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“Pooh！“saidtheclerk，unabletoimaginewhatcapriciousconductmeant。
“Oh！I’mnotungrateful；youhaveenabledmetogetthisfinebrickchateauwiththestonecopings(whichcouldn’tbebuiltnowfortwohundredthousandfrancs)andthosefarmsandpreservesandtheparkandgardensandwoods，allfortwohundredandeightythousandfrancs。
No，I’mnotungrateful；I’llgiveyoutenpercent，twentythousandfrancs，foryourservices，andyoucanbuyasheriff’spracticeinNemours。I’llguaranteeyouamarriagewithoneofCremiere’sdaughters，theeldest。“
“Theonewhotalkspiston！“criedGoupil。
“She’llhavethirtythousandfrancs，“repliedMinoret。“Don’tyousee，mydearboy，thatyouarecutoutforasheriff，justasIwastobeapostmaster？Peopleshouldkeeptotheirvocation。“
“Verywell，then，“saidGoupil，fallingfromthepinnacleofhishopes；“here’sastampedcheque；writemeanorderfortwentythousandfrancs；Iwantthemoneyinhandatonce。“
Minorethadeighteenthousandfrancsbyhimatthatmomentofwhichhiswifeknewnothing。HethoughtthebestwaytogetridofGoupilwastosignthedraft。Theclerk，seeingtheflushofseigniorialfeveronthefaceoftheimbecileandcolossalMachiavelli，threwhiman“aurevoir，“bywayoffarewell，accompaniedwithaglancewhichwouldhavemadeanyonebutanidioticparvenu，lostincontemplationofthemagnificentchateaubuiltinthestyleinvogueunderLouisXIII。，trembleinhisshoes。
“Areyounotgoingtowaitforme？“hecried，observingthatGoupilwasgoingawayonfoot。
“You’llfindmeonourpath，neverfear，papaMinoret，“repliedGoupil，athirstforvengeanceandresolvedtoknowthemeaningofthezigzagsofMinoret’sstrangeconduct。
SincethedaywhenthelastvilecalumnyhadsulliedherlifeUrsula，apreytooneofthoseinexplicablemaladiestheseatofwhichisinthesoul，seemedtoberapidlynearingdeath。Shewasdeathlypale，speakingonlyatrareintervalsandtheninslowandfeeblewords；
everythingabouther，herglanceofgentleindifference，eventheexpressionofherforehead，allrevealedthepresenceofsomeconsumingthought。Shewasthinkinghowtheidealwreathofchastity，withwhichthroughoutallagesthePeoplescrownedtheirvirgins，hadfallenfromherbrow。Sheheardinthevoidandinthesilencethedishonoringwords，themaliciouscomments，thelaughterofthelittletown。Thetrialwastooheavy，herinnocencewastoodelicatetoallowhertosurvivethemurderousblow。Shecomplainednomore；asorrowfulsmilewasonherlips；hereyesappealedtoheaven，totheSovereignofangels，againstman’sinjustice。
WhenGoupilreachedNemours，Ursulahadjustbeencarrieddownfromherchambertotheground-floorinthearmsofLaBoug
