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TheresultofthisappealtotheEmpresswasthatJasmin’sprayerwasimmediatelygrantedbytheEmperor。M。BazereturnedtoFranceatonce，withoutanyconditionswhatever。TheparentsofthequondamexilewrotetoJasminthankinghimmostcordiallyforhisexertionsintheirfavour。FourdaysafterthesoireeatSaint-Cloud，thePrefectoftheIndre-et-Loire，headoftheBazefamily，wrotetoJasmin，saying：”Yourmuseisaccustomedtotriumphs；butthisoneoughttorejoiceyourheart，andshouldyieldyoumorehonourthanalltheothers。Formypart，Ifeelmyselfunderthenecessityofthankingyoucordiallyforyourbeautifulandnobleaction；andinsayingso，Iinterpretthesentimentsofthewholefamily。”MadameBazeaddressedtheEmperorinaletterofgratefulthanks，whichshewroteatthedictationofJasmin。TheSieclealsogaveanaccountofJasmin’sinterviewwiththeEmperorandEmpressatSaint-Cloud，andthewholeproceedingredoundedtothehonouroftheGasconpoet。
JasminhadbeenmadeChevalieroftheLegionofHonouratthesametimeasBalzac，FrederickSoulie，andAlfreddeMusset。
TheministerborewitnesstotheworthofJasmin，notwithstandingtherusticityofhisidiom；andhewasclassedamongstthemenwhodidhonourtoFrenchliterature。Hewasconsideredgreat，notonlyinhispoems，butinhisbenevolentworks：”Youbuildchurches；youhelpindigence；youpossessthetalentofapowerfulbenefactor；andyourmuseisthesisterofcharity。”
WhenthenewsofthehonoursconferreduponJasminreachedAgen，thepeopleweremostsympatheticintheirdemonstrations。
Theshopofthebarber-poetwascrowdedwithvisitors，andwhenhehimselfreachedthetownhewasreceivedwiththegreatestenthusiasm。ThePhilharmonicSocietyagaintreatedhimtoaserenade，andthewholetownwasfullofjoyatthehonourdonetotheirbelovedpoet。
ToreturntothechurchofVergt，whichwasnotyetentirelyfinished。Abell-towerhadbeenerected，butwhatwasabell-towerwithoutbells?Therewasalittletinklingaffairwhichcouldscarcelybeheardinthechurch，stilllessintheneighbourhood。WithhisconstanttrustinProvidence，theAbbedidnothesitatetobuyaclockandordertwolargebells。
Theexpenseofbothamountedto7000francs。Howwasthistobepaid?Hisfundswereentirelyexhausted。ThepriestfirstappliedtotheinhabitantsofVergt，buttheycouldnotraisehalfthenecessaryfunds。TherewasJasmin！HewastheonlypersonthatcouldenabletheAbbetodefrayhisdebt。
Accordingly，anotherappealwasmadetothepublicoutsideofVergt。Thepoetandthepriestsetoutontheirfifthandlastpilgrimage；andthistimetheywentasfarasLyons——acitywhichJasminhadneverseenbefore。Therehefoundhimselffacetofacewithanimmenseaudience，whoknewnexttonothingofhisGasconpatois。Hewasafraidofhissuccess；butunwillingtoretreat，heresolved，hesaid，”tocreateasquadroninreserve”；thatis，afterrecitingsomeoftheoldinspirationsofhisyouth，togivethemhisHeleneor’LoveandPoetry，’
inmodernclassicalFrench。Theresult，weneedscarcelysay，waseminentlysuccessful，andtheAbbe；wasdoublygratefulinhavingaddedsomanymorethousandfrancstohispurse。
Duringthisjourneyanotherpriest，theAbbeCabanel，unitedhisforceswiththoseofJasminandMasson。ThisAbbewascurateofPortdeSainte-Foi-la-Grande。Hehadendeavouredtoerectinhisparishapublicschoolunderthechargeofreligiousteachers。
Henowproposedtopartakeoftheprofitsoftherecitationsforthepurposeofhelpingonhisproject；andJasminandMassonwillinglycompliedwithhisrequest。TheyaccordinglyappearedatthetownofSainte-Foi，andtheresultwasanotherexcellentcollection。
Aftervisitingothertowns，sufficientsubscriptionswerecollectedtoenabletheAbbetopayoffhisdebts。TheclockandbellswerechristenedbyMonseigneurdeSangalerie，whohadhimselfbeena
