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“Youhavedoneverywrong，“shesaidtothem；“repairitbyfuturegoodconduct，andMonsieurHochonwillforgetit。“
So，whenFrancoishadreadtheletterwhichhadbeenbroughtforBaruch，overthelatter’sshoulder，hewhisperedinhisear，“Askgrandpapa’sadvice。“
“Readthis，“saidBaruch，takingthelettertooldHochon。
“Readittomeyourself；Ihaven’tmyspectacles。“
MydearFriend，——Ihopeyouwillnothesitate，undertheseriouscircumstancesinwhichIfindmyself，todometheserviceofreceivingapowerofattorneyfromMonsieurRouget。BeatVatanto-morrowmorningatnineo’clock。IshallprobablysendyoutoParis，butdon’tbeuneasy；Iwillfurnishyouwithmoneyforthejourney，andjoinyouthereimmediately。IamalmostsureIshallbeobligedtoleaveIssoudun，Decemberthird。
Adieu。Icountonyourfriendship；relyonthatofyourfriend，Maxence“Godbepraised！“exclaimedMonsieurHochon；“thepropertyofthatoldidiotissavedfromtheclawsofthedevil。“
“Itwillbeifyousayso，“saidMadameHochon；“andIthankGod，——whohasnodoubtheardmyprayers。Theprosperityofthewickedisalwaysfleeting。“
“YoumustgotoVatan，andacceptthepowerofattorneyfromMonsieurRouget，“saidtheoldmantoBaruch。“TheirobjectistogetfiftythousandfrancsayeartransferredtoMademoiselleBrazier。TheywillsendyoutoParis，andyoumustseemtogo；butyouaretostopatOrleans，andwaittheretillyouhearfromme。Letnoone——notasoul——knowwhereyoulodge；gotothefirstinnyoucometointhefaubourgBannier，nomatterifitisonlyapost-house——“
“Lookhere！“criedFrancois，whohadrushedtothewindowatthesuddennoiseofwheelsintheGrande-Narette。“Here’ssomethingnew！——
PereRougetandColonelBridaucomingbacktogetherinthecaleche，BenjaminandCaptainCarpentierfollowingonhorseback！“
“I’llgoover，“criedMonsieurHochon，whosecuriositycarriedthedayovereveryotherfeeling。
MonsieurHochonfoundoldRougetinhisbedroom，writingthefollowingletterathisnephew’sdictation:
Mademoiselle，——Ifyoudonotstarttoreturnherethemomentyoureceivethisletter，yourconductwillshowsuchingratitudeforallmygoodnessthatIshallrevokethewillIhavemadeinyourfavor，andgivemypropertytomynephewPhilippe。YouwillunderstandthatMonsieurGiletcannolongerbemyguestafterstayingwithyouatVatan。IsendthisletterbyCaptainCarpentier，whowillputitintoyourownhands。Ihopeyouwilllistentohisadvice；hewillspeaktoyouwithauthorityfromme。
YouraffectionateJ-J。Rouget。
“CaptainCarpentierandIMETmyuncle，whowassofoolishastofollowMademoiselleBrazierandMonsieurGilettoVatan，“saidPhilippe，withsarcasticemphasis，toMonsieurHochon。“Ihavemademyuncleseethathewasrunninghisheadintoanoose；forthatgirlwillabandonhimthemomentshegetshimtosignapowerofa
