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“Lackingproof，Idonotacceptthesestoriesasfacts，although，asthereisnosmokewithoutfire，Ithinkitprobablethatthereissomethinginthemandthatyouaredriftingintoundesirablecompanionships。AtanyrateIamsurethatthetimehascomeforyoutoreturnhomeandtocommenceyourstudiesfortheChurch。I
havetorequest，therefore，thatyouwilldothisatonceasIamenteringyournameatmyowncollegeforthenexttermandhavesoinformedthetrusteesunderMissOgilvy’swill，whowillnodoubtmeettheexpenseandgiveyouasuitableallowance。IamwritingtothePasteurBoisettothesameeffect。Lookingforwardtoseeingyou，whenwecandiscussallthesemattersinmoredetail，——Iam，youraffectionatefather，“RichardKnight。“
IndismayGodfreytookthislettertothePasteur。ForthelastthingGodfreywishedtodowastoleaveKleindorfandthehouseinwhichhewassowelcomeandsowelltreated，inordertoreturntothestonybosomofMonk’sAcreAbbey。
“Ihavealsoreceivedaletter，“saidMonsieurBoiset；“itseemsthatyouandIalwaysreceivedisagreeableletterstogether。Thelastwerefromthewitch-womanRiennes，andthesearefromyourfather。Hehasanunpleasantwayofwriting，thisfatherofyours，althoughheisagoodman，forherehesuggeststhatIamtryingtotrapyouforason-
in-law，whereinIseethefatfingerofthatwitchRiennes，whohassogreatapassionfortheanonymousepistle。Well，ifhehadsaidthatI
wishedtotrapyouforason，hewouldhaveshotnearertothebulls’-
eye，butforason-in-law，asyouknow，itisnotso。Still，youmustgo；indeed，itistimethatyouwent，nowthatyoutalkFrenchsowell，andhave，Ihope，learntotherthingsalso，youtowhomthebigworldopens。Butsee，yourfathertalksofyourenteringtheChurch。
Tellme，isthisso？Ifso，ofcourse，Ishallbehappy。“
“No，“saidGodfrey，shakinghishead。
“Then，“repliedthePasteur，“ImaysaythatIamequallyhappy。Itisnoteveryonethathasacallforthisvocation，andtherearemorewaysofdoinggoodintheworldthanfromthefloorofapulpit。
Myself，Ihavewonderedsometimes——butletthatbe；itisthelotofcertainofus，whothinkinourvanitythatwecouldhavedonegreatthings，tobeobligedtodothesmallthings，becauseGodhassodecreed。TooneHegivesthetentalents，totheotheronlyonetalent，orevenbutafranc。Whateveritbe，ofitwemustmakethebest，andsolongaswedonotburyit，wehavedonewell。IcanonlysaythatIhavetriedtousemyfranc，ormyfiftycentimes，tosuchadvantageasIcould，andhopethatinsomeotherplaceandtimeImaybeentrustedwithalargersum。Oh!myboy，weareallofusdrawnbythehorsesofCircumstance，but，asIbelieve，thosehorseshaveadriverwhoknowswhitherheisguidingus。“
AfewdayslaterGodfreywent。HislastmiddaymealattheMaisonBlanche，beforehedepartedtocatchthenighttrainforParis，wasratheramelancholyfunction。Madame，whohadgrownfondofhiminhersomewhatfrivolousway，openlydroppedtearsintohersoup。Juliettelookedsadand/distraite/，thoughinwardlysupportedbytheknowledgethatherdistantcousin，thenotaryJules，wasarrivingonthemorrowtospendhisvacationattheMaisonBlanche，sothatGodfrey’sroomwouldnotbewithoutanoccupant。Indeed，inherprettylittleheadshewasalreadyplanningcertainalterationsinthearrangementofthefurniture，tomakeitmorecomfortabletotheverydifferenttastesofthenewcomer。
Still，shewastrulysorrytoloseherfriendthe/Hibou/，althoughshehadnotbeenabletofulfilhermother’swish，andmakehimfallinlovewithher，oreventofallinlovewithhimherself。AssheexplainedtoMadameBoiset，itwasofnousetotry，sincebetweentheirnaturestherewerefixedno
