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“Pardonandforgetfulness？Yes，onbothsides，monsieur——“
“WhoispersecutingUrsula？“persistedSavinien。
“Minoret。Hewouldhavelikedtoseeherburied。Why？Ican’ttellyouthat；butwemightfindoutthereason。Don’tmixmeupinallthis；I
coulddonothingtohelpyouiftheothersdistrustedme。InsteadofannoyingUrsulaIwilldefendher；insteadofservingMinoretIwilltrytodefeathisschemes。Iliveonlytoruinhim，todestroyhim——
I’llcrushhimunderfoot，I’lldanceonhiscarcass，I’llmakehisbonesintodominoes！To-morrow，everywallinNemoursandFontainebleauandRouvreshallblazewiththeletters，’Minoretisathief！’Yes，I’llbursthimlikeagun——There！we’realliesnowbytheimprudenceofthatoutbreak！IfyouchooseI’llbegMademoiselleMirouet’spardonandtellherIcursethemadnesswhichimpelledmetoinjureher。Itmaydohergood；theabbeandthejusticeareboththere；butMonsieurBongrandmustpromiseonhishonornottoinjuremycareer。Ihaveacareernow。“
“Waitaminute；“saidSavinien，bewilderedbytherevelation。
“Ursula，mychild，“hesaid，returningtothesalon，“theauthorofallyourtroublesisashamedofhiswork；herepentsandwishestoaskyourpardoninpresenceofthesegentlemen，onconditionthatallbeforgotten。“
“What！Goupil？“criedtheabbe，thejustice，andthedoctor，alltogether。
“Keephissecret，“saidUrsula，puttingafingeronherlips。
Goupilheardthewords，sawthegesture，andwastouched。
“Mademoiselle，“hesaidinatroubledvoice，“IwishthatallNemourscouldhearmetellyouthatafatalpassionhasbewilderedmybrainandledmetocommitacrimepunishablebytheblameofhonestmen。
WhatIsaynowIwouldbewillingtosayeverywhere，deploringtheharmdonebysuchmiserabletricks——whichmayhavehastenedyourhappiness，“headded，rathermaliciously，“forIseethatMadamedePortenduereiswithyou。“
“Thatisallverywell，Goupil，“saidtheabbe，“Mademoiselleforgivesyou；butyoumustnotforgetthatyoucamenearbeinghermurderer。“
“MonsieurBongrand，“saidGoupil，addressingthejusticeofpeace。“I
shallnegotiateto-nightforLecoeur’spractice；IhopethereparationIhavenowmadewillnotinjuremewithyou，andthatyouwillbackmypetitiontothebarandtheministry。“
Bongrandmadeathoughtfulinclinationofhishead；andGoupilleftthehousetonegotiateonthebesttermshecouldforthesheriff’spractice。TheothersremainedwithUrsulaanddidtheirbesttorestorethepeaceandtranquillityofhermind，alreadymuchrelievedbyGoupil’sconfession。
“Yousee，mychild，thatGodwasnotagainstyou，“saidtheabbe。
MinoretcamehomelatefromRouvre。Aboutnineo’clockhewassittingintheChinesepagodadigestinghisdinnerbesidehiswife，withwhomhewasmakingplansforDesire’sfuture。Desirehadbecomeverysedatesinceenteringthemagistracy；heworkedhard，anditwasnotunlikelythathewouldsucceedthepresentprocureurduroiatFontainebleau，who，theysaid，wastobeadvancedtoMelun。Hisparentsfeltthattheymustfindhimawife，——somepoorgirlbelongingtoanoldandnoblefamily；hewouldthenmakehiswaytothemagistracyofParis。
PerhapstheycouldgethimelecteddeputyfromFontainebleau，whereZeliewasproposingtopassthewinterafterlivingatRouvreforthesummerseason。Mino
