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“Really，MonsieurHochon，howcanamanofyoursenserepeatabsurditieswhich，unhappily，costmypoorfriendherpeaceofmind，andAgathethepropertywhichsheoughttohavehadfromherfather。
MaxGiletisnotthesonofmybrother，whomIoftenadvisedtosavethemoneyhepaidforhim。YouknowaswellasIdothatMadameRougetwasvirtueitself——“
“Andthedaughtertakesafterher；forshestrikesmeasuncommonlystupid。Afterlosingallherfortune，shebringshersonsupsowellthathereisoneinprisonandlikelytobebroughtuponacriminalindictmentbeforetheCourtofPeersforaconspiracyworthyofBerton。Asfortheother，heisworseoff；he’sapainter。IfyourprotegesaretostayheretilltheyhaveextricatedthatfoolofaRougetfromtheclawsofGiletandtheRabouilleuse，weshalleatagooddealmorethanhalfameasureofsaltwiththem。“
“That’senough，MonsieurHochon；youhadbetterwishtheymaynothavetwostringstotheirbow。“
MonsieurHochontookhishat，andhiscanewithanivoryknob，andwentawaypetrifiedbythatterriblespeech；forhehadnoideathathiswifecouldshowsuchresolution。MadameHochontookherprayer-
booktoreadtheservice，forheradvancedagepreventedherfromgoingdailytochurch；itwasonlywithdifficultythatshegotthereonSundaysandholidays。Sincereceivinghergoddaughter’slettershehadaddedapetitiontoherusualprayers，supplicatingGodtoopentheeyesofJean-JacquesRouget，andtoblessAgatheandprospertheexpeditionintowhichsheherselfhaddrawnher。Concealingthefactfromhergrandchildren，whomsheaccusedofbeing“parpaillots，“shehadaskedthecuratetosayamassforAgathe’ssuccessduringaneuvainewhichwasbeingheldbyhergranddaughter，AdolphineBorniche，whothusmadeherprayersinchurchbyproxy。
Adolphine，theneighteen，——whoforthelastsevenyearshadsewedatthesideofhergrandmotherinthatcoldhouseholdofmonotonousandmethodicalcustoms，——hadundertakenherneuvaineallthemorewillinglybecauseshehopedtoinspiresomefeelinginJosephBridau，inwhomshetookthedeepestinterestbecauseofthemonstrositieswhichhergrandfatherattributedinherhearingtotheyoungParisian。
Alltheoldpeopleandsensiblepeopleofthetown，andthefathersoffamiliesapprovedofMadameHochon’sconductinreceivinghergoddaughter；andtheirgoodwishesforthelatter’ssuccesswereinproportiontothesecretcontemptwithwhichtheconductofMaxenceGilethadlonginspiredthem。ThusthenewsofthearrivalofRouget’ssisterandnephewraisedtwopartiesinIssoudun，——thatofthehigherandolderbourgeoisie，whocontentedthemselveswithofferinggoodwishesandinwatchingeventswithoutassistingthem，andthatoftheKnightsofIdlenessandthepartisansofMax，who，unfortunately，werecapableofcommittingmanyhigh-handedoutragesagainsttheParisians。
AgatheandJosepharrivedatthecoach-officeoftheMessageries-
RoyalesintheplaceMisereatthreeo’clock。Thoughtiredwiththejourney，MadameBridaufeltheryouthrevive
