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Whatwashetodonow?HesuddenlyrememberedthebarberofAgen，whowasalwayswillingtogivehisfriendlyhelp。HehadestablishedMdlle。Roaldesasamusicianafewyearsbefore；
hehadhelpedtobuildschools，orphanages，asylums，andsuchlike。Buthehadneverhelpedtobuildachurch。WouldhenowhelphimtorebuildthechurchofVergt?
TheAbbedidnotknowJasminpersonally，buthewentovertoAgen，andthrougharelative，madehisacquaintance。ThustheAbbeandthepoetcametogether。Afterthepriesthadmadeanexplanationofhisposition，andofhisdifficultiesinobtainingmoneyfortherebuildingofthechurchofVergt，Jasminatoncecompliedwiththerequestthathewouldcomeoverandhelphim。
Theyarrangedforacircuitofvisitsthroughoutthedistrict——
thepriestwithhisaddress，andJasminwithhispoems。
JasminsetoutforVergtinJanuary1843。HewasreceivedattheborderoftheCantonbyanumerousandbrilliantescortofcavalry，whichaccompaniedhimtothepresbytery。Heremainedtherefortwodays，conferringwiththeAbbe。ThenthetwosetouttogetherforPerigueux，thechiefcityoftheprovince，accompaniedontheirdeparturebythemembersoftheMunicipalCouncilandtheleadingmenofthetown。
ThefirstmeetingwasheldinthetheatreofPerigueux，whichwascrowdedfromfloortoceiling，andmanyremainedoutsidewhocouldnotobtainadmission。TheMayorandMunicipalCouncillorswerepresenttowelcomeandintroducethepoet。Onthisoccasion，Jasminrecitedforthefirsttime，”TheRuinedChurch”
(inGascon：LaGleyzoDescapelado)composedinoneofhishappiestmoments。JasmincomparedhimselftoAmphion，thesweetsingerofGreece，whobyhismusicalpowers，enabledacitytobebuilt；andnowthepoetinvokedthecitizensofPerigueuxtoenabletheAbbeMassontorebuildhischurch。Hispoemwasreceivedwithenthusiasm，andalmostwithtearsofjoyatthepleadingofJasmin。Therewasashowerofsilverandgold。
Thepriestwasoverjoyedatthepopularityofhiscolleague，andalsoathispurse，whichwasfilledwithofferings。
WhileatPerigueuxthepoetandthepriestenjoyedthehospitalityofM。AugustDupont，towhomJasmin，inthanks，dedicatedapieceofpoetry。Otherentertainmentsfollowed——
matineesandsoirees。Jasminrecitedsomeofhispoemsbeforetheprofessorsandstudentsatthecollege，andatotherplacesofpublicinstruction。Thencamebanquets——aristocraticandpopular——and，asusual，abanquetofthehair-dressers。
Therewasquiteanovationinthecitywhileheremainedthere。
ButothercallsawaitedJasmin。Hereceiveddeputationsfrommanyofthetownsinthedepartmentsolicitinghisappearance，andtherecitationofhispoems。Hehadtoportionouthistimewithcare，andtoarrangetheprogrammeofhisvisits。Whenthetwopilgrimsstartedontheirjourney，theywerefrequentlyinterruptedbycrowdsofpeople，whowouldnotallowJasmintopasswithoutrecitingsomeofhispoetry。JasminandMassontravelledbythepost-officecar——thecheapestofallconveyances——butatMontignactheywerestoppedbyacrowdofpeople，andJasminhadtoundergothesameprocess。Freeandhearty，hewasalwayswillingtocomplywiththeirrequests。
Thatdaythepostmanarrivedathisdestinationthreehoursafterhisappointedtime。
ItwasinthemonthofFebruary，whendarknesscomesonsoquickly，thatJasmininformedthemagistratesofSarlat，whitherhewasbound，thathewouldbetherebyfiveo’clock。Buttheywaited，andwaitedforhimandthepriestattheentrancetothetown，attendedbytheclergy，thesub-prefect，thetowncouncillors，andacrowdofpeople。Itwasacoldanddrearynight。StillnoJasmin！Theywaitedforthreelonghours。AtlastJasminappearedonthepost-officecar。”Therehecomesatlast！”wasthegenera
