, is it then to me, is therefore a member of the Parliament of Aix to fight against the spirits? O spirits, what had he ever shared between the Parliament of Aix, and you? The noise redoubling, the doors of the two towers sink, frightful figures enter the room ... Fontana falls to his knees, he begs his pardon, he asks of life.

- Villain, "said one of those ghosts of a terrible voice, pity she was known in your heart when you condemn unjustly so unhappy, you touched their terrible fate he, were you less vain, less proud, less greedy, less heinous the day when thy judgments unjust plunged into misfortune or the victims of grave austerity your fool, and where you born in this dangerous impunity of your current power, this illusory power provided under a opinion that the time and immediately destroyed philosophy? ... Suffer us to act in the same principles, and submit yourself because you are the weakest.

At these words, four of these spirits seized vigorously physical Fontana and put it in an instant as the bare hand without drawing anything other than tears, cries foul and sweat that covered him from head to toe .

- What shall we do now, "said one of them.

- Wait, "said one who looked like the leader, I have a list of the top four murders he has committed legally read it to him.

In 1750, he condemned to the wheel a wretch who had never had any other harm than denying him his daughter with a villain wanted to abuse.

In 1754, he offered a man to save his life for two thousand crowns, it does give up, he was hanged.

In 1760, knowing that a man of his city had held some remark about him, he ordered him to fire the following year as a sodomite, but had the unfortunate woman and a troop of children, denying her all things crime.

In 1772, a young man of distinction in the province who wanted revenge for kids trounced a courtesan who had made a wrong date, this unworthy bittern made this joke a criminal case, he treated the matter of murder, poisoning, led all his colleagues in this ridiculous opinion, lost young man, ruined and condemned him in absentia to death, unable to overcome to capture him.

That is its major crimes, decide, my friends.

Immediately a voice was raised:

- Retaliation, gentlemen, retaliation, he unjustly condemned to the wheel, I want to be beaten.

- J'opine to hang, "said another, and by the same reasons of my colleague.

- It will be burned, "said the third, and for daring to use that punishment unjustly, and having often deserved itself.

- Give him the example of clemency and moderation, my friends, "said the chief, and not take our text and in his fourth adventure whipped a whore is a crime worthy of death in the eyes of the ganache fool, that it is castigated himself.

We immediately seized the hapless president, he was down flat on a narrow bench, it will garrote head to foot, the four fairies each seizing a leather strap five feet long, the hang down in rhythm, and the strength of their arms, on the exposed parts of the unfortunate Fontana, slashed three quarters of an hour away by strong hands that take care of his education, soon offers more than wound whose blood gushes everywhere.

- Enough, "said the chief, I said, give him the example of pity and charity, if the rogue kept us, we would be quartered; we are the masters, like-the leaves in this fraternal correction and learn to our school that is not always in murdering men who manages to make them better, and he had only five hundred lashes, and I bet cons who wants the income from this injustice and he will do in the future one of the most upright judges of his company that disengages and continue our operations.

- Whew, "exclaimed the President when he saw his executioners parties, I see that if we carry the torch on the actions of others, if we seek to develop them for the spell to punish them, I see that makes us immediately, and which therefore could tell these guys everything I've done, how is it they are so well educated in my conduct?

Anyway, Fontana adjusted as he can, but no sooner had he handed his coat he hears cries of terrible side where the ghosts were out of his room, he listens, he acknowledges the voice of the marquis who calls all his strength to help.

- That damned if I move, "said the president exhausted, those rascals the étrillent like me if they want, I do not meddle, everyone has enough of its own quarrels without mixing of those of others.

However, redoubled, and Olincourt finally enters the chamber Fontani, followed by his two servants throwing all three of the hue and cry as if they had been slain: all three of them appeared bloody, one arm was in scarf, the other a banner on the front and one would have sworn to see the pale, disheveled, bloody as they were, they had to fight against a legion of demons escaped from hell.

- Oh, my friend, what a storm, cries of Olincourt, I thought we would be strangled all three.

- I defy you to be more abused than me, "said the president showing his bruised kidney all, look how they treated me.

- Oh, by my faith, my friend, "said the colonel, for once you are in case of a beautiful and good complaint, you know, the powerful interest that your colleagues have taken all ages to asses smoothies; assembly rooms do, my friend, are a famous lawyer who is willing to exercise his eloquence in favor of your ass molested: making use of ingenious contrivance by which a former speaker moved him to the Areopagus in discovering the eyes of the court groove super beauty for which he pleaded that your buttocks Demosthenes discovered these interesting at the moment the most pathetic plea, they soften the audience remember especially the Paris judges before whom you will be required to appear this famous adventure of 1769, where their heart more compassion on the back of a scourged for the people hang up until they say they are fathers and yet they let die of hunger, determined to make a criminal trial a young soldier who returned to sacrifice his best years in the service of his prince, found other laurels to return the humiliation prepared by the hand of the greatest enemies of this country he had to defend ... Come, dear comrade in misfortune, urge us, let us go, there is no security for us in this accursed castle, run to vengeance, beg steal the equity of protecting public order, advocates the oppressed and columns of the state.

- I can not support me, "said the president, and those pesky rogues SHOULD HAVE peel me like an apple again, I beg you to give me a bed, and leave me alone at least twenty-four hours.

- You do not think, my friend, you will be strangled.

- Or, it will never be a record and remorse awake now so strongly in my heart, I watch as an order from the sky all the evil he likes to send me.

As the train was completely stopped, and that Olincourt perceived that the poor Provencal really needed a little rest, he sent for Master Peter and asked him if there was a danger that these rogues still revinssent following night.

- No, sir, "replied the farmer, the quiet here now for eight or ten days and you can rest safely.

They took the lame duck president in a room where he lay down and rested as he could a good dozen hours there was still when he suddenly felt wet in her bed, he looks up he sees the floor pierced with a thousand holes each of which leads to a fountain where he runs the risk of being flooded if not decamp as soon as possible and he promptly threw himself naked into the room below, where he found the Colonel and Master Peter forgetting their grief around a block and a wall of bottles of Burgundy wine, their first impulse was to laugh when rushing Fontanes them in a costume as indecent, and he told them his new troubles, he was forced to place themselves at the table without giving him time to put his pants he always kept it under his arm like the people of Pegu. The president started to drink and found consolation in his troubles at the bottom of the third bottle of wine as we had two hours longer than necessary to go back to Olincourt, the horses are prepared and departed.

- This is a proud school, marquis, you made me do, "said the Provencal when he found himself in the saddle.

- It will not last, my friend replied Olincourt, man is born to make schools and people of color especially, it is under the ermine of stupidity that built his temple, not breathing in peace in your courts, but at last, whatever you may say, should we leave this castle without clear up what was happening?

- Are we having the most advanced know?

- Certainly, we can now establish our complaints with more reason.

- Complaints that damned if I do, I keep what I have for me, and you will oblige me very much not to tell anyone.

- My friend, you're not, so if it's a ridiculous than to make complaints when you're molested, why beg you, why should excite you ever? What! that you are one of the greatest enemies of the crime you want to leave unpunished when he is found? Is this not one of the most sublime axiom of jurisprudence that even if the injured party gives its withdrawal, it is still a satisfaction to justice, is it not obviously violated in what you just happen and should you refuse the incense that legitimate demands?

- As much as you like, but I will not say a word.

- And your wife's dowry?

- I'll wait while the fairness of the Baron, and I will charge only for the care of cleaning that case.

- He does not meddle point.

- Well, we eat crusts.

- The brave man! You will cause your wife will curse you, she will regret a lifetime of having linked its fate to a coward like you.

- Oh, indeed remorse, we will have many I think our part, but why do you want me to complain now when you were so far away now?

- I do not know what it was question as I thought I could win without help from anyone, I chose this party as the most honest and now that I find essential to call us the support of legislation, I propose, what is therefore inconsistent in my conduct?

- A wonderfully, wonderfully, said Fontane, dismounting because we came to Olincourt, but do not say word I beseech you, that's the only favor I ask.

Though it had been only two days away, there was very new at the Marchioness of Miss Téroze was in bed, pretended indisposition caused by anxiety, the grief of knowing her husband explained, the retained lying for twenty-four hours a bathing interesting, twenty yards of gauze around his head and his neck ... pallor quite touching, making it a hundred times more beautiful, rekindled the fires of passive president whose flogging he had received inflamed even more physical. Delgatz was at the bedside of the sick, and told in a whisper Fontana does not even have the air of desire in the painful situation where his wife, the critical moment came in the time of the rules, not all of them acted nothing less than a loss.

- Ventrebleu, "said Chairman, I must be very unhappy, I just thrashed me for this woman, but masterfully curry, and it still denies me the pleasure of compensating me with her.

The rest of society of the castle was increased by three characters which is essential for accountability. Mr. and Mrs. Totteville of, people at ease around, came to bring them Totteville Miss Lucile, their daughter, a little brown awakened about eighteen years old and not inferior in anything to the languid charms of Miss Téroze, so do not linger longer drive, we teach him right away what these three new characters had been found to bring about on the scene to back the settlement or to bring most surely for proposed. Totteville was one of those knights of St. Louis ruined their order that dragged through the mud for a few dinners for a few crowns, either accept all the roles we plan to make them play, and his wife assumed was an old adventurer in a another kind, no longer being old enough to tamper with its attractions, to compensate by trading from those of others, for the beautiful princess who was said to belong to them, holding such a family, we can easily imagine what grade she went : Paphos schoolgirl from her childhood, she had already ruined three or four farmers general, and it was because of his art and its attractions that we had specifically agreed, however each of these characters in that selected class offered their best, well-trained, well educated, and having what is called the veneer of good taste, at best maintained what was expected of him, and it was hard seeing them and mingled with men and women of good company, not to believe them too.

No sooner had he arrived president, the Marquise and his sister asked him for news of his adventure.

- It's nothing, "said the marquis, according to the intentions of his brother is a gang of rogues that will reduce sooner or later he will know what the president wants to do this, each of us will be happy to contribute to his views.

And as Olincourt hastened to prevent low success and desire of the president they should remain in oblivion, the conversation changed and we no longer spoke of ghosts Téroze.

The President showed any concern for his wife and little more extreme grief he had, that had to fall further inconvenience cursed the moment of his happiness. And as it was late, they supped and went to bed that day without any adventure extraordinary.

M. Fontana, in good robin, increased the sum of its good qualities of a great fondness for women, can not live without a hint of young Lucile in the circle of the Marquise d'Olincourt, he began by s' inform his confidant La Brie, what was this young person, and it has responded to him in order to nourish the love he saw rise in the heart of the judge, persuaded him to go forward.

- It's a quality girl, "replied the treacherous confidant, but which is nevertheless not immune to a proposal of love a man like you, Mr. Chairman," continued the young scoundrel, you are the fathers of horror and terror of husbands, and some projects of wisdom that a female individual may have made, it is very difficult to hold it against you. Figure apart, and there he had the condition, what woman can resist the charms of a man of justice, that great black dress, the square cap, do you think all this does not deceive?

- It is certain that fights hard for us, we have a man at our disposal which was always the fear of the virtues ... Finally, you think so, La Brie, if I said a word ...

- We would, no doubt.

- But it would keep my silence, you feel that in the situation I find myself, it is important for me not to start with my wife for an infidelity.

- Oh, sir, you put it in despair, she is so tenderly attached to you.

- Yes, do you think she likes me a little?

- She loves you, sir, and that it would be murder to deceive.

- But you think the other side? ...

- Your business will inevitably come forth if you like, there is no question that action.

- Oh, my dear La Brie, you overwhelm me with joy, what a pleasure to carry two cases of head and deceiving two women at once! wrong, my friend, wrong, what delight for a man to dress!

As a result of these incentives, Fontana visor, fits, forget the whipping he is torn and simmer while his wife continues to keep his bed, he directs his batteries on the sly Lucile who listened to first with modesty, he gradually made more beautiful game

There were about four days that this little game we would have lasted without the seem to notice, when received at the castle the views of newspapers and mercurys inviting all astronomers to observe the night following the passage Venus in Capricorn.

- Oh, by Jove, the event is singular, the president said he had a connoisseur immediately read this novel, I'd never have expected this: I like you know, ladies, a few stains that science I even made a six-volume work on the satellites of Mars.

- The moons of Mars, "said the marquise, with a smile, they do not, however, are very favorable, Chairman, I am surprised that you chose this subject.

- Always playful, charming Marquise, I see we have not kept my secret, anyway I'm very curious about the event being announced ... and do you have a place here, Marquis, where we can go and watch the trajectory of this planet?

- Certainly, "replied the Marquis, I'm not above my loft an observatory in great shape and you will find excellent glasses, quadrants, compasses, all in one word that characterizes the workshop of an astronomer.

- So you're a bit of business!

- Not a word, but it has eyes like any other, there are people of art and we are glad to be instructed by them.

- Well, I'd be happy to give you some lessons in six weeks I will learn to know the land better than Descartes and Copernicus.

But the time comes to move to the observatory: the president was sorry for the inconvenience that his wife would deprive him of pleasure to the learned to it, without doubt, the poor devil, it was she would play the leading role in this strange comedy.

Although the balloons were not yet published, they were already known in 1779 and the clever physicist who had run the one question he will be more clever than any of those who followed him, had the good sense to admire as other and not saying a word when intruders came to rob him of his discovery, in the middle of a balloon that was to stand perfectly well, at the prescribed time, Miss Téroze into the arms of the Earl of Elbene and this scene view from afar and only lighted by a flame and artificial light was quite adroitly shown to impose a fool as president of his life had even read a book on the science it seems.

All the company enters the top of the tower, it is armed with goggles, the balloon part.

- Can you see? is said to be mutual.

- Not yet.

- If fact, I see.

- No, that's not it.

- I beg your pardon, left, left, set up toward the east.

- Ah! I wish, "cried the president all excited, I want my friends, go on me ... a little closer to Mercury, not so far as Mars, far below the ellipse of Saturn, there, ah, good God, how beautiful!

- I see you as President, "said the Marquis, is indeed a beautiful thing, can you see the combination?

- I want at the end of my telescope.

And passing the ball right now over the tour:

- Well, "said the Marquis, opinions that we received were they wrong, and lo and behold he not above Venus Capricorn?

- It's safe, "said the president is the best show I've seen in my life.

- Who knows, "said the Marquis, if you still have to climb so high to see it at your leisure.

- Ah! Marquis, your jokes are irrelevant in such a beautiful moment ...

And then losing the ball in the dark, everyone went down very happy with the allegorical phenomenon that art had to pay to nature.

- In truth, I'm sorry you're not coming to share with us the pleasure we gave this event, "said Fontanes he found his wife in bed on returning home, it is impossible to see anything more beautiful.

- I think so, "said the young woman, but was told there was to it full of things that immodest in the background, I am not angry at not having seen.

- Immodest, the president said, chuckling with lots of grace ... eh, not at all, it is a conjunction, is there nothing more in nature? That's what I'd like that might pass finally between us and what will happen when you want, but tell me there, in good conscience, supreme head of my thoughts ... Is it not enough to languish your slave and do not you will give him soon reward for his trouble?

- Alas, my angel, "said his young wife lovingly, I think at least as much eagerness as you, but you see my status ... and you see it without complaining, cruel, though it is absolutely your book: less torment for what you want, and I would wear much better.

The president was to agree to cuddle naked in this way, he strutted, he straightened robin never, not even those who come to hang, yet had been so stiff neck. But as with all the obstacles multiplied side of Miss Téroze, and that of Lucile it was contrary to the best game in the world, Fontanes did not hesitate to prefer the myrtles bloom of love to the roses of late hymen, one can not avoid me, he told himself, I shall always when I want, but the other is perhaps here that for a moment, he must hurry to benefit, and according to these principles, Fontanes lost no opportunities that could advance its business.

- Alas, sir, "said one day this young person with feigned innocence, do not I will become the most wretched of creatures if I give you what you require ... bound as you are, you can never repair the damage you do to my reputation?

- What do you repair? can not fix point in this case, we have more to repair than the other one is what is called a sword in the water there has never nothing to fear with a married man, because he was the first person incommunicado, whereby it will not prevent you from finding a husband.

- And religion and honor, sir ...

- Miseries all this, my heart, I see that you're an Agnes and you need some time at my school, ah! as I will remove these prejudices from childhood.

- But I thought that you hired your state to respect them.

- But yes indeed, outside, we have that out for us, we must impose at least that way, but once deprived of this vain decorum requires us to ways we resemble in any the rest of mortals. Well, how could you believe in the shelter of their vices? Our passions much more warmed by the story or the picture of their perpetual, are not difference between them and us that they ignore the excesses and make our daily delight, almost always above the law which we shudder others, this impunity and inflames us that we do become more villains ...

Lucile listened to all this frivolity and some horror that inspire him and the physical and the moral of this abominable character, she continued to offer the facilities, because the reward that was promised was only under these conditions. The more advanced love President, his conceit made him more unbearable: there is nothing pleasant in the world as a robin in love is the most complete picture of the awkwardness of the irreverence and the awkwardness . If the reader has sometimes seen the turkey ready to multiply its species, it has an outline that would offer the most comprehensive ideas. Such precautions he took to dress a day that brought him his insolence, however, too short, the Marquis wished to undertake the table and humiliate him before his goddess.

- Chairman, he said, I have just received distressing news for you.

- How so?

- It ensures that Parliament will be removed from Aix, the public complains that it is useless, Aix has much less need a parliament that Lyon and the latter city, too far from Paris to depend, will include all Provence; it dominates, it is positively positioned in the right way to conceal in her bosom the judges of a province as large.

- This arrangement has no common sense.

- It is wise, Aix is at the end of the world, whatever the part inhabited by a Provençal, he is none who might prefer to come to Lyon for business, as in your swamp of Aix; appalling roads, no bridge across the Durance who like to bother your heads nine months of the year, and then specific harm, I do not hide it, at first blamed your publication, there is no , they say, the entire Parliament of Aix a single individual who can be named ... tuna merchants, sailors, smugglers, in a word, despicable gang of rogues that nobility does not wish to deal and which offends the people to make up for the disrepute into which it is, ganache, imbeciles .. . pardon, president, me, I tell you what you wrote me, I will read the letter after dinner, in a word scoundrels growing fanaticism and scandal to leave their city as proof of their integrity, always ready scaffold, which is a monument of their flat rigor, whose people should pull the stones to pelt the insignia executioners who dare to submit to this insolence always irons, it is surprising that he did not do yet, and it claims that it can not be long ... a host of unfair judgments, assignment of severity which is intended to impersonate all crimes legislation they like to commit, much more serious things to finally meet all of this ... determined enemies of the state, and that in all ages, dare we say it openly. The public horror qu'inspirèrent your curses Mérindol is not yet extinct in the hearts might give you this point in time the most horrible spectacle that it is possible to paint, can you imagine without shuddering , custodians of the order, peace and equity, running the province as frenzied, torch in one hand and the dagger on the other, burning, killing, raping, slaughtering anything that presents itself like a troop of rabid tigers who would escape the woods, does it belong to judges to behave this way? It also recalls several instances where you you refused stubbornly to rescue the king in his needs, you were different times ready to revolt in the province rather than leave you in understanding the role of taxes, do you think we have forgotten that unfortunate time, when without any danger might endanger you, you came to the head of the citizens of your city by providing the keys to the Constable of Bourbon, who betrayed his king, and the quivering where the only approach of Charles Quint, you Pressat of pay tribute to him and get him into your walls, do we not know that it was in the Parliament of Aix that is fomented the first seed in the league and every once in a word, they found in you that rebels or rebels, that murderers or traitors? You know better than anyone, judges Provencal gentlemen, when we want to lose someone, we try everything he could do before, it reminds carefully all his old wrongs to aggravate the sum of new: do not be surprised that behaves with you, as you did with unfortunate that you like to sacrifice your pedantry; learn it, my dear president, it is not permissible for a body to a particular insult an honest citizen and quiet, and if the body becomes aware of such inconsistency, he is not surprised to see all the voices raised against him and claim the rights of the weak and virtue against despotism and injustice.

The president can neither support nor respond to these charges, rose from the table like a madman, swearing that he would leave the house after the spectacle of a robin in love, there is a point of laughable robin angry, his face muscles naturally arranged by hypocrisy, suddenly forced to move from there to the contortions of rage, arriving there by gradations violent whose progress is comical to see, when we had a good time Despite its small, as it was not still at the scene that was what we hoped to get rid of forever, we worked to calm him down, we ran to him, and brought him back, forgetting quite easily evening all the little troubles in the morning, Fontanes resumed his ordinary air and forgot everything.

Fraulein Téroze was better, though still a bit outside shot, however it came down to meals and even walked a bit already with the company, the president less anxious because Lucile occupied it alone, however, saw that he was soon no longer have to deal only with his wife. Accordingly he resolved to press strongly the other case, it was when the crisis of Miss Totteville no longer offered no difficulty, it was only to find a safe appointment. The president proposed his bachelor's apartment, Lucile not lie in the bedroom of her parents, willingly accepted the premises for the following night, and realized on the spot at the Marquis he traces his role and the rest of the day was spent quietly. Of the eleven, which Lucile had to go first into the bed of the President by means of a key that he confided it, feigned a headache and went out. Fifteen minutes later, Fontana eager to retire, but argues that the Marquise to honor him that night, she wants to accompany her into her room the whole society takes this joke is Fraulein Téroze first to be amused, and without heeding the President's on the thorn, and who would have liked or to avoid this ridiculous politeness, or prevent at least one imagined that we would surprise you takes candles, men are the top females around Fontani, they give him a hand, and in this pleasant parade we went to the door of his room ... Just our hapless lover could he breathe.

- I can not answer for, "he stammered, consider the recklessness that you do, who you said the object of my love is perhaps not expect it at this moment in my bed, and if it is, consider yourself well to anything that might result from the inconsistency of your approach?

- At any event, "said the marquise, opening the door hastily, well, beauty is said, expect the president to bed, and do not seem afraid.

But what is the surprise when the lights illuminate the bed opposite a monstrous ass, lying limply in the sheets, and by a fatality pleasant, very happy probably the role he was playing, had fallen asleep peacefully layer on the lecture and there was snoring deeply.

- Ah! Jove, Olincourt cried, holding his sides with laughter, president, sees a little happy composure of this animal, does not it look like it's one of your colleagues at the hearing?

The president nevertheless glad to get off this joke, the president who imagined that she would cast a pall over the rest, and Lucile perceiving the first would have had the prudence not to do anything suspect their plot, the president, "I said, laughed with the others, we freed the donkey as they could very distressed to be interrupted in his sleep, they put white sheets, and replaced it with dignity Fontanes most beautiful asses which was found in the country.

- In truth it's the same thing, "said the marchioness when she had seen lying, I never thought that there was a resemblance so complete between a donkey and a president in the Parliament of Aix.

- What was your mistake, madam, "replied the marquis, do you not know that it is among the doctors that this court has always elected its members, I would wager that you see out there in was the first president.

The first task of Fontana the next day was to ask how she Lucile off the hook: it says that well-educated perceiving the joke, she had withdrawn very quickly, but with the Yet concerns have been betrayed, that he had passed a frightful night with great desire and the passion the moment when it could clear up, the president reassured her and got her revenge the next day; the Abigail Lucile became a little prayer, Fontanes became all the more ardent and everything is available following his desires. But if the initial appointment had been troubled by a comic scene, what event would prevent the second fatal! Things work out as before, Lucile retired the first president shortly after the following without anyone objects, he finds the appointment said, grasping his arms, he is already preparing to give unequivocal evidence of his passion ... suddenly the doors open, it was Mr and Mrs de Totteville is the marquee is Miss Téroze of itself.

- Monster, the latter exclaimed, throwing herself into a rage over her husband, is this the way you're laughing and my candor and my love!

- Girl's atrocious, "said Lucile M. Totteville who rushed to his knees, So as you take advantage of honest freedom we let you! ...

For their part, the Marquise and Mme Totteville throw angry eyes on the two culprits and Mrs. Olincourt is distracted from this first movement to get his sister, who fainted in his arms. It difficult to describe the figure of Fontana this scene: surprise, shame, terror, anxiety, all these different feelings are troubling at a time and render it motionless as a statue, however, the Marquis arrives, it inquired, he learned with indignation all that is happening.

- Sir, "the father said firmly Lucile, I never would have expected that from you, a maid of honor would have to fear from the indignities of this case, you will find useful if I do not support, and my wife, My daughter and I were at the time to seek justice for those whom we have to wait.

- Indeed, sir, "said the marquis dryly to the president, you will agree that these are scenes which I should expect little, is it therefore to dishonor my sister and my house that you liked to ally with us?

Then addressing Totteville:

- Nothing is more just, sir, that the remedy you request, but I would earnestly entreat you to avoid the glare well, it's not that funny then that I ask, it is worthy that of contempt and punishment, for me, sir, for my family, for my unfortunate father-who, having put all his trust in those pants, will die of grief for having wrong.

- I would like to oblige you, sir, "said Mr. de Totteville proudly, dragging his wife and daughter, but let me put my honor above these considerations, you will not compromise, sir, in the complaints I'll do this dishonest man will be alone ... are good that I no longer listen to anything and I go at the moment of vengeance name.

At these words, these three characters can be removed without any human effort to stop them, and steal, they say, to Paris to present petition to Parliament against the indignities that wanted to cover the president Fontanes ... But he no longer reigns in this unhappy castle disorder and despair of Miss Téroze barely recovered, is recovering in bed with a fever that takes care to ensure dangerous Mr. and Mrs. Olincourt to fulminate against Chairman, that having no other refuge in the house that ends that threaten it, dare to rebel against the reprimands which are precisely addressed, and things remain three days in this state, when rating secrets Marquis finally learn that the case becomes very serious, it is dealt with criminal and that is about to enact Fontanes.

- What, unheard, "said the president scared.

- Does the rule, he responds Olincourt, can a means of defense that the law enacts, and one of your most respectable practice it is not to wither before the listen? It employs with you that the weapons you used against the others after serving thirty years of injustice, is it not reasonable that you become a victim at least once in your life?

- But for a Girl Thing?

- How a case of girls, do you not know that they are the most dangerous? This unfortunate affair whose memories have earned you five hundred lashes in the castle of ghosts, she was anything but a case of girls, and do you not believe that for a case of you girls were allowed to brand a gentleman? The retaliation, President, retaliation is your compass, you submit it so bravely.

- Good heavens, "said Fontana, the name of God, my brother, do not abandon me.

- Do we help you, replied Olincourt, some of which you dishonor us [y] ez covered, and some complaints that we have to do to you, but how tough ... you know them.

- What?

- The kindness of the king, a lettre de cachet, I see it.

- What disastrous ends!

- I agree, but find in others, do you want to leave France and you never lose, while a few years of prison arrangement may be all this? This means that you revolt, moreover, do not you sometimes used you and yours, was it not advising that you finished off with cruelty to crush this gentleman that the spirits are so well avenged, you dare not, for a transgression punishable as dangerous as putting this unfortunate military between prison or infamy and not suspend your wrath as despicable conditions he would be crushed by those of his king? No wonder, therefore, my dear, in what I propose, not only this way is known to you, but it must now be desired.

- O fearful memories, the president said in tears, who would have thought that the vengeance of heaven on my head would explode almost instantly which consumed my crimes! what I did, it makes me, suffer, suffer and we are silent.

However as the emergency was pressing, the Marquise strongly advised her husband to go to Fontainebleau, where was then the court to Mademoiselle de Téroze she did not enter this board, shame, grief outside, and Count of Elbene inside, always kept her in her room with the door closed just to the President, it was presented several times he had tried to have it open by remorse and tears, but always unsuccessfully .

The Marquis set out, the trip was short, he arrived the next day, escorted by two free and with a purported order of which the mere sight shook the president of all its members.

- You could get more fit, "said the marchioness, who pretended to have received news from Paris while her husband was at court, the trial follows the extraordinary, and my friends write to me to escape the President at the earliest, and my father has been warned he is in despair, he recommended his friend to serve, and to paint all this pain when the plunge ... his health allows him to help him by vows, they would be more sincere if he had been wiser ... Here the letter.

The marquis read hastily, and having harangued Fontana had much difficulty to solve the prison, he gave it to his two guards, who were only two other sergeants of his regiment and exhorted to console himself with the more reason, it would ruin views.

- I obtained with great difficulty, he said, a castle situated five or six miles from here, you'll be under the command of one of my old friends who will treat you as if it were me itself, I am writing to you by your guard recommend more strongly, so be in peace.

President wept like a child, nothing is as bitter remorse of crime coming down on his head all the evils which he himself served ... but it took no less tear, he asked earnestly for permission to kiss his wife.

- Your wife, the marquise said abruptly, it is not yet thankfully, and it is in our disasters the only sweetening as we know.

- Or, the President said, I have the courage to support it again this wound, and he got into the car free.

The castle where we drove the unfortunate was that of a land of the dowry of Mrs. Olincourt, where everything was prepared to receive him a captain of the regiment Olincourt, Green Man and forbidding, was to play the role of governor. He received Fontani, dismissed the guards, and said harshly to his prisoner by sending a very bad room, he had for his further orders, of a severity that it was impossible for him to depart. They left the president in this cruel situation for nearly a month, nobody saw him, she was not served as soup, bread and water, he lay on straw in a single room horrible humidity, and were entered in him than in the Bastille, that is to say, as with the beasts of the menagerie, only to be eaten. The unfortunate robin was cruel thoughts during this fateful stay, they are not troubled, and finally the governor seemed false and poorly consoled after, he spoke as follows:

- You must not doubt, "he said, sir, that the first of your wrongs or have you wanted to combine a family if you are above any kind of respect; Téroze Baron and Count Olincourt of people are of the highest nobility who held the whole of France, and you're a miserable robin provencal, unnamed as non-credit, regardless as stateless; some feedback on yourself would therefore have commit to testify that Baron Téroze blind to your account, you were not done to his daughter whores how you believe for a moment, moreover, that this beautiful girl like love, could become the wife an old and ugly monkey like you, it is possible to be blind, but not until this point, the thoughts that you had to do during your stay here, sir, must have convinced you that for four months you are at the Marquis of Olincourt, you will not have served as toy and joke: people of your state and your figure, your profession and your stupidity, your evil and your deceit, should expect that treatment of this species by a thousand wiles more pleasant one than the others, you are prevented from enjoying the one you pretend, you did give five hundred rounds of stirrup in a castle ghosts, you did see your wife in the arms of the man she loves, what you foolishly mistaken for a phenomenon, we put you face a whore pledged that mocked you, we briefly you locked in the castle where he does that Marquis Olincourt sir, hold you until the end of your life, what will most certainly if you refuse to sign the writing that is; watch before reading it, sir, "continued the governor claimed that you do not go in the world like a man who was to marry Mademoiselle de Téroze, but not for her husband, your marriage has been as secretly as possible, limited Witnesses agreed to withdraw, the priest made the act, here, the notary has submitted the contract, you see before your eyes, you can not ever sleep with your wife, your marriage is invalid, it is tacitly broken and voluntarily by all parties, which gives his break as much force as if it was the work of civil and religious laws; here as well withdrawals Téroze of Baron and his daughter, there are plenty more than you, over there, sir, choose between signing a friendly this paper or the certainty of your life end here ... Answer, I said it all.

The president after a little thought, took the paper and read these words:

"I hereby declare to all who read this I've never been the husband of Miss Téroze, I realize that by writing all the rights that we thought to give me some time on it and I do protest the claim of my life. I have nothing but praise indeed methods she and her family had for me during the summer I spent in their house is by mutual agreement, our free will to one and the other, that we renounce the designs of each meeting that had been trained on us, as we realize each other freedom to have our people, as if it had never existed of Intent Contact Us. And it is full freedom of body and mind that I sign this to Valnord castle belonging to the Marchioness of Olincourt. "

- You told me, sir, "replied the president after reading these lines, what to expect if I did not sign, but you did not speak of what would happen if I agreed to everything.

- The reward is your freedom in the moment, sir, "replied the false governor, please accept this jewel of two hundred pounds from the Marchioness of Olincourt, and the certainty of finding at the door your castle servant and two great horses that are waiting to take you back to Aix.

- Sign and I go, sir, I have too much to heart deliver me from all these people to swing a minute.

- That's okay, president, said the captain, taking the written and signed giving him the jewel, but be careful how you walk, and once outside, if the habit of taking revenge would sometimes grab you, think before than coming here you have to make strong party, that this powerful family that you offend a whole by your actions you would soon look like a fool and that the hospital would become of these poor forever your last home.

- Do not worry, sir, "said the president, I am the first person to have no more business with such people, and I promise you that I know to avoid them.

- I advise you, President, said the captain, he finally opened his prison, go in peace and that this country never did see you.

- Remember my word, "said the robin, mounting his horse, this little event has corrected all of my vices, I'd live a thousand years since I'd come looking for more women in Paris, I sometimes understand the grief of being cuckolded after the wedding, but I heard it was not possible to become one before ... Even wisdom, discretion even in my judgments, I set myself more as a mediator between the girls and people who are better than me, it costs too much to take advantage of the girls there and I do not want to deal to people who have minds ready for revenge.

Chairman disappeared and become wise at his expense, nothing more was heard of him. The whores complained, no one supported them more in Provence and manners won it, because young girls are deprived of seeing this indecent support, preferred the path of virtue, the dangers that could await them in the path of vice, when judges would be wise enough to feel the terrible disadvantage of them support for their protection.

There is little doubt that during stoppages of the President, the Marquis of Olincourt after returning Baron Téroze its prejudices too favorable on Fontana had worked on that all the provisions we have just seen were made with security , address and credit it succeeded so well that three months after Miss Téroze of publicly married the Earl of Elbene, with whom she lived perfectly happy.

- Sometimes I just regret to have so mistreated that nasty man, once said the Marquis to his lovely sister, but when I see one side of the happiness that results from my efforts, and that I convince the other that I have offended a funny useless to society, basically the enemy of the state, disturbing the public peace, a executioner honest and respectable family, defamer insignia of a gentleman that I to which esteem and I have the honor to belong, I console myself and I cry with the philosopher: O sovereign providence, why must the means of man are quite dull to ever be able to achieve good than a little trouble!

Be done as required

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- My daughter, "said the Baroness Fréval to her oldest child was getting married the next day you're like an angel, you just reach your thirteenth year, it is impossible to be more fresh and cute it seems that love is even pleased to draw your features, and yet you are forced to become tomorrow's old wife of a robin whose mannerisms are very suspicious ... It's an arrangement that displeases me hard, but your father's will, I wanted to make you a woman of and not at all, you are destined to drag your whole life under the heavy chair ... It still makes me despair is that perhaps not only will you never half ... modesty prevents me explain this to you, my girl .. but these old rascals who work to judge others without knowing how to judge for themselves, all have fantasies so baroque, accustomed to live in idleness ... these rascals get corrupted when being born, they are swallowed up in the solution, and crawling through the mud and unclean laws of Justinian and obscenities of the capital, and the snake that occasionally throws his head that to swallow insects, we do not see out of there to remonstrate or judgments. Hear me, my daughter, and keep you right ... because if you bend the head and strong will enjoy Mr. Chairman, I do not doubt that you do not often put on the wall ... In a word, my child, here is what it is about. Net refuse your husband the first thing you offer, we are confident that this first step will surely be very dishonest and very inconforme ... we know his tastes, forty-five years by principles quite ridiculous, this unfortunate rogue enjuponné has the habit of never taking things at the back. You refuse, then, my daughter, you understand, and tell him: No, sir, as anywhere else you like, but then, no doubt.

That said, proof of Miss Fréval, adjusted, it washes it is the scent, the president comes, like a chubby curly, powdered to the shoulders, snuffling, yelping, speaking and laws governing the state, to the art of his wig, that of his tight clothes, his boots in great disorder, we just give him forty years, although he is nearly sixty, the bride appeared, he cajoles, and reads already in the eye of the robin any depravity of his heart. Finally the moment arrives ... undressing and lying on it, and for the first time in his life, President, or who wants to give himself time to educate her students, or who fear the sarcasm that could become the fruit of his wife's indiscretions, the President, I say, for the first time in his life, thinks only pick legitimate pleasures, but Miss Fréval of well-educated, Fraulein Fréval who recollect that his mom told him to refuse decidedly the first proposals he would do, do not fail to tell the President:

- No, sir, it will not be so if you like, anywhere as you like, but then, no doubt.

- Madam, said the president stunned, I can protest ... I take on me is an effort ... This is indeed a virtue.

- No, sir, you'll be fine, you do not decide myself.

- Well, Madam, you must settle, "said Robin, seizing its attractions darlings, I am very sorry to displease you, and especially the first night of your wedding, but take care about it, madam, you'll do fine in the future, you can not make me drive more change.

- I hear very well, sir, "said the girl, placing himself, do not fear that I demand.

- Come as you want, "said the good man, adapting, by Ganymede and Socrates, is made as required.

Augustine Whitehouse or The ploy of love

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Of all the differences of nature, one who made the most reasonable, who seemed the strangest of these half-philosophers who want to analyze everything and never understand anything, said one day to one of his best friends of Miss Whitehouse we will have opportunity to speak earlier, this is weird taste that women of a certain building, or a certain temperament, designed for people of their sex. Although well before the immortal Sappho and since then there has not been a single region of the universe, no one city that we have offered women in this whim, and that, based on evidence of this strength, it seems more reasonable to acknowledge the oddity of nature, as these women as a crime against nature, yet it has never ceased to blame, and without pressing the ascendancy What would our sex always that knows whether some Cujas some Bariole some Louis IX had not thought to do against these unfortunate creatures and sensitive laws of bundles, as they thought proper to enact against the men who built the same kind of singularity , and equally good reasons no doubt, have felt enough of them, and have imagined that the mixing of sexes, very useful for propagation, could well not be the same importance for pleasure. God forbid that we take no advantage in that ... is not it, dear? Augustine continued the beautiful Whitehouse launching this friendly kisses that seemed ever so slightly yet suspects, but instead of bundles, instead of scorn, instead of sarcasm, all perfectly blunt weapons today, would it not much easier, in an action, so totally indifferent to society, if equal to God, and perhaps more useful than people think to nature, we should leave each act as it pleases ... What can we be afraid of this depravity? ... In the eyes of all being really good, it will appear that it may prevent larger, but I can not ever prove that it can lead to dangerous ... Oh, good heavens, it was fear that the whims of those individuals of either sex do not end the world, they make the bid to the valuable human species, and that their alleged crime does the deluded, failing to make its propagation? We will consider carefully and you will see that all these losses are entirely indifferent to chimerical nature, that it not only condemns the point, but it proves to us by a thousand examples she wants them and it desires them; hey, if these losses irritation, tolerate it in a thousand cases, it would, if the offspring if it was essential that a woman could not be used as a third of his life and that coming out of his hands half the people it produces would be contrary to the taste offspring nevertheless required by it? Or rather, it allows that species multiply, but not required point, and quite certain that there will always be more people than he is, it is far to thwart the inclinations of those who have not spread in use and are reluctant to comply. Ah! let us act this good mother, convince us that its resources are immense, that nothing that we did the crime and outrage which considers his laws will never be in our hands.

Ms. Augustine Whitehouse we just see a part of logic remained mistress of her actions at the age of twenty, and with access to thirty thousand livres, had decided to do a taste never married; his birth was good, without being shown, she was the daughter of a man who had enriched the Indies, had left her child, and died without ever being able to decide at a wedding. Do not hide it, it came much for this kind of whim which Augustine came to praise, to the repugnance she testified to the hymen, or council, or education, or provision of body heat or blood (she was born in Madras), is inspired by nature, or whatever you want, finally, to Miss Whitehouse hated men, and totally engaged in what the chaste ears hear the word saphotisme it was not of pleasure with her sex and not made up for with the grace of the contempt she had for love.

Augustine was a real loss for men: tall, made to paint the most beautiful brown hair, nose slightly aquiline, superb teeth, and eyes of an expression, a lively ... the skin of a delicacy, a white, all together in a word a sort of pleasure so hot ... he was quite certain that, seeing if made to give love and so determined to receive no point, he might very naturally to many men escape an infinite number of sarcasm against taste, very simple elsewhere, but nevertheless denying the altars of Paphos a creature of the universe are best made to serve them, must necessarily give mood to the followers of the temples of Venus. Miss Whitehouse of laughed my heart of all these accusations, all these bad about, and did not deliver at least its whims.

- The highest of all follies, she said, blushing tendencies is that we have received from nature, and make fun of any individual who has unique tastes, is absolutely barbaric it would be to mocking a man or a woman left blind or lame from the womb of its mother, but to persuade these reasonable principles of fools is undertaken to stop the course of the stars. There is a kind of pleasure for pride, to make fun of defects that did not, and then these pleasures are so sweet to humans and particularly stupid, it's very rare to be see renounce ... It also establishes nasty, cold jokes, puns dishes, and for society, that is to say for a collection of beings that brings boredom and stupidity amends, he is so sweet to speak two or three hours without saying anything, so delicious to shine at the expense of others and to announce a vice blaming it is far from having ... is a kind of praise that tacitly declare oneself; at that price is even willing to join with others to cabal to crush the individual whose great crime was not to think like ordinary mortals, and one withdrew at home all swollen with the spirit we had when we did basically proved by such conduct as pedantry and stupidity.

So thought of Miss Whitehouse and very determined not to affirmatively compel ever, scoffing remarks, rich enough to stand on its own, over and above his reputation for epicurean life and voluptuous way to heavenly bliss which she thought very little, let alone immortality too fanciful to his senses, surrounded by a small circle of women thinking like her, dear Augustine innocently indulged in all the pleasures that delight. She had many suitors, but all had been so abused, we were finally about to abandon the conquest, when a young man named Franville, about his condition and at least as rich as that she, being fallen in love like crazy, not only does its rigors disgusted point but even seriously determined not to abandon the place it was conquered, he announced his plan to his friends, we laughed at him, he maintained that he would succeed, as it challenged and he undertook. Franville was two years younger than Miss Whitehouse of almost no beard yet, a very nice size, features the most delicate, most beautiful hair in the world, when we would dress as a girl, it was so good in this costume he always mistaken the two sexes, and had often received from straying into each, other much safer from them, a lot of statements so precise, it might be in the same day the 'Antinous some Adrian Adonis or any Psyche. It was with this dress that Franville devised to seduce Miss Whitehouse, we'll see how he did it.

One of the greatest pleasures of Augustine was carnival dressed as a man, and run all meetings in this disguise if very similar to his tastes; Franville who was spying on his actions and had been hitherto the precaution is very little to show she knew one day that he loved, was to visit the same evening at a ball given by members of the opera, where all the masks could enter, and depending on the use of this lovely girl, she would be captain of dragoons. He disguises himself as a woman, is trim, fit with all the elegance and the care possible, put a lot of red, no mask, followed by one of her sisters much less pretty than he went in and meeting, where the kind that Augustine was wrong to seek his fortune.

Franville has not gone three rounds of room it is immediately distinguished by the knowing eyes of Augustine.

- What is that beautiful girl? Miss Whitehouse said of the friend who accompanied ... I think I have not seen that anywhere, how such a delightful creature has she been able to escape?

And these words are no sooner said that Augustine is doing all it can to enter into conversation with the wrong lady to Franville who first fled, running, avoiding, and escapes all this to be more highly desired; it the docks at the end of the first link about ordinary conversation, which gradually becomes more interesting.

- It's a ball in the terrible heat, "said Mademoiselle de Whitehouse, let our friends together and go get some air in those firms where we play and where it is cooler.

- Ah! sir, "said Miss Franville of Whitehouse he always pretended to take for a man ... indeed, I dare not, I'm here with my sister, but I know my mother has come with the husband that I intended, and if both saw me with you This would train ...

- Well, well, it takes a bit to get over all these fears of child ... How old are you, beautiful angel?

- Eighteen years, sir.

- Ah! I will respond to eighteen years we must have acquired the right to do whatever we want ... Come, come, follow me and do no fear ... Franville and gets trapped.

- What, charming creature, Augustine continues, driving the person she always takes a girl to offices adjacent to the ballroom ... What, you actually get married ... I pity you ... and what is it, that character that you intended, a boring, I bet ... Oh, it will be fortunate man, and I want to be him! Would you be willing to marry me well, me for example, tell it frankly, the daughter of heaven.

- Alas, you know, sir, when you're young, it tracked the movements of his heart?

- Well, but refuse it, that nasty man, we'll set a more intimate knowledge, and if we agree ... why do we arrange Us I thank you God need no permission, I ... although I have only twenty, I am master of my property and if you could determine your parents in my favor, perhaps within a week would we you and me forever linked by nodes.

While chatting, we were out of the ball, and the adroit Augustine would not induce the prey to spin the perfect love, took care of the lead firm in a very isolated by the arrangements which she took with entrepreneurs of the ball, she was always careful to make mistress.

- Oh God! Franville said when he saw Augustine closed the door of the cabinet and the press in his arms, oh good heavens, what do you do? ... What, alone with you, sir, and in a place so removed ... let me, let me, I beseech you, or call for help instantly.

- I tell thee the power to remove an angel of God, said Augustine by printing her lovely mouth on the lips of Franville, cry now, cry if you can, and pure breath in your breath that soon engulfed in pink my heart.

Franville defended himself quite low: it is difficult to be very angry when we receive the first kiss as tenderly of everything we love. Augustine encouraged attacked with more force, she put this vehemence that is truly known that women trained in this delightful fantasy. Soon hands wander, Franville playing the woman who sells, lets also walk his own. All clothing depart, and the fingers are almost at the same temple where everyone thinks he has found what he needs ... Franville then suddenly changing role

- Oh good heavens, he exclaimed, "What, you're a woman ...

- Horrible creatures, Augustine said, putting his hand on things the state can not afford even the illusion, what I did to so much trouble as finding an ugly man ... it I must be very unhappy.

- In truth any more than me, "said Franville, by adjusting and showing the greatest contempt, I use the disguise that can seduce men, I love them, I seek, and meets with a p. ..

- Oh P. .., no, "said Augustine sharply ... I was never in my life, not when we abhor the men they can be treated this way ...

- What, you are a woman, and you hate men?

- Yes, and that for the same reason that you are human and that you abhor women.

- The meeting is unique, that's all we can say.

- It is very sad for me, "said Augustine with all the symptoms of mood most pronounced.

- In truth, miss, it is even more tedious for me, "said sourly Franville, I'm dirty for three weeks, did you know that in our order we vow never to touch a woman?

- It seems to me we can not dishonor himself by touching one like me.

- Well, my dear, Franville continues, I do not see there being major reasons for the exception and I do not mean that you must acquire a vice deserves more.

- A Vice ... but do you blame me for mine ... when it possesses such infamous?

- Look, said Franville, we do not quarrel, we are two games, the shortest is to separate and never see us.

And in saying this Franville was preparing to open the doors.

- One moment, one moment, "said Augustine, from opening ... you will publish our adventure to the whole world, I bet.

- Maybe I amuse myself.

- What difference does the rest, I thank you God above remarks, get out, sir, go out and say whatever you please ... and stopping it again ... you know, "she said smiling," that this story is very special ... we both were wrong.

- Ah! the error is much more cruel, "said Franville to people my taste than those of yours ... and this emptiness gives us dislike ...

- By my faith, my dear, believe that what we dislike you give us at least as much, go, dislikes are equal, but the adventure is very pleasant, one can not help but admit it ... Return you to the ball?

- I do not know.

- For me, I enter no more, "said Augustine ... you made me experience things ... the inconvenience ... I'm going to bed.

- Very good.

- Why not see if it will only honest enough to give me his arm to my house, I live nearby, I do not have my coach, he'll leave me there.

- No, I will go with you willingly, "said Franville, our tastes do not prevent us from being polite ... do you want my hand? ... here it is.

- I do not enjoy that because I can not find better, at least.

- Be assured that for me, I do offer it as honesty.

We arrive at the door of the house of Augustine and Franville prepares to take leave.

- In truth you're delicious, "said Mademoiselle de Whitehouse, eh what, you leave me in the street.

- A thousand pardons, "said Franville ... I dared not.

- Oh, how they are surly men who do not like women!

- It's that you see, "said Franville, providing yet the arm of Miss Whitehouse to his apartment, you see, miss, I want to go quickly to the ball and try to repair it my stupidity.

- Your stupid, you are very sorry for having found

- I do not say this, but is it not true that we could both find much better?

- Yes, you're right, "said Augustine finally coming home, you're right, sir, I especially ... because I fear that this fatal encounter does not cost me the happiness of my life.

- What, you're not quite sure about your feelings?

- I was yesterday.

- Ah! you do not take your maxims.

- I do not want anything, you get impatient.

- Well, I go out, miss, I go out ... God forbid that I bother you any longer.

- No, stay, I command you, will you take upon you to obey once in your life to a woman?

- I said, sitting down Franville complacency, there is nothing I do, I told you, I'm honest.

- Do you think it is terrible for your age to have tastes so depraved?

- Do you think it is very decent as yours to have so singular?

- Oh, it's different, we is chosen, it is shame ... pride is even if you want, that fear of engaging in sex that we never won that for us control ... However the sense talk, and we We pay between us we manage to hide us well, resulting in a veneer of wisdom that often requires, as nature is happy, decency and ruin not seen s'outragent point.

- Now that's beautiful and good fallacies in there and taking it justifies everything, and what are you saying here that we can also argue in our favor?

- Not at all, with very different prejudices you do not have the same fears, your victory is our defeat ... the more you multiply your conquests, the more you add to your glory, and you can not deny the feelings that we generate in you, than by vice or depravity.

- In truth, I think you'll convert me.

- I would.

- What do you earn as you yourself wrong?

- It is an obligation that satisfies me my sex, and I like women, I am glad to work for them.

- If the miracle was taking place, its effects are not as general as you seem to think so, I would not want to convert only one woman at the most ... to try.

- The principle is honest.

- It is quite certain that there is a little prevention, I feel, to take a party without having tasted everything.

- What, you've never seen a woman?

- Never, and you ... Do you by chance beginnings as safe?

- Oh, the beginnings, no ... the women we see are so clever and so jealous that they do not leave us ... but I have known a man of my life.

- And that's an oath?

- Yes, I do not ever want to see, or do not want to know that so singular as I do.

- I'm sorry for not having made the same vow.

- I do not think it is possible to be more sassy ...

And these words of Miss Whitehouse gets up and tells Franville he is the master retreat. Our still young lover in cold blood made a deep bow and prepares to leave.

- You go to the ball, "he said curtly to Miss Whitehouse, looking at him with a mixed despite the most ardent love.

- Yes, I told you, I think.

- So you're not capable of the sacrifice I make to you.

- What, you did me some sacrifice?

- I'm back for seeing nothing more after having had the misfortune of knowing you.

- The trouble?

- It is you who force me to make use of this term, he would only you that I employ a much different.

- And how do you arrange this with your tastes?

- What do we give up when no one loves?

- Well yes, but you would not love me.

- I agree, if you keep that awful habits as those I found in you.

- And if I give up?

- J'immolerais instantly mine on the altars of love ... Ah! treacherous creature, that this admission cost to my glory, and that you come to tear me, "said Augustine in tears, dropping into a chair.

- I got the most beautiful mouth in the universe admittedly the most flattering my being able to hear, "said Franville rushing knee Augustine ... Ah! dear object of my tenderest love, and deign to acknowledge my feigned not to punish the point is that your knees I beg pardon, I will stay until my forgiveness. You see around you, miss, the lover most consistent and most passionate, and I thought this trick needed to overcome a heart I knew the resistance. Have I succeeded, beautiful Augustine, you refuse to love without flaws that you have deigned to hear the guilty lover ... guilty, me ... guilty of what you thought ... ah! could you assume that a sinful passion could exist in the soul of one who was never fired for you.

- Traitor, thou hast deceived ... but I forgive you ... But thou shalt not sacrifice me, perfidious, and my pride will be less flattering, well, anything, for me I will sacrifice everything ... Will I gladly give up to please you to errors where vanity takes us almost as often as our tastes. I feel the nature wins, I choking on through now that I abhor with all my soul can not resist her empire, she has created for you, it does you forma for us follow its laws, it is by the body's own love she inspires me today that they'll become more sacred. That's my hand, sir, I believe you man of honor, and made to pretend to me. If I have deserved a moment to lose your self, by dint of care and tenderness, perhaps I'll mend my mistakes, and I force you to recognize that those of the imagination does not always degrade a well-born soul.

Franville, at the height of his wishes, flooding tears of joy he takes the beautiful hands kissed, got up and rushed into the arms it was opened.

- Oh the happiest days of my life, "cried he," is there anything comparable to my triumph, I bring in the virtues of the heart where I will reign forever.

Franville embraces a thousand times the divine object of his love and separates, he informed the next day his happiness to all his friends of Miss Whitehouse was too good a party for her parents denied it, he marries her in the same week. Tenderness, trust, retaining the most accurate, the most severe modesty crowned her hymen, and visiting the happiest of men, he was clever enough to make the most libertine girls, the wisest and The most virtuous of women.

Emilie de Tourville / Fraternal Cruelty

2011-01-11T07:01:00.000-08:00

Nothing is sacred in a family like the honor of its members, but if this treasure comes to tarnishing, while it may be valuable, those interested in defending the need at the price they charge to them themselves the role of persecutor of humiliating unfortunate creatures who offend? Would it not reasonable to compensating the horrors they torment their victims, and this lesion often chimerical they complain that they have received? Finally, what is the most guilty in the eyes of reason, or a weak girl and deceived, or that any parent to set itself up as a vengeful family, became the executioner of this unfortunate? The event that we lay before our readers will perhaps decide the issue.

The Count of Luxeuil, Lieutenant General, a man of about fifty-six to fifty-seven years, returning as a post of its land in Picardy, when passing through the forest of Compiegne, about six o'clock in the evening to In late November, he heard cries of woman who appeared to come from the corner of a road, near the high road he was crossing, he stopped and ordered his valet, who ran alongside the chair in go see what it is. He reports that it is a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, drowned in his blood, it is not possible yet to distinguish where his injuries and asking to be rescued, and the count down himself soon it flies to the unfortunate, it also has difficulty because of the dark to discern whence can the blood she lost, but the answers that he did, he finally sees that c east of the vein of the arm where it is customary to bleed.

- Mademoiselle, "said the count after treating this creature as far as in him I'm not here where you ask the cause of your woes, and you're no good for me to learn: get on my car, I pray you, and our unique treatments now are for you to calm and for me to help you.

In saying that Mr. de Luxeuil, assisted by his valet, is this poor lady in the chair, and we share.

Just this interesting person found herself safe, she would utter a few words of gratitude, but the count begging her not to speak, said:

- Tomorrow, miss, you will tell me tomorrow, I hope, everything about you, but today, by the authority over you and give me my age and happiness that I had to be useful I urge you to think only of you calm down.

It happens, to avoid the glare, the count is wrapping his protegee of a man's coat, and brought by his valet in a comfortable apartment at the end of his hotel, where he comes to see, from he received the embraces of his wife and son who were waiting for one and one for dinner that night.

The count, by coming to see his patient, brought with him a surgeon, the young person is visited, it is found in an inexpressible relief, the pallor of her skin seemed almost announce he had left only a few moments to live, however she had no injuries; towards her weakness, she came, she said, the enormous amount of blood she lost daily for three months, and as she was going to say to Count the cause of the supernatural prodigious loss, she fell into weakness, and the surgeon said he had to leave her alone and be content to administer restaurants and cordial.

Our hapless young spent a pretty good night, but six days she was able to instruct his benefactor events that concerned and the seventh in the evening to end, ignoring everyone still in the house of Count it it was hidden, and herself, by the precautions taken, not knowing either where she was, she begged the count to hear him and grant him especially his indulgence, whatever faults she would confess. Mr. Luxeuil took a seat, assured her that he would remove protected interest that was never made to inspire, and our beautiful adventuress thus began the story of his misfortunes.

Miss history of Tourville.

I am a daughter, sir, the President of Tourville, too experienced and too distinguished in his state to be unknown to you. For two years I left the convent, I never left the house of my father, having lost my mother very young, he only took care of my education and I can say that he neglected nothing to give me all the graces and all the amenities of my sex. These attentions, these projects foretold my father to marry more preferably it would be possible, perhaps even a bit of choice, all that, I say, soon aroused the jealousy of my brothers, one President for three years, has now reached its twenty-sixth year and another, more recently adviser, has nearly twenty-four.

I never imagined being so strongly that I hated them instead of being satisfied today, having done nothing to deserve these feelings on their part, I lived in the sweet illusion that I those that made my heart innocently formed for them. Oh, heavens, like I was wrong! Except the time care of my education, I enjoyed with my father the greatest freedom; it related to my conduct mine alone, it forced me about anything, and I even had for nearly eighteen months permission to walk in the mornings with my maid, or on the terrace of the Tuileries, or on the wall with which we live, and do the same with her, either while walking or in a car of my father a visit to my friends and relatives, provided it was not at times when a young person can hardly be alone in the middle of a circle. Any cause of my misfortunes come from the fatal liberty, that is why I speak to you, sir, would to God that they never had.

A year ago that I walked, as I tell you, with my maid, who is called Julie, in a dark alley of the Tuileries, where I'm no longer alone on the terrace, where it seemed that I breathed cleaner air, six young stunned approach us and show us the indignity of their words, they take us one and the other for what we call girls. Horribly embarrassed such a scene, and not knowing how to escape, I went to get my hello in flight, when a young man I was in the habit of seeing very often walking alone at about the same hours as me, and whose appearance betokened nothing as honest as I passed by in this cruel embarrassment.

- Sir, I cried, calling to me, I have not the honor of being known to you, but we meet here almost every morning that you could see me you must Having convinced, I flatter myself that I'm not a girl adventure, I urge you to give me his hand to take me home and deliver me from these bandits.

M. ..., you will permit me to mention his name, too many reasons for hiring me, ran away, he dismisses the rascals who surround me, convinces them of their mistake by the air of politeness and respect that He approaches me, takes my arm and took me out of the garden soon.

- Mademoiselle, "he said shortly before being on our doorstep, I think it prudent to leave you here if I lead you to your house, it will say in the matter, perhaps he will emerge from is a defense only to walk more, then hide what has happened, and continue to come as you are doing in that alley, because it amuses you and your parents will allow. I will not miss a single day to get there and you will find me ready to die, if necessary, to oppose what trouble your peace.

Such a precaution, an offer so obliging, it all made me glance at this young man, with a little more interest than I had imagined to do previously, the finding of two or three years older me and a charming face, I blushed and thanked him, and the fiery darts of the seductive god my misfortune now penetrated into my heart before I had time to oppose it. We parted, but I thought I saw the way Mr de ... left me, I made the same impression on him that he had produced in me. I returned to my father, I refrained from saying anything and went back the next day in the same aisle, led by a stronger feeling that I, who have made me brave all the dangers that it might have to meet ... nay, which perhaps would have made me want to have the pleasure to be issued by the same man ... I paint my soul, sir, perhaps too naive, but you promised leniency and each new feature of my story will show you if I need it, this is not the recklessness that only you see me do, it will not be the only time I will need your pity.

M. ... appeared in six minutes gone after me, and accosted me as soon as he saw me:

- Dare I ask you, miss, "he said, if the adventure of yesterday made no noise, and if you have experienced no punishment?

I assured him that no, I told him I had benefited from his advice, I thanked him and that I hoped that nothing would disturb the pleasure I took to come and breathe the morning.

- If you find some charms, miss, "said Mr. de ... with your most honest, those who have the happiness to meet you in experiencing more vivid without doubt, and I took the liberty yesterday to advise you not to venture what might bother you walk in truth you owe me the point of recognition: I dare assure you, miss, unless I worked for you and me.

And his eyes, saying that, turned to mine with so much expression ... Oh sir, what was it that this man was so sweet that I should one day my troubles! I answered honestly about it, the conversation went, we made two rounds of assembly and Mr. ... do not leave me without me conjure him learn who he was fortunate enough to have served the night before, I did not think him to hide, he told me that he was well and we parted. For nearly a month, sir, we stopped and we see almost every day, and this month, as you can imagine not passed the point unless we admitted we were one with the other feelings that we experienced, and without us we were sworn to feel constantly.

Finally M. ... begged me to allow him to see me in a less hindered a public garden.

- I dare not show up at your father, beautiful Emily, "he said, never having had the honor of knowing him, he soon suspect the reason that attracts me to him, and instead that approach had to support our projects, perhaps it would hurt them much, but if you're really good enough, compassionate enough to not wanting to let me die of grief not to give me what I would charge you, I 'll show you ways.

I refused at first to hear them, and was soon quite weak for asking. These means, sir, we were seeing three times a week with Ms. Berceil, milliner Rue des Arcis, prudence and honesty which Mr de ... I met his mother as well.

- Since you can see your aunt Mrs. remains, you told me, quite near, he will pretend to go to this aunt, actually make him short visits and to spend the rest of time you'd given him at the woman I tell you, your aunt questioned answered that you actually received the day you said you'll see, it is therefore more than just measuring the time spent visiting , and that's what you can be quite sure that never thinks to do when we trust in you.

I will not tell you, sir, all that I objected to Mr. de ... to dissuade him from this project and to make him feel the disadvantages of what use it that I joined it to my strengths, since I finally succumb? I promised to M. de ... everything he wanted, he gave twenty pounds to Julie without my knowing this girl put entirely in his interests, and I do not work more than my loss. To make it even more complete, for longer and get drunk at leisure the sweet poison that flowed to my heart, I made a false confession to my aunt, I told him that a young lady friend of mine (who j 'had given the word and should respond accordingly) was willing to show me the kindness to take me three times a week in her dressing room to the French, that I dared not share it with my father, lest he did not preclude this, but I'd say I came home, and I begged her to certify, after some difficulty, my aunt could not resist my insistence, we agreed that Julie would come to my place, and that 'returning the show I would take going to go home together. I kissed a thousand times my aunt: Fatal blindness of passion, I thanked her for what she was suitable for my loss, it opens the door to distractions that would put me on the edge of the grave!

Our visit began in the last Berceil, his store was beautiful, its very decent house, and herself a woman of about forty years when I thought we could give confidence. Alas, I did that too and had for her and my lover ... the treacherous, it's time to tell you, sir ... the sixth time that I saw in that fatal house, he took such an influence on me, he was able to seduce me so much that he abused my weakness and I became the idol in his arms and his passion victim of my own. Cruel pleasures, which you already claimed tears, and how much remorse you will tear my soul even until the last moment of my life!

A year passed in this disastrous illusion, monsieur, I had attained my seventeenth year, my father spoke to me each day of an establishment, and if you think I shuddered to these proposals, if a fatal adventure finally came I rush into the eternal abyss where I dive. Sad leave no doubt of Providence, who wanted only one thing that I did no wrong was one that had to be used to punish me for my real faults, to see how we do it échappons ever, it follows one who wanders around, and that he suspects the event least insensibly that it creates to be used for revenge.

M. ... warned me one day that some business would deny the essential pleasure of speaking three hours together as we used to be together, yet he would come a few minutes before the end of our visit, although for nothing to disturb our normal walking, I came home the Berceil always pass the time as I used to be, that is, for an hour or two, I enjoy myself more with this merchant and his daughters I would not do alone with my father I thought was pretty sure this woman to experience no obstacle that offered me my lover, so I promised that I would come in begging him to point to wait too long. He assured me he would get rid as soon as possible, and I arrived, oh dreadful day for me!

The Berceil received me at the entrance to his shop, without allowing me to go up to her as she was wont to do.

- Mademoiselle, "she said when she saw me, I am delighted that Mr. de ... can not get here tonight early, I have something to tell you that I dare say, something that requires that we both went out quickly for a moment that we could not make s it was here.

- And what is it, madame, "I said a little frightened at the beginning.

- From nothing, miss, for nothing, "continued the Berceil, first calm down, this is the thing in the world easier, and my mother became aware of your story is an old hag scrupulous as a confessor and my household because of her money, she will definitely more than I receive, I dare say Mr. de ... but here is what I imagined. I will lead you quickly from one of my companions, a woman of my age and just as safe as me, I'll get to know her, if you like, you admit to M. ... I've led you, it's an honest woman and you are very good that your appointments are happening there, if it displeases you, I am far from fear, as we have been that a moment, you would hide our approach, so I take it upon myself to tell him that I can not lend him my home and will notify you together to find some other ways you see.

What this woman said to me was so simple, air and tone that she used so natural, so my confidence and my full candor so perfect that I found not the slightest difficulty to give her what she asked and it never occurred to me that regrets the impossibility where she was, she said, that we continue his services, I assured him with all my heart, and we left. The house where I was driving down the street, sixty or eighty paces than that of the Berceil, nothing annoyed me outside a doorway, beautiful cross the street an air of decency and cleanliness everywhere, yet an inner voice seemed to scream at the bottom of my heart, that some singular event waiting for me in that fatal house, I felt a sort of repugnance at each level that I rode all seemed tell me: Where are you, miserable, stay away from these treacherous places ... Yet we arrived, we entered a handsome hall where we found no one and then in a show that closed soon upon us, as if there had been someone behind the door ... I shudder, it was very dark in this room, just saw there to behave, we do not eûmes three steps, I felt myself seized by two women, then opened a cabinet and I saw a man about fifty years in the middle of two other women who cried to those before me: the Undress, undress her and not bring him here naked. Back disorder where I was when the women had laid hands on me, and seeing that my salvation depended instead of my cries of my fears, I uttered appalling. The Berceil did everything she could to calm me down.

- It's a matter of a minute, miss, "she said, a bit of convenience, I beseech you, and you make me gain fifty pounds.

- Shrew infamous, "I cried, so traffic can not imagine my honor, I'll throw myself out the window if you do not make me out of here right now.

- You would in a court us where you would resume soon, my child, "said one of those freak, tearing off my clothes, and believe me, your shorter let you do ...

Oh sir, spare me the rest of these horrific details, I was stripped naked in an instant, my cries were intercepted by precautions barbarians, and I was dragged to the unworthy, to be making a game with my tears and s 'fun of my strengths, paid no attention to ensure that the unfortunate victim of which he tore the heart, two women stopped me and take me over to this monster, and master to do whatever it tried it yet extinguish the fires of her guilty passion by kissing and touching unclean, which left me with no insults ...

It helped me to get dressed quickly, and it gave me the hands of Berceil, devastated, confused, abandoned to a kind of dark and bitter grief that chilled my tears at the bottom of my heart, I cast furious glances about this woman ...

- Mademoiselle, "she said in a dreadful state, even in the lobby of the fatal home, I feel the horror that I have done, but I beg you to forgive me ... and consider at least before you engage in the idea of splendor, if you disclose this to Mr. de ..., you say what you were trained, it is a kind of fault that it does not forgive you, and you mess up forever with the man in the world that matters most to you to spare, since you have no way to repair the honor he takes away that urging him to marry you. Now be sure he never will if you tell him what just happened.

- Unhappy, why hast thou cast into the abyss, why did you put in such a situation that I have to deceive my lover, or I lose and my honor him?

- Softly, miss, do not talk about what is done, time is short, let us take care that what to do. If you speak, you're lost, if you say nothing, my house will always be open, you will never be betrayed by anyone, and you hold your lover, see if the small satisfaction of revenge which I will mock at the bottom, because having your secret, always I shall prevent Mr. de ... to hurt me, see, I say, if the small pleasure that vengeance will compensate you for all the grief it causes ...

Feeling so good at what I was dealing unworthy woman, and imbued with the strength of his reasons, they were a few ugly:

- Get out, ma'am, go out, I said, do not leave me here longer, I will not say the word, make it well, I'll use you, because I could not break without disclosing that infamous m is important to keep quiet, but I shall at least satisfy the bottom of my heart to hate you and despise you as much as you deserve to be.

We returned from the Berceil ... Good heavens, what new trouble I was before when we were told that Mr. de ... came there, he was told that Madame was out for pressing business and that miss was not yet come, and at the same time a daughter of the house gave me a note he had written in haste to me. It contained only these words: "I find you point, I guess you could not get at the usual hour, I can see you tonight, I can not wait to post tomorrow without fail. "

This calmed me no ticket item, cold which seemed to me it was a bad omen ... do not expect, so little impatient ... all this excited me to a point that I can not go, could he not have noticed our approach, we have followed, and if he did, was I a girl lost? The Berceil, also worried that I asked everyone, it is said that Mr. de ... came three minutes after we had been out, he seemed very anxious, he had retired on the spot and he had returned to write this post maybe a half hour later. More worryingly, I sent for a car ... but would you believe, sir, how much brazenness of this unworthy woman dared to wear the vice?

- Miss, said she saw me go, never say this word, I keep you recommend it, but unfortunately if you come to quarrel with M. de ... believe me, enjoy your freedom to party, this is much better than a lover, I know you're a lady as it should, but you're young, you probably give very little money, and pretty as you are, I in'll win as long as you want ... Go, go, you're not alone, and there are many who like the grouse, who married, as you can go one day, counts or marquis, and that either themselves or through their governess, we have passed through the hands like you, we have people express for small dolls like you, you must have seen, it is used as a rose, they breathe and we do not wither, farewell my dear, do we spoil point anyway, you see I can still be useful.

I cast a look of horror on that creature, and promptly left without answering him, I resumed my aunt Julie, as I used to do, and I went home.

I had no way to say anything to Mr de ..., we saw three times in the week, we were not in use to write us, we had to wait until the time of appointment You ... What would he tell me ... I answer him? I would make him a mystery of what happened, was there not greater danger in case it came to be discovered, was not it more prudent to confess all?. .. All these different combinations kept me in a state of indescribable anxiety. Finally I determined to follow the advice of Berceil, and of course that she was interested in the first secret, I resolved to imitate him and say nothing ... Oh good heavens, what to me were all these combinations, because I was never to see my lover and the lightning that would burst over my head flashed already everywhere!

My older brother asked me the day after the case, why I allowed myself to go out all alone so many times in the week and to such hours.

- I'll spend the evening with my aunt, "I said.

- This is false, Emily, a month ago that you have set foot there.

- Well, my dear brother, "I replied, trembling, I'll tell you all: One of my friends that you know well, Ms. St. Clair has the kindness to take me three times a week in her dressing room to the French I have dared to say anything for fear that my father did disapproved, but my aunt knows well.

- You go to a show, "said my brother, you could tell me, I would have accompanied you, and the process became easier ... but only with a woman who belongs to you and nothing nearly as young as you ...

- Come, come, my friend told my other brother who had approached during the interview, miss has its pleasures, so do not disturb ... she seeks a husband, certainly, they present themselves in a crowd with this behavior ...

Both me and turned back sharply. This conversation alarmed me, however my older brother seemed quite convinced of the history of the lodge, I thought I had got it wrong and it would stick there: in fact, had they said in one and one more, unless we shut m'eût nothing in the world had been violent enough to prevent me from going to the next appointment, he was becoming too important to enlighten me with my lover, so that nothing on earth could deprive me of the visit.

With respect to my father, he was always the same, idolizes me, not suspecting any of my wrongs, and never annoying to me about anything. It is cruel to have such parents to deceive, and that remorse which arise sow thorns on the pleasures to be bought at the expense of this kind of treachery! Fatal example, cruel passion, can you guarantee my mistakes will be those in the same situation as me, and sentences that can coûtées me my pleasures criminals, arrest them at least on the edge of the abyss, if never learn my sad story.

The fateful day finally arrives, I'm Julie, and slip away as my usual, I let my aunt and win quickly in my cab home from the Berceil. I go down ... The silence, the darkness prevailing in this house, surprisingly alarm me at first ... no familiar face do this to me, it seems that an old woman I had ever seen and that I too see to my sorrow, which tells me to stop me in the room where I am, that M. ..., she is called, will come to find me now. A universal cold takes hold of my senses, and I fall into a chair without having the strength to say a word, no sooner am I that my two brothers come to me, gun in hand.

- Unhappy, "cries the eldest, so that's taxed as you tell us, if you make the slightest resistance, if you throw a cry, you're dead. Follow us, we'll teach you to betray at once that you dishonor your family, and the lover who you indulged yourself.

At these last words, the knowledge left me altogether, and I regained my sense for me in the back of a coach who seemed to go very fast, between my two brothers and the old that I just mentioned , legs tied, and both hands clenched into a tissue, tears, previously contained by the excess of my grief, did pass with abundance and I was one hour in a condition, some that I might be guilty would have touched any one but both of which I depended executioners. They spoke to me from the road, I imitated their silence and lost myself in my sorrow, we finally arrived the next day at eleven o'clock in the morning between Coucy and Noyon, in a castle located in the bottom of a timber belonging my elder brother's car entered the yard, I was ordered to remain there, until the horses and servants were excluded, so my older brother came to fetch me.

"Follow me," he said abruptly after having detached ... I obeyed, trembling ... God, what is my fear, seeing the place of horror that will be my retirement! was a low room, dark, damp and dark, closed bars on all sides and not drawing a little daylight by a window overlooking a wide ditch full of water.

- This is your home, miss, I told my brothers, a daughter who dishonors his family may well be here ... Your food will be proportionate to the rest of treatment, this is what you give, they continued showing me a piece of bread like the one we give to animals, and since we do not want you to suffer too long, that On the other hand, we want to take away any way out of here, these two women, they said, pointing to the old and another roughly the same as we found in the castle, these two women are responsible you bleed both arms as many times per week than you would find M. de ... in the Berceil; gradually, hopefully at least, this scheme will lead you to the grave and we will be really quiet when we learn that the family is relieved of a monster like you.

At these words, they ordered the women to grab me, and before them the villains, sir, pardon the expression, in front of them ... the cruel made me bleed from both arms at once and did not stop this cruel treatment when they saw me unconscious ... Returned to me, I found them applauding their barbarity, and as if they had wanted all my shots were worn at once, as if they had reveled to tear my heart at the same time they spread my blood, the elder drew a letter from his pocket and showing me:

- Read, miss, "he said, read, and know to whom you owe your pain ...

I open with trembling, my eyes barely did they recognize the strength of these sad characters: O great God ... he was my lover himself, was he who betrayed me, this is what this cruel letter contained the words are in broken blood still printed on my heart.

"I made the folly of love your sister, sir, and the imprudence of dishonor, I would fix everything, devoured by remorse, I would fall at the feet of your father, confess his guilt and ask her daughter would have been sure of the confession of mine and I was made for you belong, when these resolutions were formed ... my eyes, my own eyes convince me I'm a whore who deal only in the shadow of appointments that led a pure and honest sentiment, dared to go satiate the desires of the infamous rogue male. Do not wait any longer to repair me, sir, I owe you more, I'm not so sure that most of abandonment, and that they hate the most inviolable and contempt for the decision. I send you the address of the house where your sister was going to corrupt, sir, so you can check whether I will impose. "

No sooner had I read these sad words that I fell in the ugliest state ... No, I told myself to pull my hair, not cruel, you never loved me, and if the lighter had ignited feel your heart, hadst thou condemned unheard, hadst- you assumed guilty of such crime when it was you that I loved ... Treacherous, and it is your hand that book to me is that she rushed into the arms of the executioners who will make me die every day in detail ... and die without being justified by you ... die despised everything that I love when I have never intentionally offended when I've never been as dupe and victim, oh no, no, this is too cruel, it is beyond my forces the support! And throwing me in tears at the feet of my brothers, I begged them or hear me, or complete to sell my blood drop by drop and kill me instantly.

They were willing to listen, I told them my story, but they wanted to lose me, and they do not believe me, they treated me the worse, after finally overwhelmed me with abuse, after recommending to two women running from point to point their order under pain of death, they left me, assuring me coldly that they hoped not to see me ever.

Once they were gone, my two guards left me bread, water, and locked me up, but at least I was alone I could indulge in the excess of my despair, I was less unhappy. The first movements of my desperation led me to disband my arms and let me die by completing losing my blood. But the horrible idea of ceasing to live without being justified in my lover, I tore so violently that I could never bring myself to this party, a little calm restores hope ... Hope this feeling comforter that always arises in the middle of sentences, this divine nature that we did for rock or smooth ... No, I said, I will not die without seeing it, this is just what I'm working, I must take care that this; if he persists in believing me guilty, it's time to die and then I will at least not without regret, since it is impossible that life could be charm for me when I lost her love.

This bias, I resolved not to neglect any means that could tear me away from this odious house. There were four days that I was comforted by this thought, when my two gaolers reappeared to renew my supplies and make me lose along with the little strength they gave me and they still bled me with both arms, and me left in bed without movement on the eighth day they reappeared, and as I threw myself at their feet and ask pardon, they bled me that one arm. Finally, two months passed, during which I was constantly bleeding alternately from both arms, all four days. The strength of my temperament supported me, my age, I too desire to escape this terrible situation, the amount of bread I eat to get my exhaustion and my resolutions to run while I succeeded, and towards the beginning of the third month, fortunate enough to have punched a wall, for myself introduced by the hole in an adjoining room that nothing was closing, and am finally escaped from the castle, trying to win I could walk as the road to Paris, where my strength left to love me completely where you saw me, I got you, sir, the generous assistance which my sincere gratitude pays you as much as I can, and I dare you beg me to go on, to get back into the hands of my father that was surely a mistake and will never be barbarous enough to condemn me without allowing me to prove my innocence. I convince him that I was weak, but he'll see that I was not as guilty as the appearances seem to prove it, and through you, sir, you will not only recalled to life a unhappy creature who never cease to thank you, but you made the same honor to a family who believes delighted unfairly.

- Mademoiselle, "said the Comte de Luxeuil after having taken all possible attention to the story of Emily, it is difficult to see you and hear you without taking you to the keenest interest, you probably have not been guilty that we have reason to believe, but there is some carelessness in your conduct that you must be very hard to conceal.

- Oh, sir!

- Listen to me, miss, I beseech you, hear the man in the world who has more desire to serve you. Driving your lover is awful, not only is it unfair because it would clear up and you see better, but it is even cruel, if one is accused of not wanting to point point return, gives up woman in this case, but we do not denounce his family, we do not disgrace, we do not deliver to those who are unworthy to lose, it does not excite revenge ... I blame so much the conduct of the one you love ... but that of your brothers is even more shameful, that one is atrocious in every respect, there are only murderers who can behave well. Wrongs of this case do not deserve such punishment, never chains have been useless, they are silent in such cases, but not sit nor blood nor the freedom of the perpetrators; these heinous means more dishonor those who employ those who are the victims, we earned their hatred, it was good noise and nothing was repaired. Some expensive that we either under a sister, his life must be a very different value in our eyes, the honor may go, not the blood that was shed, so if the conduct is so horrible, it certainly would be punished if we brought a complaint to the government, but these means would not imitate those who persecute you, that would qu'ébruiter what we need to shut up, are not those that 'we must take. I'm going to act any differently to serve you, miss, but I warn you that I do then the following conditions: first, you give me a written reply addresses your father, your aunt, Berceil , and the man you took the Berceil, and the second miss, you name me without any difficulty the person who interests you. This clause is so essential that I make no secret that I absolutely can not serve you anything if you keep the name to disguise myself as I demand.

Emily, confused, begins exactly fill the first condition and having submitted these addresses to Count:

- You expect, sir, "she said, blushing," I appoint you my seducer.

- Absolutely, miss, I can do nothing without it.

- Well, sir ... is the Marquis de Luxeuil ...

- The Marquis de Luxeuil, "cried the count, can not disguise the emotion that the cast on his son's name ... he was capable of this feature, it ... And returning: He will repair, miss ... it will repair and you will be avenged ... receive my word, farewell.

Stirring surprising that the last confidence Emily came to the Earl of Luxeuil, amazingly surprised that unhappy, she feared to have been an indiscretion, yet the words of the count, leaving reassured her, and without understanding the binding of all these facts it was impossible to disentangle, not knowing where she was, she resolved to wait patiently the result of steps taken by his benefactor, and the care they kept taking any it while they were doing, completed the calm and convince that only worked for her happiness.

She had every reason to be fully convinced when she saw the fourth day after her explanation, the earl into her room holding the Marquis de Luxeuil by hand.

- Mademoiselle, "said the count, I take you to both the author of your misfortunes, and he who comes to repair them on their knees begging you not to refuse him your hand.

At these words the marquis falls at the feet of the woman he loves, but this surprise was too strong for Emily; not strong enough to support her, she fainted in the arms of the woman who served, to dint of care, yet she soon returned to his senses and found himself in the arms of her lover

- Cruel man, "she said, pouring a torrent of tears, what sorrow you have caused to the one you like! Can you believe him capable of infamy that you dare to suspect? Emily loving you could be victim of its weakness and deceit of others, she could never be unfaithful.

- Oh I love you, "cried the marquis, forgive a transport of jealousy horrible based on misleading appearances, we are all now quite sure, but these fatal appearances, alas, they were not against you ?

- It should respect me, Luxeuil, and you would not have believed you made mistakes, it took less listen to your despair that the feelings I was flattered to inspire you. This example to learn that my sex is almost always too much love ... almost always in yielding too quickly that we lose the esteem of our lovers ... O Luxeuil, you would have liked better if I loved you would slow down, you have punished for my weakness, and what needed to strengthen your love is what made you suspect mine.

- That all forgotten on both sides, "interrupted the Count; Luxeuil, your conduct is reprehensible and if you do you were not offered to repair at the moment, so I would not have known the will in your heart, I'd have seen in my life. When one loves, "said our old troubadour, one would have heard had we seen anything to the detriment of its economy, one should not believe his ears or his eyes, he must listen to his heart. Miss, I look forward to your recovery, "continued the count, turning to Emily, I do not want you back with your parents that as the wife of my son and I trust they will refuse point join me to repair your misfortunes if they do not, I offer you my house, miss celebrating your wedding there, and until my last breath I will continue to see in you a step- beloved daughter whom I will always be honored, we approve or not her hymen. Luxeuil threw himself at his father's neck, Mademoiselle de Tourville was in tears by pressing the hands of his benefactor, and she was left a few hours to recover from a scene which would take too long hindered the recovery that we wanted to both sides with so much ardor.

The fifteenth day finally his return to Paris, Mademoiselle de Tourville was able to get up and get in the car, the count was dressed in a white robe-like innocence of his heart, nothing was spared to raise the brightness of her charms, a remnant of pallor and weakness made it more interesting, the count, and Luxeuil is transported to the president who was accused of Tourville nothing and whose surprise was great seeing for his daughter. He was with his two son whose forehead s'imprimèrent of anger and rage at the sight unexpected, they knew their sister escaped, but they believed the dead in a wooded area and consoled themselves as we see most readily the world.

- Sir, said the count with his father to Emily, that is the very innocence that I bring to your knees, and Emily rushed ... I implore pardon, sir, "continued the count, and it would not be me who you ask, if I was sure she deserves it, the rest, sir," he continued quickly, the best evidence I can give you the deep respect I have for your daughter is that I demand for my son. Our ranks are made to join forces, sir, and there was there any discrepancy in my hand on the side of the property, I'd sell everything I have to call my son a fortune worthy of being offered to miss your daughter . Decide, sir, and let me not leave you until I have your word.

The old president of Tourville, who had always loved his beloved Emily, who at bottom was goodness personified, and even because of the excellence of his character was no longer dependent for over twenty years, the old President, I said, basting with tears the bosom of this dear child, "replied the count that he was too happy for such a choice, that everything that was distressed that his beloved Emily was not worthy; and the Marquis de Luxeuil then having thrown his knees beside the chair, begged him to forgive his mistakes and allow him to repair. Everything promised, everything was arranged, everything is calm on both sides, the only brother of our heroine interesting refused to share the general joy and repulsed when she walked toward them with a kiss, the Count, furious such a process, tried to arrest one who sought to leave the apartment. Mr. Tourville said the Count:

- Let them, sir, let them, they made me horribly wrong, and if the dear child had been so guilty that they have told me, would you give to your son? They troubled the happiness of my life in depriving me of my Emily ... let them ...

And these unfortunates out in fulminating rage. Then instructed Mr. Earl Tourville of all the horrors of his son and daughter of real harm, the president saw the small proportion there was between the faults and unworthiness of punishment, he swore would never see his son, Count soothed and made him promise that he would erase his memory of these processes. Eight days later, the marriage was celebrated without the brothers voulussent appear there, but we passed them, they are despised, Mr. Tourville was content to recommend the most profound silence on pain of them confine themselves and they were silent, but not enough yet to not boast themselves of their infamous process by condemning indulgence of their father, and those who knew this unfortunate adventure cried, frightened excruciating detail that characterize it:

- Oh good heavens, these are the horrors that will allow those who meddle tacitly punish the crimes of others! It is correct to say that such infamy are up to these frantic and inept henchmen of the blind Themis, which fed into a rigor fool hardened from childhood to the cries of misfortune, bloodstained from the cradle blaming everything and indulging in all, imagine that the only way to cover their secret wickedness and prevarication is to display a public stiffness rigidity, equating them to the exterior of the geese, to tigers for inside, however, has to be in the staining of crimes than to impose stupid and hate to make the wise and their principles and their heinous and despicable acts bloodthirsty individuals.

The Prude, or meeting unexpected

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M. Sernenval, aged about forty, with twelve or fifteen thousand a year he ate quietly in Paris, not mingling with most trade he had once followed the career, and simply to any distinction of the title honorable citizens of Paris to the alderman, had just married a few years since the daughter of one of his former colleagues, aged for at twenty-four. Nothing is so fresh, so plump, so plump, so white that Madame de Sernenval: it was not made like the Graces, but it was appetizing as the mother of love, she had no port of a queen, but she had so much pleasure in all, eyes are so tender and full of languor, a pretty mouth, throat so firm and round, and if everything else is the desire to give birth, that it was very few beautiful women in Paris [which] we would have preferred not. But Madame de Sernenval, with so many attractions in the physical capital had a defect in the mind ... a prudery unbearable devotion exceed, and a kind of modesty so ridiculously excessive that it was impossible for her to persuade her husband to appear in his companies. Pushing the bigotry in the extreme, it was very rare that Ms. Sernenval wished to spend a whole night with her husband, and the same time she deigned to grant it, it was always with excess reserves, a shirt that we do not fell. An artistically performed in eyecup portico of the temple of hymen still allowed entry only to express terms of any indecent touching, and no carnal conjunction, it would put Madame de Sernenval furious, if we wanted to overstep the bounds imposed in its modesty, and the husband who had tried, might have run the risk of not recovering the good graces of the wise and virtuous female. M. Sernenval laughed all mummeries, but as he adored his wife, he deigned to meet its weaknesses, though sometimes he tried to preach, he showed the clearest way that is not passing his life in churches or priests with a really good woman fulfills her duties as first of all are those of his house, necessarily neglected by a devotee, and would respect the views of much more by living for the Lord an honest way in the world than going to bury in the cloisters, there was infinitely more dangerous with the standards of Mary with those friends whom she refused ridiculously safe society.

- I must know you and I love you as much as I do, added to that of Mr. Sernenval, though not very worried about you all these religious practices. Make sure that you do not forget sometimes rather on the soft bed of the Levites, that the altars of the god? Nothing is so dangerous that all these rogues priests is always talking about God they seduce our women and girls, and it's always in his name they dishonor us or deceive us. Believe me, dear, we can all be honest, it is neither in the monk's cell or in the niche of the idol that virtue builds his temple, in the heart of a wise woman and the decent companies that I have offers nothing that is combined with the cult that you owe him ... You go into the world to one of its most loyal sectatrices: I think, but what proof do I have that you really deserve this reputation? I would think much better if I saw you resist to artful attacks: this is not the woman who puts himself in the case of never being seduced, whose virtue is best seen is that which is confident enough to expose himself to everything without fear.

Madame de Sernenval no answer to this, because in fact the argument was not answered, but she wept, shared resource of weak women, seduced, or false, and her husband did not dare go further lesson.

Things were in this state when a former friend of Sernenval, named Desportes, Nancy came to see it and conclude at the same time he had some business in the capital. Desportes was a bon vivant, age about his friend and did not hate any of the pleasures which nature has kindly allowed man to use to forget the evils which it overwhelms him and he can not resist to offer him a home made Sernenval home, welcomes the pleasure of seeing him, and was surprised at the same time the severity of his wife, since she knows the stranger in the house, refuses absolutely not looking and even more down to meals. Desportes believes that embarrassment, he wants to stay elsewhere, Sernenval prevents him, and he finally confesses all the absurdities of his loving wife.

- Forgive him, "said the gullible husband, she bought these wrongs by so many virtues that she got my indulgence, and I would ask you yours.

- That's right, meets Desportes, when there is nothing personal for me, I pass everything, and defects of the woman that I love will never to me that respectable qualities .

Sernenval kisses his friend and we no longer deal than pleasure.

If the stupidity of two or three blockheads who for fifty years in Paris the governing party of prostitutes and namely that of a rogue who won the Spanish reign last hundred thousand dollars a year in the kind of inquisition which we will talk if the dish rigor of these people had not foolishly imagined that one of the most popular ways to carry the state, one of the safest jurisdictions of government, a foundation of virtue then, was to order these creatures give an exact account of the part of their body that celebrates the best the individual who woos, between a man watching a stud for example, or considering a fall back, there's definitely the same difference between an honest man and a scoundrel, and he who has fallen into either of these cases (it is the fashion) must necessarily be the greatest enemy of the state, but for those despicable platitudes, "I said, it is certain that two worthy citizens one of whom was a woman bigot, and the other is single, could quite legitimately spend an hour or two from these ladies then, but these absurd infamy chilling pleasure of citizens, it did not come to mind to Sernenval Desportes only suspect in this kind of dissipation. This perceiving and not suspecting reasons, asked his friend why he had already offered all the pleasures of the capital, he had not spoken to him? Sernenval contends the stupid Inquisition, Desportes in pleasant, and notwithstanding the m lists, reports of commissioners, depositions and free of all other branches of knavery established by the chief pleasures of this part of the clown of Lutece, he told his friend that he really wanted dinner with whores.

- Listen, Sernenval said, I agree, I will serve you well introducer for proof of my philosophical way of thinking on this subject, but with a delicacy that I hope you do not blame, for the feelings I have Finally my wife and it is not in me to win, you will I do not share your pleasures, I'll get and stay in there.

Desportes ridicules his friend a moment, but seeing him determined not to let themselves start on this subject agrees to everything, and we share.

The famous S. J. was the priestess at the temple which Sernenval inspired to sacrifice his friend.

- It's a confident woman that we need, "said Sernenval, an honest woman, this friend that I implore you care only for a moment in Paris, he would not bring this bad in his province and you lose reputation, and tell us frankly if you have what it needs and what you want to provide him with enjoyment.

- Listen, "said S. J., I see who I am addressing, not people like you that I cheat, I'll talk to you as an honest woman and my methods will prove to you that I am. I your case, it is only to pay the price, it's a charming woman, a creature that will delight you as soon as you hear ... is finally what we call a piece of priest, and you know that these people are my best practices, I do not give them what I have to worst ... Three days ago Mr. Bishop Mr. gave me twenty pounds, the Archbishop of R. made him gain fifty yesterday and this morning it still earned me thirty in the coadjutor ... I offer it to ten and that in truth, gentlemen, to deserve the honor of your esteem, but it must be accurate at the date and time, it is potentially a husband and a jealous husband who has eyes only for her, unable to enjoy only stolen moments, so do not miss a minute those we agreed ...

Desportes haggled a bit, do not whore paid ten pounds in all Lorraine, the more he tried to decline, he boasted over the goods, in short, he agreed and the next day, ten o'clock in the morning was the time chosen for the appointment. Sernenval not wishing to be half in this game, he was no longer a supper, whereby we had this moment of Desportes glad to send that case early in order to attend the rest of the day to other more critical duties to perform. The hour strikes, our two friends arrive at their charming go-between, a boudoir where only one day reign dark and voluptuous, which contains the goddess Desportes will sacrifice.

- Happy love child, "said Sernenval by pushing it into the sanctuary, flies into the arms voluptuous that one extends to you, and come after me only account for your pleasure, I rejoice in your happiness, and my joy will be more pure than I'm not jealous.

Catechumen enters our three hours together barely enough to his tribute, he finally returns to ensure that his friend of his days he saw nothing of the sort and the mother even love would not have given so much pleasure.

- It is delicious, "said Sernenval half ignited.

- Delicious? ah I would not find expression that can make you what it is, and in that instant it even when the illusion must be broken, I feel there is any brush that can paint the delights torrents in which it plunged me. She joined the graces it has received from nature, an art so sensual to assert them, she knows how to put salt, spice so real in his enjoyment that I'm still drunk ... Oh! my friend Tates away, I beg you, any habit that you can have the beauty of Paris, I am sure you admit to me that none of them ever earned in your eyes that one.

Sernenval still firm, but still moved a little curiosity, asks S. J. to pass the girl in front of him when she left the firm ... It agrees, the two friends stand for a better view, and the princess passes proudly ...

Good heavens, what becomes Sernenval when he recognizes his wife, she ... this is a prude who dared get out of modesty before a friend of her husband, has the audacity to come into prostitution in such a house.

- Wretch! he exclaimed in a rage ...

But in vain he wants to revel in this treacherous creature, she recognized him as quickly as it had been noticed and she was already far from home. Sernenval in a state hard to say, wants to attack S. J. ; It apologizes on ignorance as it is, it ensures that there Sernenval over ten years, that is to say, well prior to the marriage of the unfortunate that this young person is in parts it.

- The rogue! cried the unhappy husband, his friend tried in vain to console ... but no, it's over, contempt is all that I owe him, whether it is never covered mine and I learned, through this cruel ordeal, it is never from the hypocritical mask of To advise women need to try them.

Sernenval returned home, but he found her more whore, she had already made up his mind, he is not worried, not daring to support his friend's presence after what had happened, broke up the after him, and the unfortunate Sernenval isolated, penetrated with shame and grief, made a quarto cons wives hypocrites who corrected the point that women and men do lurent ever.

The philosopher Teacher

2011-01-09T11:35:00.001-08:00

Of all the sciences that instills in the mind of a child while working in his upbringing, the mysteries of Christianity, though one of the most sublime parts of this education, no doubt, however, are those that enter the more facilities in his young mind. For example to persuade a young man of fourteen or fifteen years that God the Father and God the son are one, that is the son consubstantial with the father and the father is the son, etc.. All this, however necessary, however, that this is the happiness of life is harder to hear than algebra and when we want to succeed, it is necessary to employ certain physical expressions of certain material explanations, all of which disproportionately they are, yet easy for a young man knowledge of the mysterious object.

Nobody was more deeply imbued with this method the Abbe Du Parquet, tutor to the young Earl of Nerceuil, aged about fifteen years and the most pretty face it was impossible to see.

- Mr Abbot said the small daily count to his teacher, indeed consubstantiality is above my strength, I find it absolutely impossible to hear that two people can not do that: expand me this mystery, I beseech you, or at least put it within my reach.

The honest abbot, envious of his success in education, happy to help his pupil all that could one day make a nice topic, devised a rather pleasant way to overcome the difficulties which embarrassed the count, and this plea in nature would necessarily succeed. He brought home a girl of thirteen or fourteen years with the cute well-educated, he joint his young pupil.

- Well, he said, now, my friend, the mystery of designing consubstantiality: do you understand with less effort it is possible that two people do not do that?

- Oh my God, yes, Monsieur l'Abbe, "said the charming fanatic, I hear everything now with surprising ease, I do not wonder if this mystery is, they say, all the joy of heavenly persons, because He is very sweet when we are both having fun to be one.

A few days later, the little Count begged his teacher to give him another lesson, because, he claimed, there was still something in the mystery he could not hear well and could not explain that by celebrating again as he had already done. The abbe complacent that this scene probably amused as much as his pupil, brought back the girl and the lesson again, but this time, Father greatly excited at the prospect that the pretty delicious to Nerceuil presented by him with his Consubstantiation companion, could not keep themselves to others in the explanation of the Gospel parable, and the beauty that his hands should go to end it soon by the fully ignite.

- I think it goes much too quickly, "said prosecutors in the kidneys of captivating little count, too much elasticity in the movement, from which it follows that the conjunction is no longer present if less intimate image the mystery that this show here ... If we set, yes, this way, "said the rogue making his school that it lends to the girl.

- Ah! oh my God, you do me wrong, Father, "said the young child, but this ceremony seems useless as it tells me more about the mystery?

- Ventrebleu Well, "said the abbot, stammering fun, do not you see, my dear friend, I teach you everything at once? This is the trinity, my child ... the trinity is that today I'll explain, another five or six lessons and you will be like a doctor of Sorbonne.

Flower chestnut

2011-01-09T11:34:00.000-08:00

It is said, I do not guarantee this, but some scientists persuade us that the flower of chestnut positively smell the same as this prolific seed it pleased the nature of place in the kidneys of humans for its reproduction similar.

A young girl of about fifteen, who had never left his father's house, was walking one day with his mother and an abbot in a quaint alley of chestnut trees, whose blossoms perfumed the exhalation of air in the direction suspect we just take the liberty to state.

- Oh my God, Mommy, the strange smell, "said the young girl to her mother, not noticing where it came from ... but feel you, mama ... it smells I know.

- Hold your tongue, miss, do not say these things, please.

- Well, why, Mom, I do not see there being any trouble you that the smell does me no stranger, and most assuredly it is not me.

- But, miss ...

- But, Mom, I know, I tell you, reverend sir, tell me, please, what harm I am mom to ensure I know that smell that.

- Mademoiselle, "said the abbot, pinching his shirt and flute the sound of her voice, it is certain that evil itself is a small thing, but we are here is that under the chestnut trees, and we other naturalists, we recognize that the flower botanical chestnut ...

- Well, the chestnut flower?

- Well, miss, is that it smells... cum.

Incomprehensible adventure

2011-01-08T07:17:00.001-08:00

There is not one hundred years were still in several places in France, the weakness to believe that it was only to give his soul to the devil, with certain ceremonies such cruel and fanatical, to obtain the what we wanted from this infernal spirit, and there is not another century that the adventure we'll tell about it, arrived in one of our southern provinces, where it is still evidenced today on records of two cities and covered most of the testimonies made to convince the doubters. The reader may think we are talking about after checking, we certainly do not guarantee it does, but we will certify more than one hundred thousand people have believed, and that more than fifty thousand may still testify today ' Today the authenticity with which it is recorded in registers safe. - We disguise the province and the names, we will allow.

The Baron Vaujour mingled from his earliest youth, the most unbridled licentiousness, the taste of all the sciences, and especially those that often result in human error, and lost him in dreams and fantasies that precious time it could be used in a way much better: he was an alchemist, astrologer, sorcerer, necromancer, and pretty good astronomer yet mediocre physicist, at age twenty-five years, Baron, master of his property and his actions , who, he claimed, found in his books that sacrificing a child to the devil, using certain words, certain contortions during this awful ceremony, there did seem that the devil and got him all that we wanted, provided he promised his soul, determined to this horror, as the only clauses of living happily until his twelfth luster, never run out of money and keep you up to this age also the most distinguished faculties prolific amount of force.

These infamous and made these arrangements, here is what happened. Until the age of sixty years, the baron, who was only fifteen thousand a year, has steadily eaten two hundred, and never made a ground of debt. Relation to his prowess voluptuous, even until he could see a woman age fifteen or twenty times in one night, he won a hundred louis challenge to forty-five years with a few friends who parièrent he would not meet twenty- five women seen quickly one after the other, he did and left a hundred pounds for women. In another dinner after which he moved a game of chance, Baron said he could not enter to the game, because he had no ground. They offered him money, he refused, he made two or three turns in the room while we were playing, came back to make room for him and took him ten thousand pounds on a map, drawn in rolls of ten or twelve times his pockets did not hold it, the Baron asked why one of his friends joked that the card was not charged enough, and Baron charging ten thousand pounds. - All these things are reflected in two hotels in town respectable and we played.

At the age of fifty years, the baron had wanted to marry, he had married a charming girl of his province, with whom he has always lived very well, despite infidelities too similar to his temperament that could make him quarrel he had seven children of this woman, and for some time the amenities of his wife kept him much more sedentary, they commonly lived with his family in the castle where his youth, he had the horrible wish we talked, receiving letters from people, loving to cultivate and maintain them. But as he neared the end of sixty years, recollecting his unfortunate pact, ignoring if the devil would be satisfied at the time, or to withdraw his gifts, or take his life, his mood changed completely, He became pensive and sad, and almost never left his home.

On the day fixed in advance, on the hour when the Baron took his sixty years of age, a servant announced to him a stranger who, having heard of his talents, application to have the honor to interview him the baron not reflecting in that moment that still occupied incessantly the last few years, said they took him into his office. He goes and sees a stranger who, so to speak, seemed to be in Paris, a well-dressed man, a very beautiful figure, which turns on the spot to reason with him on high science the Baron replied at all, the conversation begins. M. Vaujour offers his guest a walk, it accepts and the two philosophers outside the castle, we were working in a season where all the peasants in the countryside, and some, seeing M. de Vaujour struggling alone, imagine that his head was turned, and will warn madam, but no one answering the castle, these good people back on their feet and continue to examine their lord, thinking cause of action with someone, gesticulating as is usual in such cases, the two scientists finally earn a kind of walk a cul-de-sac, which could not escape only retracing his steps. Farmers could see thirty, thirty were interviewed and thirty replied that Mr. de Vaujour was entered alone, gesticulating in this kind of cradle.

After one hour, the person with whom he believes, he said:

- Why, Baron, you do not recognize me, forget you then the hope of your youth, you forget how I done?

The baron shuddered.

- Fear not, "said the spirit with which he speaks, I am not master of your life, but I know you withdraw and my gifts, and all that is dear to you; returned to your house you will see in what state it is, you would see the just punishment of your crimes and your recklessness ... I love them, crimes, Baron, I wish, and my fate forced me to punish them go home, I tell you, and become a true believer, you still have a chandelier to live, you die in five years but without the hope of one day God will be pleased if you change your driving ... Goodbye.

Baron and then finding himself alone without having seen anyone get rid of him, promptly return his steps, he asks everyone he meets farmers, if we had not seen him come under the arbor with a man of such and so, each replied that he entered it alone, frightened to see him gesticulating so, it was even warn ma'am, but there's nobody in the castle.

- Nobody cries the Baron deeply moved, I left home six, seven children and my wife.

- No one, sir, "came the answer.

Increasingly alarmed it flies to his house, he hits, it does not answer, he presses a door, he enters, blood flooding degrees tells him the misfortune which will destroy it, it opens a large room, there sees his wife, seven children and six servants, all slaughtered and littered the ground in different attitudes, amid waves of blood. He fainted, some farmers whose depositions are come and see the same show, they succor their master, who is slowly returning to him who begs them to go to this unfortunate family last respects, and that not even wins off the Grande Chartreuse, where he died after five years in the exercises of the highest piety.

We forbid any reflection on what is incomprehensible; there, he can not revoke, but it is inexplicable. Avoid believe in dreams, no doubt, but when something is universally attested, and is the kind of singularity it must head down, close your eyes and say: I do not understand how worlds floating in space, so there may also have things on earth that I would not hear.

The Bridegroom complacent

2011-01-08T07:15:00.001-08:00

All France knew that the prince had Bauffremont roughly the same tastes as the cardinal that was just talk. They had given him in marriage a maiden very novice, and, as usual, we had educated than before.
- Without further explanation, "said the mother, decency prevents me from entering some details, I have only one thing to recommend you, my girl, beware of the first proposals that will make your husband and tell him firmly: No, sir, it is not out there taking an honest woman, everywhere else as much as you like, but then, no doubt ...
We go to bed, and a principle of modesty and honesty that was far from suspecting the prince, wanting to do things in good standing at least for the first time, does his wife that the chaste pleasures hymen, but the young well-educated child, remembering his lesson:
- Who do you take me, sir, "she said, have you imagined that I would consent to such things? Elsewhere much as you like, but then, no doubt.
- But, Madam ...
- No, sir, you're vain, you do not decide myself.
- Well, Madam, you must settle, "said the prince, seizing his altars darlings, I'd say he was sorry that I never wanted to offend you.
And they come and tell us now that it's not worth it to educate girls about what they must one day to their husbands.

Catch me always of the same

2011-01-08T07:12:00.001-08:00

There are few things in the world as libertines that Cardinal ... which, considering the existence healthy and strong again, allow me to mention. The hill was an arrangement made in Rome with one of those women whose job is to provide informal poached items needed to feed their passions and each morning she brings a little girl of thirteen or fourteen at most , but lord only enjoys this so incongruous that the Italians are commonly their delight, whereby the vestal, leaves the hands of His Grace as pristine about it is coming, can be resold as new again libertine some more decent. The matron fully aware of the cardinal maxims, not finding one day be at hand day she was engaged to provide, was inspired to dress in a pretty little girl acolyte of the church's chief apostles he had arranged hair, hat, slips, and all the paraphernalia that was unrealistic to impose upon the holy man of God. We did not, however, could give him what really would have guaranteed him a total similarity with the sex he imitated but this circumstance greatly embarrassed little camera ... There began the hand of her days, she said that of his companions who helped in the charade, he will visit very definitely what this equates to every girl child of the universe, so we don 'have nothing to fear ...

Mom is blouse, she knew without doubt that Italian cardinal is too delicate touch, and taste too exercised, to err in such things, the victim arrived, the high priest sacrifices, but by the third shock :

- Per Dio santo, "exclaims the man of God, ingannato sono, è questo bambino ragazzo, May Putana not fu!

And checks ... Nothing too untoward is found, however, in this adventure to an inhabitant of the Holy City, the hill is his train, saying, perhaps as a peasant who had been used for truffle potatoes: Get me always the same. But when the operation was made:

- Madame, "he said to the dame, I do not blame you for your mistake.

- My Lord, forgive.

- Oh no, no, I tell you, I do not blame you, but when it will happen again, do not forget to warn me, because ... I do not see in the first case, I see him in it.

The orators Provencal

2011-01-07T09:23:00.000-08:00

It seemed, as we know, during the reign of Louis XIV, a Persian envoy to France to attract the prince loved his court foreigners of all nations who might admire his greatness, and bring their country some sparks of the rays glory that it covered both ends of the earth's ambassador, moving to Liverpool, was received wonderfully. On this, MM. magistrates desired to Parliament of Aix, when he came home, not to be outdone by a city over which they place their own with little reason, therefore, first of all projects was compliment the Persian, the harangue in Provencal had not been difficult, but the ambassador would not have understood, this problem stopped a long time. The court deliberated: it takes little to deliberate, a trial of peasants, a train to comedy, and mostly a matter of harlots, all these things are great for those lazy judges, since it is their can wear again, as in Francis, iron and flame in the province and water floods the blood of the unfortunate people who inhabit it.

So they deliberated, but how to achieve them translated this speech, it was nice to deliberate, we did not find a way. Could it be that in a society of merchants tuna accidentally wearing a black jacket, which no one knows only French, he met him a colleague who spoke Farsi? The speech was made, however, three famous lawyers had worked six weeks and finally was discovered, either in the herd or in the city, a sailor who had been long in the Levant and Persian speaking almost as though his dialect. He was educated, he accepts the first role, he learned the speech and translates it with ease when the time came, he was an old coat is the first president, he lends further wig prosecutors, and monitoring of any brilliant band, he advanced to the ambassador. It was mutually agreed to its roles, and the orator was particularly well recommended to those who followed him never to lose sight and do absolutely what he would do. Ambassador stops in the middle of the course where it was arranged that we meet him, the sailor bows and unaccustomed to having such a beautiful wig on his head, the bow, he flew to the mop feet His Excellency, MM. magistrates, who had promised to imitate, are at once their wig and bow down with their servility to the Persian skulls peeled and perhaps even a bit mangy, the sailor, not surprisingly, picked up his hair, restyle, and intones the compliment, he expressed himself so well, the thought that the ambassador of his country, this idea made him angry.

- Unhappy, "cried he, putting his hand on his sword, you would not speak my language and if you were a renegade of Mahomet I must punish you for your fault, you must the paid immediately to your head.

The poor sailor had good defense, we do not listen to him and he gesticulated, he swore, and not one of his movements was lost, all were repeated at the moment with the energy company of which he was followed Areopagite. Finally not knowing how to get by, he imagines an unanswerable proof is to unbutton his pants, and put in the eyes of the ambassador as constant proof of his days he had been circumcised. This new act is now emulated, and now suddenly forty or fifty magistrates Provencal Brayet the low and prepuce in hand, proving that the sailor, he is none of them , who is Christian, as St. Christopher. One can easily imagine if the ladies who saw the ceremony from their windows had to laugh at such a pantomime. Finally convinced by the Minister of the reasons so little misleading, seeing that the orator was not guilty and the rest was in a city of pants, dispenses with shrug and say probably internally: I don ' not surprising that these people always have a scaffold, the accompanying austerity always ineptitude must be the sharing of these animals.

They tried to paint a picture of this new way to say his catechism, he had already been drawn from nature by a young painter, but the court banned the artist of the province, condemned the drawing fire, unaware that 'they were burning themselves because their picture was on the drawing.

- We want to be stupid, said these grave magistrates voulussions do we not even there long enough that we prove to all of France, but we do not want a table to learn it for posterity: she'll forget this platitude, it will be remembered more than Merindol and Cabrières, and it is far better for the honor of being murderers body as donkeys.

The ghost

2011-01-07T09:20:00.001-08:00

The thing in the world that philosophers add the least faith, ghosts, however, if the special feature that I will relate, relate signed by several witnesses and recorded in archives respectable, if this trait, say I, and from these securities and the authenticity after he had in his time, may become liable to be believed, it will be good, despite the skepticism of our Stoics, to persuade himself that if all the tales ghosts are not real, at least there on this very extraordinary things.

Mrs A big German language so that all Paris knew a woman gay, frank, naive and good company, lived for over twenty years she was a widow with some Menou, a businessman who was staying at St. John -en-Greve. Ms. German language was a day to dine with Mrs. Duplatz a woman with his appearance and his company, when in the middle of a party that had started after dinner, a servant came and begged Mrs. German language to move in an adjoining room, waited a person familiar urged him to speak on a matter that also pressed consistently, Ms. German language says we wait, she does not want to disturb his part, the footman returned, and so insistent the mistress of the house is the first to urge Mrs. German language to see what he wants. She goes out and acknowledges Menou.

- What a deal if pressed, she said, may induce you to come and disturb me in a house where you are no known?

- Very important, madam, "replied the broker, and you must believe it is although this species, so I got permission from God to speak to you for the last time in my life. ..

At these words, which did not announce a man in very good sense, Ms. German language and fixing its troubled friend she had not seen for a few days, she is terrified at the sight even more pale and disfigured.

- What is it, sir, "she said, what are the reasons and the state I see you, and sinister things that you have sent me ... lighten me as soon as possible, that you can have happened?

- Nothing unusual about that, ma'am, "said Menou, after sixty years of life he was simple to arrive at the port, through the sky here I am, I paid tribute to nature that all men owe I am not complaining that you have missed in my last moments, and it is this fault, ma'am, I just ask you excuse.

- But, sir, you beat the campaign, there is no example of such irrationality, or back to you, or I'll call me.

- Do not call, Madame, this unwelcome visit will not be long, I approach the end I have been given by the Lord, therefore hear my last words and that is that we will never leave us .. . I am dead, I tell you, madam, you will soon be cleared of the truth of what I advance. I've forgotten in my will, I just repair my fault, take this key, transporting you instantly to me behind the curtains of my bed you will find an iron gate, you open with key I gives you, and you take away money that will contain the cupboard by the door, and these amounts are unknown to my heirs, they are yours, nobody will play you. Adieu, madame, do not follow me ...

Menou and disappears.

It is easy to imagine what trouble with Ms. German language went into the living room of his friend, it was impossible to hide the subject ...

- The thing deserves to be recognized, "said Ms. Duplatz, do not waste a moment.

We are asking for horses, we got into a car, it is transported in Menou ... He was at his door, lying in his coffin and the two women get into the apartment, the friend of the master, too well known to be refused, through all the rooms that appeal to him, it happens that indicated, found the iron gate , opens with the key that he has given, and recognizes the treasure wins.

This is probably evidence of friendship and gratitude which the examples are not frequent and, if ghosts frighten, must at least we will agree to forgive their fears that they may cause us, for reasons which lead them to us.

The Bishop mired

2011-01-07T09:18:00.001-08:00

It is a singular thing that the idea that some people are pious oaths, and they think that certain letters of the alphabet arranged in a particular direction, can both of these senses in an infinitely pleasing to LORD outrage that cruelly taken in the other, and this bias is probably one of the most pleasant of all those who offend the devout gent.

The number of unscrupulous people on the b and f was a former bishop of Mirepoix, who passed for a saint in the beginning of this century from one day to the bishop of Checkers, his coach stuck in the horrible roads that separate these two cities had been in vain, the horses did not want more.

- Bishop, said at the end fulminating check, as you will be there, my horses will not move forward.

- And why? said the bishop.

- It is imperative that I swear, and that your highness is opposed, however we will sleep here if it does not allow me.

- Well, well, "said the Bishop, making a sweet sign of the cross, swear, my child, but not much.

Check the coronation, the horses pulled, my lord back ... and arrive safely.

The M. .. punished

2011-01-07T09:16:00.001-08:00

He arrived in the Regency an adventure in Paris, yet extraordinary enough to be told these days with interest, it offers a riot of a secret side that nothing could ever too clear on the other three murders dreadful, whose The author was never discovered. And ... speculation before offering the disaster, prepared by the deserved, perhaps frighten does less.

It is said that M. de Savari, old boy, abused in nature, but full of spirit, a pleasant company, and bringing home street breakfast, the best company possible, envisioned to use his house to prostitution of a very singular kind. Women or girls who wanted only condition under the shadow of the deeper mystery, enjoy the pleasures of harmless pleasure, found him in a number of partners willing to meet, and nothing ever resulted from these temporary plots, including one woman collected the flowers without any risk of thorns that accompanying these arrangements too, when they take the turn of a public trade settled. The woman or the girl saw again the next day in the world the man with whom she had dealt the day before, without seeming to know him and without that it seemed to distinguish it from other women, whereby no jealousy in households, no angry fathers, no separation, no convent, in a word, no fatal consequences resulting from these kinds of cases. It was hard to find anything more comfortable, and this plan probably would be dangerous to offer today, he would undoubtedly feared that his presentation n'éveillât the idea of reviving a century in which the depravity of the two Gender has crossed all limits known, if we place ourselves at the same time the adventure that became a cruel punishment for the man who had invented.

M. Savari, author and executor of the project, limited, albeit at his ease, a single servant and a cook not to multiply the witnesses of the deportations of his house, saw him coming home one morning a man of his acquaintance who just ask him to dinner.

- Egad willingly responds M. Savari, and to prove to you the pleasure you give me, I'll go order that you get the best of my wine cellar ...

- One moment, "said the friend when the servant had been ordered, I want to see if La Brie does not deceive us ... I know the barrels, I will follow it and see if it really takes the best.

- Well, well, "said the master of the house in better grasping the joke, but my cruel statement I will accompany you myself, but you will oblige me to see if this rascal does not induce us into error.

The friend leaves, he entered the basement, grabbed a lever, knocks the valet immediately climbed into the kitchen, put the stove on the floor, killing up to a dog and a cat he found on his passage, returns to the apartment of M. de Savari, who, unable to make his state no defense to wilt like its people, and this stunner ruthless, without embarrassment, without feeling any remorse for the action that he just committed, quietly details on the blank page of a book he is on the table, how he did it, not touching anything, take nothing, out of the house , closes and disappears.

The house of M. de Savari was too busy for this cruel slaughter was not promptly discovered, knock, nobody answering, of course, that the master can not be outside, doors are broken and we see the awful state household of the unfortunate, not content to pass on details of its activities to the public, the stolid murderer had placed on a clock, decorated with a skull, with the motto: Watch it to pay your life, had I said, [put on] the sentence written a paper which read: See his life, and you will not be surprised to end.

Such an adventure was soon to make noise, they searched everywhere and found the only room with respect to this cruel scene was a woman's letter, unsigned, addressed to M. de Savari, containing the following words:

"We're lost, my husband comes to know everything, think of the remedy, there are only Paparel that could bring his mind, make him talk to him, otherwise there is no salvation to hope for. "

A Paparel, treasurer of the extraordinary war, amiable and good company, was quoted: he admitted that he saw Mr. de Savari, but that more than one hundred people from the court and the city that were in him at the head of which we could place the Duke of Vendome, it was all one of those who saw the least.

Several people were arrested almost immediately and made free. We finally knew enough to be convinced that this case had many branches, and by compromising the honor of fathers and husbands half of the capital, were also tympanize countless people in the first quality and the first time in life, heads in masterly prudence replaced severity. We stood there, using what ever the death of this unfortunate, probably too guilty to be honest people complained, could not find any avenger, but if this loss was insensitive to virtue, it is probable that the defect grieved a long time, and regardless of the merry band that was so much to pick from myrtles this sweet child of Epicurus, the beautiful priestess of Venus, on the altars of love, came daily to burn the incense, had to mourn the demolition of their temple.

And this is how everything is prim and a philosopher would say by reading this narrative: if a thousand people that touched perhaps this adventure, five hundred were happy and five hundred other mourners, the action becomes irrelevant, but unfortunately the computation if gives eight hundred people unhappy with the deprivation of pleasure caused by the disaster, only two hundred cons who are there to win, M. Savari did more good than harm and the only culprit was the one who sacrificed his resentment; I leave you to decide and something happens quickly to another topic.

The Happy Feint

2011-01-07T09:14:00.001-08:00

There are plenty of women who think that reckless, provided they do not come to that with a lover, they can not afford to offend their husbands at least one trade of gallantry, and it often results from this way of seeing things as a result most dangerous if they fall would have been complete. What happened to the Marquise de Guissac, woman of Nimes in the Languedoc, is a sure proof of what we are asking here for maxim.

Mad, giddy, gay, witty and kind, she believed that some of Guissac gallant letters written and received between her and the Baron Aumelas, would lead to no result, first they would be ignored and if unfortunately they were to be discovered, can prove his innocence to her husband, she does not deserve his disgrace, she made a mistake ... Mr. de Guissac, overly jealous, suspects trade, he interrogates a maid, he is seized of a letter, there is not enough to justify first fears, but infinitely more than enough to feed suspicions. In this cruel state of uncertainty, he armed himself with a pistol and a glass of lemonade, as between a madman in his wife's room ...

- I'm betrayed, madam, "he shouted in fury, read this post: it enlightens me, there is no time to swing, I let you choose your death.

The marquee fights, she swears that her husband is wrong, it can be, indeed, guilty of recklessness, but it certainly is not any crime.

- You do not deceive me more treacherous, "replies the irate husband, you will not deceive me more, hurry to choose, or the weapon at the moment will deprive you of the day.

Poor Mrs. Guissac scared of is determined for the poison, take the cup and swallowed.

- Stop, "said her husband whenever she drank some, you shall not perish alone, hated by you, misled by you, what would you think I might be made to the world? and in saying this, he swallowed the rest of the chalice.

- Oh, sir, "exclaimed Madame de Guissac in terrible condition when you just cut one and one do not refuse me a confessor, and I can simultaneously embrace for the last time my father and mother.

We sent for on the spot the people demand this unfortunate woman, she throws herself into the bosom of those who have given birth again and protested that she is not guilty. But what do blame a husband who feels cheated and that does not punish his wife so cruelly that immolation itself? There is only despair, and tears also flowing from all sides.

However, the confessor is coming ...

- In this cruel moment of my life, "said the marchioness, I want for the consolation of my parents and to honor the memory of my making a public confession.

And at the same time she accuses aloud everything that consciousness reproached since she was born.

The attentive husband who does not understand about the Baron Aumelas, of course it is not at such a moment when his wife dares to use concealment, is recovering in overjoyed.

- O my dear parents, "cried he, embracing both his stepfather and his stepmother, console you and your daughter will forgive me fear that I made to her, she given enough concern for my being allowed to make him a little. There never was a poison that we took one and one that is quiet, let it all, and it retains at least one woman really honest not only do ought to do evil, but it should never even let him suspect.

The marquise had all the trouble to recover from his condition, she had believed to be poisoned so that the force of his imagination had already been felt all the agonies of such a death, it is trembling, she kisses her husband , joy replaces pain, and the young woman too addressed by this terrible scene, although it promises to avoid future until the slightest appearance of wrongdoing. She has kept his word and lived for over thirty years with her husband without it ever has had the slightest fault with him.

The snake

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Everyone has seen the beginning of this century Madam President C. .., one of the most amiable women and prettiest of Dijon, and everyone saw caress and hold publicly on his bed White Snake will be the subject of this anecdote.
- This animal is the best friend I have in the world, "she said one day at a foreign lady who came to see her, and seemed curious to learn the patterns of care that was pretty president his snake j 'I once loved passionately, "continued she, madam, a charming young man, forced to move away from me to go gather laurels, regardless of our business settled, he demanded that his example, at certain agreed times, we would withdraw our separate ways in lonely places to do absolutely as we occupy our affection. One day at five o'clock in the evening, shut myself up in a cabinet of flowers at the end of my garden to keep her word, very sure that none of the animals of this species could not have come into my garden, I saw suddenly at my feet this lovely beast that you see me idolatrous. I wanted to escape, the snake lay in front of me, he seemed to ask pardon, he seemed to swear that he was far to want to hurt me, I m stops, I consider that animal; seeing me alone, he approached, he made a hundred volts to my feet more nimble as each other, I can not help but raise my hand on him, he spends his delicately head, I take it, I may put it on my lap, he tucked it and seems to sleep. A disturbance took me worried ... Tears flow in spite of my eyes and I will flood this charming beast ... Awakened by my pain, I consider ... he moaned ... he dares to raise his head from my breast ... he caresses ... and falls wiped ... Oh, good heavens, it is all over, I cried, and my lover is dead! I leave this place fatal, carrying with me a sense in which this snake seems hidden link me in spite of myself ... Fatal warnings of an unknown voice that you interpret as you please stops, ma'am, but eight days after I learned that my lover was killed at the very moment when the snake appeared to me, I did never wanted to separate myself from this beast, it does leave me to death, I have been married, but under the express terms that can not deprive me point.
And these words, the amiable president takes his snake, made him sit on her breast, and made him like a spaniel one hundred laps before the pretty lady who asked.
O Providence, that your orders are inexplicable if this adventure is also true that the whole province of Burgundy assured!

The Gascon covering.

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Gascon officer had obtained from Louis XIV a gratuity of one hundred fifty pistols, and his order in hand, he entered, unannounced, at Mr. Colbert, who was dining with some lords.
- Which of you gentlemen, "he said with emphasis that proved his country, which I pray you is Mr. Colbert?
- Me, sir, "replied the minister, what is it for you?
- A trifle, sir, this is a reward of one hundred fifty pistols m'escompter need in the moment.
Mr. Colbert, who saw that the character lent itself to fun, asked permission to finish dinner and he gets impatient least he would ask him to dinner with him.
- Willingly, "replied the Gascon, so I have not dined well.
The meal done, the minister, who took the time to prevent the chief clerk, told the officer he can get into the office and that his money is waiting; the Gascon happens ... but we do account it a hundred pistols.
- Kid-you, sir, he told the clerk, or do you not see that my order is one hundred and fifty?
- Sir, "replied the docket, I see your order very well, but I retain fifty pistoles for dinner.
- CADED, fifty pistols, it costs me twenty floors in my hostel.
- I agree, but you do not have the advantage of dining with the Minister.
- Well, either, "said the Gascon, in this case, sir, keep everything, I will bring one of my friends tomorrow and we shall be quits.
Response and that joke had caused a moment amused the court were added to fifty pistoles gratification of the Gascon, who triumphantly returned to his country, praised dinners Mr. Colbert, Versailles and how it to reward the projections of the Garonne.