It was with regret that the death of Marquis Olincourt, colonel of dragoons, full of wit, grace and vivacity of Miss Téroze saw passing, her step-sister in the arms of one of the most horrific deaths who had ever existed on the earth's surface, this charming girl, aged eighteen, fresh as Flora and made like the Graces, loved for four years the young Earl of Elbene, colonel of the regiment Olincourt second, do not see it without shuddering the fatal moment which would, in the meeting at which he destined sullen husband, separate for ever the only man worthy of her, but the means to resist? Fraulein Téroze had a father old, stubborn, and gouty hypochondriac, a man who imagined that sadly it was neither propriety nor the qualities that should decide the feelings of a daughter to a husband, but only because, middle age and mainly the state, the state of a man of dress was most expected, the most majestic of all states of the monarchy, that in fact he liked best in the world; this should necessarily be with a man dress as her youngest daughter would be happy. But the old Baron Téroze had given his eldest daughter to a member, what is worse, a colonel of dragoons, and this girl extremely happy and made to be all sorts of ways, had no reason to repent the choice of his father. But all this there was nothing, if the first marriage had succeeded, it was by chance, in fact there was a man of color alone could make a girl completely happy, it said, it was therefore necessary to seek a robin robins gold all possible, the most amiable in the eyes of the old Baron was a certain M. Fontana, President of Parliament of Aix, which he had formerly known in Provence, whereby, without further reflection, was M. Fontana became the husband of Miss Téroze.
Few people imagine a president of the Parliament of Aix, is a kind of beast that was mentioned often without well-known, rigorous statewide, meticulous, gullible, stubborn, vain, cowardly, talkative and stupid by nature; stretched like a goose in his countenance, lisping like Punch, commonly lanky, long, thin and stinking like a dead ... Looks like all the bile and the stiffness of the judiciary of the kingdom have chosen their asylum in the temple of Themis Provençal spread from there as needed, each time a French court has admonished to citizens or to hang . But Mr. Fontanes outdid even this slight sketch of his countrymen. Over the size hail, and even a little bent, we just paint could be seen at Mr. Fontanes occiput narrow, little low, very high up, decorated with a yellow forehead that covered a masterly Wig several circumstances, which we had not yet seen a model in Paris, two legs a little crooked supported with this device enough itinerant bell, chest which exhaled, not without some inconvenience to neighbors, squeaky voice, delivering emphatic compliments long half French, half-Provence, which he never failed to smile himself with such a mouth opening that was visible to the uvula, so a black abyss, devoid of teeth, excoriated in different places and not unlike the opening of certain seat that, given the structure of our frail humanity, as often becomes the throne of kings as shepherds. Regardless of these physical attractions, M. Fontanes had pretensions to wit, one night after dreaming that he had risen to the third heaven with St. Paul, he thought himself the greatest astronomer of France, he reasoned legislation as Farinacius and Cujas and is often heard to say with these great men, and his colleagues who are not of great men, that the life of a citizen, his fortune, honor, family, everything finally society regarded as sacred, is nothing when it comes to the discovery of a crime, and that is a hundred times better to risk the lives of fifteen innocent than save the guilty, unfortunately, because the sky is just if Parliaments are not, that punishment of an innocent man has no problem of sending a soul in heaven, rather than saving a guilty person may multiply crimes on earth. One class of individuals had rights to the soul of armored M. Fontani, was one of the whores, not that he made a great use in general: although very hot, he was stubborn and little ability tiring, and always extended his desires far beyond his powers. Mr. Fontanes was to convey the glory of his illustrious name to posterity, that's all, but what urged the magistrate to use famous indulgence towards the priestesses of Venus, he claimed that there was little most useful citizen of the State, as through their deceit, their deception and their chatter, a lot of secret crimes was able to discover, and Mr. Fontanes it was good, he was an enemy juror of what philosophers call human weaknesses.
This blend a little grotesque physical and moral Ostrogothic Justinian went for the first time in the city of Aachen in April 1779 and came at the request of Baron Téroze he had known for a long time for reasons of little importance to the reader, to stay at the hotel from Denmark, not far from that of the baron. As it was then the time of the fair of Saint-Germain, everyone thought the hotel was amazing that this animal to show. One of these things informally, always offering their services in these public houses, even offered to go and inform Nicolet would a real pleasure to prepare him a box, unless it might prefer to start yet Audinot. President STI1: "My dear me well informed when I was little that the Parisian was a caustic and witty people who would never do justice to my virtues, but my hairdresser had however added that my hair would require them; good people, he kids when he dies of hunger, he sings when bruised ... oh! I have always maintained, should these people in Madrid as an inquisition or a scaffolding erected as always in Aix. "
However M. Fontani, after a little toilet that did not fail to note the brightness of her charms sixties, after a few injections of water-pink and lavender, which were not, as Horace says, ornaments ambitious, after all this, I say, and perhaps a few other precautions that have not come to our knowledge, the president presented himself with his old friend Baron both wings open, it was announced and President enters. Unfortunately for him, the two sisters and the count of every three Olincourt amused like children in a corner of the room when the original figure came to seem, and they should make some effort, they became impossible to defend themselves from an attack of laughter with the serious countenance of the magistrate found himself prodigiously Provencal disturbed, he had studied before a long mirror his bow entry, and he made it quite enough, when that damned laugh, escaping our young people , thought to remain the president arcuate much longer than he was himself proposed, but he stood up, a stern look on the Baron brought his three children to the bounds of respect, and the conversation s' hired.
The baron who wanted to go hasty and all of whose thoughts were made, would not let end this interview without first notifying Fraulein Téroze such that he was married to and she had to shake his hand within eight days later, Mademoiselle de Téroze is silent, the retired chairman and Baron repeated that he would be obeyed. The fact was cruel, not only the beautiful daughter of Mr. Elbene adored, not only was she idolized, but as low as sensitive, it had unfortunately been left to pick his delicious lover that flower which, although different roses ALTHOUGH they are sometimes compared to him, not as they may be reborn each spring. Gold would have thought Mr. Fontanes ... a president in parliament of Aix ... seeing his work done? a magistrate may be many Provencal ridiculous, they state in this class, but knows he beginnings, and he is glad to find at least once in his life in his wife. That's what stopped Miss Téroze of which, though very lively and very playful, however, had all the delicacy that suits a woman in this case, and felt perfectly well that her husband would consider very little, if it were convince him that she had been disrespectful to him even before they know him for nothing is just like our prejudices on this subject: not only must a poor girl sacrificed the feelings of his heart that the husband his parents give him, but if she is guilty before even knowing the tyrant who will captivate she could, listening only to nature, indulge in a moment his voice. Miss Téroze therefore entrusted to his troubles to his sister, much more cheerful as prudish and more amiable than devout, began to laugh like a crazy confidence and immediately had to share her husband's grave, which decided that the things being in this state of disrepair and broken, he should be careful not to offer the priests of Themis, that these gentlemen did jokingly point on things of this importance, and that his poor little sister would not earlier in the city of the scaffold still drawn, which would cause it can be mounted to form a victim's modesty. The Marquis quoted, especially after dinner, he sometimes had scholarship, he proved that the people of Provence were a colony of Egypt, the Egyptians sacrificed very often young girls, and a president in parliament of Aix, which does is originally an Egyptian colony, could do no miracle cut her little sister the prettiest pass in the world ...
- These are tranchaux heads that these presidents settlers they'll cut a neck, continued to Olincourt as a crow kills nut, right or wrong they do not look so close, as has the rigor Themis headband that stupid place, and in the city of Aix philosophy never takes ...
It was therefore resolved to assemble the Count, Marquis, Madame d'Olincourt and his sister were lovely dinner at a small house in the Bois de Boulogne Marquis, and there the Areopagus severe decided in enigmatic style, similar to responses The Sibyl of Cumae, or the judgments of the Parliament of Aix, which under indigeneity Egyptian hieroglyph few duties he had to marry the president and n'épousât point. The award scope, well-educated players, we're back at the Baron, the young person does to his father no difficulty, Olincourt and his wife are, they say, a celebration of a marriage as a good match, surprisingly they cajole the President, are careful not to laugh more when he appears, and win if the spirit of the son and father-they make them make the other one and that the mysteries of hymen does celebrate at Castle Olincourt near Melun, beautiful land belonging to the Marquis, everyone agrees, the Baron is one, "he said, sorry can not share the pleasures of a party also pleasant, but if he can, he will see them. The day finally arrives, the couple are united sacramentally in Saint-Sulpice, very early, without any device, from the very same day we start for Olincourt. The Earl of Elbene, disguised under the name and the costume of La Brie, valet to the Marquise, the company receives when she arrives and makes dinner, introduced the couple in the bridal room with decorations and machines had been directed by him, and had to be conducted by him.
- In truth, darling, "said the Provencal love as soon as he found himself alone with his alleged, you have charms are those of Venus herself, caspita2, I do not know where you took them, but would travel all Provence without finding anything that you equaled.
Then, wielding over the poor little skirts Téroze who knew which give laughter or fear:
- And here by the aqueduct, aqueduct and everything by ila, God damn me, and I never judge of whores, if there are not forms of love under the petticoats of her brilliant mother.
However La Brie between making two bowls of gold, he has a young wife to, offers the other to the President
- Drink, chaste spouse, he says, and may you find both the drink in the present of love and gifts of the hymen.
- Mr President, "said La Brie seeing the magistrate informed of the reason for this drink, this is a custom dating back to Paris baptism of Clovis is customary among us, before celebrating the mysteries which you will occupy both, you tap into this soothing purified by the blessing of the bishop forces necessary for the company.
- Ah, forsooth, willingly takes the man of the cloth, give, give, my friend ... cendix but if you turn on the tow, that your young lady to take care of her, I'm already too strong, and if you put me to the point of not knowing me more, I do not know what will happen.
President swallows, his young wife imitates the servants retire and we went to bed, but scarcely was this, he takes pains to President bowel so sharp, a need so pressing relieve his feeble nature of the side opposite that he should, without noticing that he is, without any respect to those who share his bed, he floods the bed to the vicinity of a barrage of bile so great that Miss Téroze scared of that has time to throw down and call her. It comes from Mr. and Mrs. Olincourt who had been careful not to lie down, come with precipitation, the president wraps himself appalled sheets does show the point, without noticing that more and more he hides it soils, and it finally becomes such an object of horror and disgust that his young wife and all that is there strongly complainant withdrew in his condition, and assuring that we will give in the minute notice to the Baron to send on the spot at the chateau one of the best doctors in the capital.
- Oh, good heavens! cried the poor president shocked the moment he is alone, what chance is this, I thought it was only in our palace, and the lilies that we could overflow the way, but the first night of a wedding in the bed of the female, in truth I do not understand the point.
A lieutenant of the regiment Olincourt named Delgatz that the need for the horses of the regiment, had made two or three courses at the veterinary school, did not fail to arrive the next day under the title, and under the emblem of One of the most famous children of Asclepius. Had been advised of Mr. Fontana does seem that failed, the President and Mrs. Fontanes that we should nevertheless not yet given that name, did not conceal from her husband how she found interesting about this suit: it had a gown of yellow with red stripes calmende just in size, decorated cuffs and lapels, beneath it is wearing a little vest of cheesecloth, brown breeches with the stew of the same color, and a cap red wool, all of which raised the interesting pallor of his accident the previous day, inspired such an increase of love for Miss Téroze she would not leave a quarter of an hour.
- Péchaire, the President said, as she loves me, this is indeed the woman destined to heaven my happiness, I am well behaved badly last night, but it has not always fair.
However, the doctor arrives, he feels the pulse of his patient, and wondering at his weakness, he demonstrates the aphorisms of Hippocrates and Galen's comments that if he did not restore the evening a dinner half-dozen bottles of Spanish wine or Madeira, it would be impossible to succeed in the proposed deflowering; in respect of indigestion the day before, he assured that it was nothing.
- This is, he said, sir, that the bile was not properly filtered through the pipes of the liver.
- But, "said the Marquis, this accident was not dangerous.
- I beg your pardon, sir, "gravely replied the disciple of the temple of Epidaurus, in medicine we have no small matter that can not be consistent, if the depth of our art not suspended immediately effects. It could happen this slight accident a significant alteration in the organization of sir infiltrated the bile, as reported by the arch of the aorta in the subclavian artery, cartload then from there into the delicate membranes of the brain through the carotid by altering the flow of animal spirits, by suspending their natural activity, could produce madness.
- Oh, heavens, "said Miss Téroze of crying, my husband crazy, my sister, my husband crazy!
- Do not worry, madam, it's nothing, thanks to the promptness of my care, and I now answer the patient.
At these words, we experience the joy reborn in all courses, the Marquis of Olincourt tenderly kissed his brother, he showed in a vivid and powerful provincial interest he took in him and he does more was that fun. The Marquis received that day his vassals and neighbors, the president would go to parry it stopped him, and it became a pleasure to present it in this crew to the whole society around.
- But it is charming as he said at any time the wicked Marquise, in truth, Mr. d'Olincourt, if I had known before you know that the supreme magistracy of Aix renfermât people as friendly as my dear brother, I protest that I would never have a husband that among the members of this respectable assembly.
And the president thanked him, and he bowed with a grin, sometimes with a smirk before the ice, and saying in a low voice: It is quite certain that I am not evil. Finally dinner time came, we had retained the damned doctor who drank himself as a Swiss, had no great difficulty in persuading his patient to imitate him; we had taken care to place in their neighborhood heady wine, which they quickly blurring the organs of the brain, the president began soon to the point where we wanted to. We got up, the lieutenant who had played a superior role, won her bed, and disappeared the next day for our hero, his little wife took it and led to the nuptial bed, the whole society and escorted in triumph Marquise always charming, but even more when she was a little frosted champagne, assured him he had delivered and she feared too much gladdened vapors of Bacchus, the love could not yet the chain tonight.
- This is nothing but that, madame, "replied the president, these seductive gods gathered only become more formidable in respect of reason, she lost in the wine and the flames love, the moment we can do without it, no matter which of these two gods we have made the sacrifice, we magistrates is the thing in the world that we know the better off we go, that reason, banished from our courts as our heads, we make a game of trampling, and that's what makes our judgments of masterpieces, as though common sense no chairs ever, we executes them as firmly as if we knew what they mean. As you see me, madame, "continued the president stumbled a bit, picking up his red cap and a moment of forgetfulness equilibrium had separated from his bald head ... yes, indeed, as you see me, I'm one of the best minds of my troop, it was me, last year, which persuaded my colleagues in spiritual exile for ten years in the province, and ruined by there ever a gentleman who had always served the king, and that for some girls: they resisted, j'opinai, and the herd went to my voice ... Lady, you know, like manners, like temperance and sobriety, anything that offends these two virtues disgusts me, and I operate widely, it must be severe, the severity is the daughter of justice .. . and justice is the mother of ... I beg your pardon, ma'am, there are times when sometimes my memory is failing ...
- Yes, yes, that's right, "replied the marquise, mad retiring and taking everyone, just watch everything does not go in tonight to find fault with you such as memory, for after all it takes to finish and my little sister who adores you do not ever come right of such abstinence.
- Do not worry, madam, do not worry, "continued the president, wanting to accompany the canopy of a walk a little circumflex apprehends nothing, I beseech you, I'll go tomorrow Ms. Fontanes as surely as I am a man of honor. Is it true that small, "said the robin, returning to his companion, do not you give me this night will complete our task ... you see as desired, it is not an individual in your family who is honored to partner with me: nothing flatters a house as a magistrate.
- Who doubts it, sir, "replied the young person, I assure you that for myself I never had so much pride, since I hear that call Ms. Chair.
- I can easily believe, will, undress you, my star, I feel a bit of weight, and I would like, if possible, finish the operation before sleep does come to take me quite .
But as Fraulein Téroze, as usual brides, could not overcome her dress, she never found what he needed, she scolded her women and no end point, the president who was exhausted, decided to go to bed, content to scream for a quarter of an hour
- But come, by God, just so I do not see what you do, just now it will be too late.
But nothing happened, and as in a state of intoxication which was our modern Lycurgus, it was quite difficult to find the head on a pillow but not asleep, he yielded to more pressing needs, and was already snoring as if he felt some whore in Marseilles, before Fraulein Téroze had again changed his shirt.
- There he is right, "said the count immediately Elbene, entering slowly into the room, come, dear soul, just give me the happy moments that we would like coarse animal delight.
He leads by saying that the purpose of affecting his idolatry, and the lights go out in the nuptial apartment, whose floor is packed at the moment of mattresses, and the given signal, the portion of the bed is occupied by our robin separated from the rest, and by means of a few blocks removed at twenty feet of earth, without the soporific state in which lies our legislature allows it to notice anything. But about three o'clock in the morning, awakened by a bit of fullness in the bladder, remembering that he saw him near a table with a vase necessary to relieve it feels, at first surprised to find only the space around him, he advanced, but the bed is only bound by ropes, conforms to the movement of one who leans over and eventually yield to it so that doing the full scale, he vomited in the middle of the weight room which is overloaded: the president lands on the mattress and prepared her surprise was so great that it starts screaming like a calf being led to slaughter.
- Hey, what the hell is this, "he said, Madame, madame, you are probably there, well, you understand something this fall, I go to bed yesterday at four feet from the floor, and now for my chamber pot, I fall more than twenty high.
But no one replying to those tender ballads, the president who in the background was not very bad in bed, gives up his research and his night ended there, as if he were in his bed Provencal. We took care, made the fall, down slightly from the bed that radaptant to the party he had been separated, no longer seemed to form a single layer, and about nine o'clock in the morning, Fraulein was Téroze gently back into the room just gets there, it opens all the windows and it sounds his wives.
- In truth, sir, "she told the president, your company is not fresh, it must be admitted, and I will most certainly complain to my family processes you have for me.
- What is this, "said the president sobered up, rubbing his eyes and not understanding the fact that the accident to find land.
- How is it, "said the young wife's mood by playing his best when guided by the movements that you have to chain me, I approach this person of your night to accept the assurances of the same feelings from you, you repulse me with rage and you rush me to the ground ...
- Oh, good heavens, the president said, look, my dear, I begin to understand something of the adventure ... I make you a thousand apologies ... Tonight, when pressed by a need, I sought by every means to meet them, and movements that I have given to me throwing myself out of bed, I'll have you rushed probably, I am of all the more excusable than I dreamed certainly, since I thought I was dropped from more than twenty feet high, come on, it's nothing, it's nothing, my angel, he must give the party the next night and I promise you that I observe, I do not want to drink only water, but fuck me at least, my little heart, make peace before to appear before the public, or otherwise, I believe you ulcerated cons me, and I do not want for an empire.
Miss Téroze willing to lend one of his cheeks pink, still animated by the fire of love, to kiss this dirty old fauna, between the company and the couple carefully hide the unfortunate catastrophe night.
The whole day was spent in pleasure, and especially that walk, away from Fontanes Mr. Castle, gave time to prepare La Brie new scenes. The President determined to put an end to his marriage, observed in his meals so that it became impossible to use these means to put his reason in default, but fortunately we had a spring to move, and Fontanes affecting too many enemies had conspired against him, that he might escape their trap; we lie.
- Oh! for that night, my angel, "said the president's younger half, I hope you do not you'll get.
But while the brave, he had to them that the weapons threat is still there in a state, and as he would appear to rule that the assault, poor Provencal was in his corner incredible effort ... He stretched, he stiffened, all his nerves were in a contraction ... making him squeeze his bed with two or three times more force than if he had taken at rest, finally broke the beams prepared from the ceiling, and overthrew the unfortunate magistrate in a swine barn was located precisely below the room. We discussed a long time in the company Olincourt Castle, which was to have been more surprised or the president, so being among the animals so common in his country, or by seeing these animals in their midst one of the most famous magistrates Parliament of Aix. Some people have argued that the satisfaction had to be equal on both sides: in fact, the president should he not be naked to be found in society, so to speak, breathe for a moment the taste of terroir and their side unclean animals forbidden by the good Moses, must they not give thanks to heaven to finally find a legislator to their head and a legislature of the Parliament of Aix, which, accustomed from childhood to judge causes for the favorite item of good animals, and could one day arrange discussions on how to prevent all this if analogous to the organization of each other.
Anyway, as knowledge was not done immediately, and the mother civilization of politeness is hardly more advanced among the members of Parliament of Aix, that among animals despised Israeliness there was first a kind of shock, in which the president did point gathered laurels: he was beaten, bruised, harassed Loved snout and he remonstrated, we do listen to him and he promised to record, nothing he spoke decree, concerned himself no more, he threatened to exile, he was trampled, and the unfortunate Fontanes while blood was already working with an award where there was nothing less than the bundle, when we finally ran to his aid.
It was the Brie and the colonel who, armed with torches, came to try to rid the magistrate of the mire in which it was sunk, but the question was where to take it, and as he was well and duly lined head to foot, he was neither very easy nor very fragrant to grasp; La Brie was looking for a fork, suddenly called to a groom brought another, and we racked our man and the best we could of infamous cesspool where he had buried his fall ... But where the focus now, as was the difficulty, and it was not easy to solve. It was to serve the order, he was the culprit was washed, the letters of Colonel proposed abolition, but the groom who did not understand all these big words, said he had simply file a couple of hours in the trough, after which located sufficiently submerged, with plugs could be complete with straw to make a nice subject. But the marquis assured him that the cold water could affect the health of his brother, and that the Brie has assured that the washing of kitchen boy was still filled with hot water, it transports the president, he was entrusted the care of this student of Comus, who makes less than no as clean a porcelain bowl.
- I do not propose to return to your wife, "said D'Olincourt when he saw the robin know, I know your delicacy, and La Brie will lead you in a small apartment boy quietly where you will spend the rest of night.
- Well, well, my dear marquis, "said Chairman, I agree with your project ... but you will agree, should I be bewitched, for such adventures and come to me every night since I am in this accursed castle.
- There are in there some physical cause, "said the Marquis, the physician returns to see us tomorrow, I advise you to consult.
- I will, "replied the president, and winning his little room with La Brie, in truth, my dear," he said, putting himself to bed, I had never been so close.
- Alas, sir, "replied the clever boy as he retired, there is a fatality in there from the sky and I promise you that I pity you with all my heart.
Delgatz having felt the pulse of the President, assured that the break came only beams of excess congestion in the lymphatic vessels, which doubled the mass of humors, the volume increased as animal as a result, He was austere diet that achieving clean pungency of moods, diminishes necessarily the physical weight and contribute to the success given that there ...
- But, sir, "said Fontane, interrupting, I'm lame, and dislocated his left arm by this terrible loss ...
- I think so, "replied the doctor, but these are secondary symptoms at all those who scare me, while I always goes back to causes, he is working with blood, sir, by reducing the acrimony lymph, we derive the vessels, and the movement of vessels becoming easier, we necessarily diminish the physical mass, from which it follows that the ceilings sagging under your weight, you can now deliver you in your bed all the exercises as you like without new dangers.
- And my arm, sir, and my hip?
- Purgeons, sir, purgeons, then try a couple of local bleeding and everything will recover gradually.
From that day began the diet; Delgatz who did not leave his patient of the week, put chicken in water, and purged three times, forbidding him to think about everything to his wife. All ignorant that was the Lieutenant Delgatz his regime succeeded admirably, he assured the company he had once treated the same way, when he worked at the veterinary school, a donkey that had fallen into a very deep hole and that after one month the animal was restored boldly plaster his bags as he had always been wont to do. Indeed the president who did not fail to be bilious, became fresh and ruddy, bruises dissipated, and nobody was more than to restore order to provide the forces necessary to endure what he came back again.
The twelfth day of treatment, patient Delgatz took his hand and presenting it to Mademoiselle de Téroze:
- There he is, ma'am, "he said, over there, man rebels against the laws of Hippocrates, I will bring him back safe and sound, and if he gives himself without restraint to the forces that I have made, we will pleasure to see before six months, continued by asking Delgatz hand lightly on the abdomen of Miss Téroze ... Yes, ma'am, we all have the satisfaction of seeing that beautiful rounded within the hands of the hymen.
- God hears you, doctor, "said the rogue, you will admit it is very hard to be a woman for fifteen days without ceasing to be a girl.
- Incomparable, the president said, we did not indigestion every night, every night to urinate a spouse will not tumble to the bottom of his bed and thinking into the arms of a pretty woman, no not constantly rushing in a pigsty.
- We shall see, "said the young Téroze heaving a deep sigh, we shall see, sir, but if you love me like I love you, verily all these troubles then do not do it.
The supper was very gay, there was the Marchioness kind and wicked it pariah against her husband for the successes of his brother and one withdrew. The toilets are in a hurry, Miss Téroze to beg her husband for assault, does suffer no light in his room, it too struggled to refuse anything, give everything you want, and it starts at bed more obstacles, the intrepid president triumph, he finally picked or pick believes this precious flower that was madness to attach so much value and five times in succession it is crowned by love, when day came, the windows open, and the sun's rays enter they leave the room just finally give the winner the victim's eyes he has to sacrifice ... Good heavens, what becomes of it when he sees an old black woman instead of his wife, he sees a face as black as hideous replace the attractions which he believed delicate owner!
He threw himself back, he exclaims that he is bewitched, when his wife arrived herself, and with this amazing deity Taenarus, asked tartly that it was able to make him be as cruelly deceived.
- But, Madam, is it not with you yesterday ...
- I, sir, ashamed, humiliated, I do not blame me at least you have failed bid, you saw this woman with me, you pushed me suddenly to seize it, you have done to occupy my place in the bed that was meant for me and I withdrew confused, with only my tears for relief.
- And tell me, my angel, you are sure all the facts you allege here?
- The monster, he still wants to insult me after such violent outrage and sarcasm are my reward when I expect consolation ... Hurry, hurry, my sister, my whole family come and see how I am unworthy object sacrificed ... here it is ... here it is, this odious rival, "said the frustrated young wife of his rights by shedding a torrent of tears even to my eyes, he dares to be in his arms. Oh my friends, "continued Miss Téroze of despair by bringing everyone around her, help me, lend me arms against the perjury, was this what I should expect, as I adore the did? ...
Nothing more amusing than the figure of Fontanes these surprising words: sometimes he cast his eyes strayed over negress then referring them on his young wife he looked with a kind of attention idiot, who really could have become disturbing to the disposition of his brain. By a singular fatality, since the president was to Olincourt La Brie, a rival that had been disguised as feared, had become the character of everything that was there, which he had most confidence; he calls it.
- My friend, he said, you always seemed to me that a boy really reasonable, would you oblige me to tell me if you actually recognized some alteration in my head.
- Well, Mr. President, "replied La Brie with a sad and confused, I never dared tell you, but since you do me the honor to ask my advice, I will not deny that from your drop in the bucket for the pigs, your ideas are never emanated pure membranes of your cerebellum, it does not concern you, sir, the doctor who has treated you is one of the greatest men we have ever had in this part ... Here, we judge by the land of the Marquis who had gone mad to the point that there was not a young libertine of the place having fun with a girl, which the rascal did immediately a criminal trial, and the decree and sentence and exile and all the platitudes that these rascals are always in the mouth, well, sir, our doctor, this universal man who has had the honor to medicate bled in eighteen and thirty-two medicines, made him the head as healthy as if he had never thought of his life. But wait, "continued La Brie, turning the noise he heard was quite right to say we do not speak more of a beast that you see the hair ... do this he not coming himself.
- Well, hello, dear doctor, "said the marquise, when he saw Delgatz, verily, I never think we had much need of your department, our dear friend the President last night took a small disturbance of its head did it despite everyone this nigger instead of his wife.
- Although everyone said the president, which actually opposed it?
- Myself and the first with all my strength, "said La Brie, but sir there was so strongly that I preferred to leave that to expose myself to be mistreated by him.
Whereupon the president began rubbing his head not knowing what to expect when the doctor approached him and feeling the pulse:
- This is more serious than the last accident, told Delgatz looking down, it remains an unknown to our last illness, which covered fire escapes the intelligent eye of the artist who broke out when the one least expects it. There is an obstruction determined in the diaphragm and a prodigious erethism in the organization.
- A heretic, "said the president angry, what does this rascal with his heretic? Learn, rascal, I've never been heretical, you can see, old fool, little versed in the history of France that you do not know is that we burn the heretics will visit our country, bastard forgot Salerno go, my friend, go and see Mérindol Cabrières still smoking fires that we carried it, walking up the rivers of blood which the respectable members of our court watered so the province can still hear the moans of the unfortunate that we immolâmes to our rage, the sobbing of the women we arrachâmes breast of their husbands, the cry of the children we écrasâmes in the womb, then examines all the holy horrors we commîmes and see if after such a wise Driving it is a funny as you treat us as heretics.
The president who was still in bed next to the black woman, had in the heat of his narrative applied so hard punch on the nose that had escaped the wretched screaming called a bitch when we remove its young.
- Well, well, rage, my friend, "said D'Olincourt approaching the patient, Chairman, is this how it behaves? you see that your health deteriorates and it is essential to think of you.
- That's right, when I talk like that, I will listen, but hear me deal with heretical by the sweeper of Saint-Côme, you will admit that this is what I can not endure.
- There is no thought, my dear brother, "said the Marquise with politeness, erethism is synonymous with inflammation, it never was heresy.
- Ah! pardon, madame, sorry, is that I sometimes a little hard of hearing. Come this advance serious disciple of Averroes and speaks, I listen ... I do it again, I will do what I say.
Delgatz the boiling out of the president had to stay away for fear of being treated as a black woman, is ravança to the edge of the bed.
- I repeat, sir, "said the new Galen by taking the pulse of his patient, large erethism in the organization.
- Here ...
- Erethism, sir, "said the doctor hastily bending shoulders for fear of a punch, which I find for the jugular phlebotomized sudden we'll take a few ice baths repeated.
- I'm not too much notice of the bleeding, "said D'Olincourt, Mr. President is more of an age to support these kinds of attacks without a real need, I have no other the example of children of Asclepius and Themis bloodthirsty mania, my system is that so few diseases which are worth the trouble to run, there are few crimes that deserve to spread; President , I hope you will approve it when it comes to saving yours, maybe should I not so sure about your admission if you have less interest in the thing.
- Sir, "replied the president, I will approve in the first part of your speech, but you allow that I blame the second: it is with blood that erases the crime itself with the purged and that there was a warning, compare, sir, all the evils that crime can happen on the earth with little trouble a dozen unfortunates executed a year to prevent it.
- Your paradox has no common sense, my friend, "said D'Olincourt, it is dictated by the rigor and stupidity, there is a defect in you state and local it should abjure forever; regardless of what your rigors fools have never stopped crime is that it is absurd to say that a package can be paid in another, and the death of a second man may be good to that of First, you should, you and yours, ashamed of such systems much less proving your integrity as you like dominating the despotism was quite right to call you the executioners of mankind: you destroy more men, you alone, all the scourges of nature together.
- Gentlemen, "said the marquise, it seems to me that this is neither the time nor the case of such a discussion, instead of calming my little brother, sir," she continued, addressing his husband, you complete to inflame his blood and you may make the disease incurable.
- Madame la Marquise is right, "said the doctor, sir, that I ordered the Brie to go to forty pounds of ice in the bathtub that is then filled with well water, and that during the time of this preparation, I do raise my patient.
Everyone retires soon, the president rises, market still for a moment on the ice bath, which, he said, would make no less than six weeks, but there is no way to s' discrimination against them, he goes down, it plunges, we are forced ten or twelve minutes, the eyes of the whole society, scattered all over the neighborhood for entertainment scene, and the patient suffered many s' dresses and appears in the circle as if nothing had happened.
The Marquise, as soon as we had dinner, offers a walk.
- The dissipation must be good to the president, is not it, doctor, asked her to Delgatz.
- Certainly, he replied, Madam must remember that there is no hospital, where one does not leave the court to make an insane air.
- But I flatter myself, "said the president, you do not look at me quite yet as destitute.
- Far from it, sir, "replied Delgatz is a slight bewilderment about who seized should not have any result, but we must refresh the President must be calm.
- How, sir, you believe that tonight I could not take my hand?
- This evening, sir, your very thought makes me shudder when I acted with rigor to you as you interact with others, I will defend the women for three or four months.
- Three or four months, just heaven ... and turning to his wife three or four months, darling, it would hold you, my angel, it would hold up?
- Oh, Mr. Delgatz soften, I hope, replied with feigned naivety Téroze the young, it will at least have pity on me, if he wants to have you ...
And we went for a walk. There was a ferry to go to visit a gentleman neighbor accused of everything and expecting the company to try and once in the boat, our young people begin to annoy, Fontana to please his wife does not miss to imitate them.
- Chairman, said the Marquis, I bet you do not like me hang the rope from the tray and you do not stay on for several minutes.
- It's easy, "said the president as he finished his snuff and rising on tiptoe to better catch the rope.
- Well, well, infinitely better than you, my brother, "said little when she sees Téroze her husband hooked.
But while the president is suspended and admire his grace and address, the boatmen who have the double word of oars and the boat leaves eagerly escaping the unfortunate mid-air and water ... He screams, he calls him, we were in the middle of the crossing, there were more than fifteen yards before touching the board.
- Do as you will, he was shouted down, drag you by your hands to the shore, but you can see that the wind carries us, we are unable to return to you.
And the president is slippery, wriggling, struggling, doing everything he could to catch the boat which was still leaking at the oars, if there was a nice picture, it was definitely one to see and hang in large wig and black coat one of the worst judges of the Parliament of Aix.
- Chairman, cried the marquis, laughing, in truth this is only temporary providence, the retaliation, my friend, the retaliation is the law of your favorite courts , what are you complaining at being hanged, do you not often in the same condemnation, which had not won more than you?
But the president could no longer hear awfully tired of the violent exercise where they forced him, his hands failed him, and he falls like a log in water at time two divers that are held every ready, fly to his assistance and was moved to the edge, like a wet poodle and swearing like a trooper. He began by wanting to complain about a joke that was not in season ... swears that he did not joke, a gust of wind made the boat away, heated in the cabin of the boatman, we change it, petted his little wife is doing everything to make him forget her little accident and Fontanes lovers and low starts soon laughing with all the entertainment he had given.
We finally arrived at the gentleman, it is delightfully received the largest sample is used, care is taken to swallow the president a pistachio cream that he did not earlier in the bowels is obliged learn about the spot the secret chamber, he opens with a very obscure; horribly pressed, he sits down and relieving himself with eagerness, but the operation was over, the President can not get up.
- And what is even this, he cried playing kidney ...
But it was nice to do, unless of leaving the room, it is impossible to get away, yet its absence is a kind of sensation, we inquired where it can be, and we hear his cries finally draw the entire company in front of the cabinet fatal.
- What the heck are you doing there so long, my friend, told him Olincourt, are you afflicted with some colic?
- Well ventrebleu, said the poor devil with redoubled care get up, do not you see that I am taken ...
But to give a show more fun to society, to increase the president's efforts to rise from this cursed place, he went down, on the buttocks, a small flame of spirits of wine which the hair sizzling, and the spice is sometimes a little farm, make him the most extraordinary leaps and most horrible grimaces. The more we burst out laughing, plus the President was angry, he inveighed against women, he threatened the men and the more irritated, more illuminated his face became comical to behold; movement he gave the wig s 'was separated from the skull and the occiput found unresponsive still pleasantly contortions of facial muscles, and finally rushed the gentleman, he made a thousand apologies to the president what we did point warned that the firm was not ready to receive him and his men took off their best him the unfortunate patient, not without losing a ring of skin that, despite being any, remains attached to the round seat as painters waterlogged stick strong to raise the hue of which then had purposely decorate.
- In truth, "said Fontanes reappearing with impudence, you are very happy to have me and I will be good for your amusement.
- Unjust friend replied to Olincourt, why must you always take us in the misfortunes that sends you fortune, I thought it sufficient to have the halter of Themis, so that equity became a natural virtue, but I see that I was wrong.
- It's that your ideas are not clear on what is called equity, said the president, we admit to the bar several kinds of equity, there is what is called the relative fairness and equity personal. ..
- Gently, "said the Marquis, I've never seen that much pratiquât virtue that much analysis, what I call fairness, me, my friend, is simply the law of nature is is always when one includes the following, it becomes unjust when it deviates. Tell me, Chairman, if you had engaged in some fancy costume at the back of your house, you find very fair a troop of imbalance which, coming to bring the torch in your family, including disentangling force ruses inquisitorial, of trickery, and accusations purchased through some excuse to thirty years, would benefit from these atrocities, to lose you, to banish you to fade your honor, dishonor your children and steal your good, say, my friend , say what you think, you find those rascals well fair? if it is true that you acknowledge a Supreme Being, you would love this model of justice if he was exercising and to the men and do not you shudder to be submitted?
- And how do you mean, please? What! you blame us find the crime ... it is our duty.
- This is false, your duty is only to punish him when he discovers himself, let the stupid and ferocious maxims of the Inquisition, the barbaric treatment of the flat and look like vile spies or infamous informers; other citizen will be quiet when, surrounded by servants bribed by you, his honor or his life will be at any moment in the hands of people who, only embittered the chain they are, believe it or subtract the alleviate by selling you the one who imposes? You have multiplied the villains in the state, you have made treacherous women, servants slanderers, ungrateful children, you've doubled the amount of defects and will not therefore create a virtue.
- It does not give rise to virtues, it is only a question of destroying the crime.
- But you can afford the increase.
- Very good, but it's the law, we must follow: we are not legislators, we, my dear Marquis, we're operators.
- Tell better president, better say, "replied D'Olincourt who began to heat up, say you are the executors, insignia executioners who naturally enemies of the state, do you oppose that delights its prosperity, as placing obstacles to his happiness, his glory and disgrace to run without reason that the precious blood of his subjects.
Despite the two cold water baths had taken Fontana in his day, bile is a difficult thing to destroy a man to dress poor president quivered with rage to hear and denigrate a trade he also believed respectable: he could not conceive that what is called the judiciary was in the case of being crossed in this way, and maybe he would retaliate by sailor from Marseilles, where the ladies came and proposed to them return. The Marquise asked the president if something new need not called the secret chamber.
- No, no, ma'am, "said the Marquis, this respectable magistrate was not always the colic, he must forgive him if he saw the attack a little seriously, it is a disease consequent to Marseille or Aix , a small bowel movement, and since we saw a band of rogues, colleagues of this fellow, judging as whores who had poisoned some of colic, it is not surprising that a colonic is a serious matter to a magistrate Provence.
Fontana, one of the keenest judges in this case that had ever disgraced the magistrates of Provence, was in a state difficult to paint, he stammered, he stamped, he foamed, he resembled a combat dogs bulls when they can not come to bite the enemy, and seizing his Olincourt situation:
- Watch it, watch it, ladies, and tell me, please, if you find very sweet fate of an unfortunate gentleman, sitting on his innocence and good faith, would be barking about her panties fifteen mastiffs like that.
The president was seriously getting angry, but the Marquis, who would not shine again, having won safely his car left the Miss Téroze put the balm on the wounds he had done. She had great difficulty in succeeding, she succeeded yet again passed the bin without the president would want to dance under the rope, and they arrived quietly at the castle. They supped and took care of Dr. Fontana remind you to follow his abstinence.
- Well, the recommendation is unnecessary, "said the president, how can a man who spent the night with a black woman, which was treated as a heretic in the morning, that it was taking a bath ice for his breakfast, which fell soon after in the river, which was caught on amenities, like a clown in the lime, had the charred behind while he pushed his stool, and who are dared to say that in front of judges who were looking for crime as despicable as whores and knaves who had colic whores were not poisoned, how do you, I say, that this man thinks dévirginer still a girl?
- I'm glad to see you reasonable, "said Delgatz, accompanying Fontana little boy's room he occupied when he had no draft on his wife, I urge you to continue and you will soon feel all the good that will result.
The next day, icy waters began again: all the time we made use of it, the president did was point the need to repeat his regime and the delicious Téroze could enjoy at least at rest, during this interval, all the pleasures love in the arms of his charming Elbene: Finally after a fortnight, Fontani, while he was refreshed, began to remake the gallant to his wife.
- Oh really, sir, "said the little lady when she saw the point of being unable to turn back, I now have many more cases in mind, love, read what they write to me, sir, I am ruined.
And it has at the same time a letter to her husband in which it sees as Téroze Castle, four miles away from where it is located in a corner of the forest of Fontainebleau, where no one ever enters, housing whose income form the dowry of his wife is six months since inhabited by ghosts who make a terrible noise, harm to the farmer, and degrade the earth and prevent the president and his wife, if there is one order, never touch the soil of the property there.
- Here's a new horrible, "said the judge in handing the letter, but could we not tell your father to give us anything but that ugly house?
- And what do you think it gives us, sir, observe that I am a junior, he has given so much to my sister, it would be wrong of me to want to require something else, he must be content with that and try to put order.
- But your father knew this drawback when you married her.
- I agree, but he did not believe at this point, this does not detract from elsewhere in the value of the gift, it does that delay the effects.
- And the Marquis knows this?
- Yes, but he dare not tell you.
- It is wrong, it is necessary that we reason together.
Called for Olincourt, he can not deny the facts, and it should result that what is easiest to do is go to some hazards there may be, living this castle two or three days to put an end to such disorders and finally see the party that can draw income.
- Do you have a little courage, President? asked the marquis.
- For me it depends, "said Fontana, courage is a virtue few put in our department.
- I know, "said the marquis, he must do in ferocity, he is under this point, much like all the others, you have the art of stripping so you n 'never take in what the spoils.
- Well, you're still in your sarcasm, Marquis, talking reason I beseech you, and then let the wickedness.
- Well, he must go, must go to establish ourselves Téroze destroy ghosts, to straighten out your lease and return to sleep with your wife.
- Wait, sir, one moment, please, do not go quite so fast, you think about the dangers of society to go with such people? Proper procedure followed by a decree would be much better than that.
- Well, here we go, procedures, orders ... n'excommuniez that you also like priests? Weapons atrocious tyranny and stupidity! when all those cockroaches enjuponnés all those pedants in jackets, all supporters of Themis and Mary they then cease to believe that their chatter and their insolent fool paper can be of any effect in the world? Know, brother, it's not like that with rags in requires rogues also determined, but with swords, gunpowder and bullets; solve yourself, then dying of hunger or courage to thus combat.
- Monsieur, you argue about that a colonel of dragoons, let me see things a man of color whose sacred person and interesting to the state, not exposed ever so lightly.
- Your interesting person to the State President, he had long since I had laughed, but I see that you want to get me this convulsion, and where the hell have you figured, I pray thee, a man of obscure birth commonly, an individual always rebelled against all the good that can be desired his master, nor ever did for his purse or person, constantly opposed to all its good intentions, whose sole job is to foment division of individuals, maintain that the kingdom and upset citizens ... I ask, how can you imagine that such a being can ever be precious to the state?
- I will not answer when the mood gets involved.
- Well, in fact, my friend, I agree, in fact, even should you think about thirty days on this adventure, even should you make your pants burlesque opinions of colleagues, I will tell you he always does is all this other way than to go we establish ourselves among people who want to impose on us.
President bargained again defended himself by a thousand absurd paradoxes all over, all the more arrogant than the others, and finally ends by concluding with the Marquis that he would leave the next day with him and two servants of the house, the President asked the Brie, we said, it is unclear why, but he had great confidence in that boy. On Olincourt too aware of the important matters that would retain the Brie castle during his absence, said it was impossible to take him and the next morning at daybreak we got ready at the start: the ladies who s 'were removed on purpose, donned the armor of an old chair that had been found in the castle, his young wife put the headphones in wishing him all kinds of peace, and urged him to return promptly receive the laurels of his hand that he would pick, and he kisses her tenderly, mounts his horse and follows the Marquis. It had been thought to prevent the outskirts of the masquerade that would pass, the lanky president in his military garb seemed so ridiculous if it was followed by a castle on the other with laughter and jeers. For consolation, the colonel, who did not leave the utmost seriousness, sometimes approached him and said:
- You see, my friend, this world is a farce, sometimes actor, sometimes public, or we deem the scene, or we paraissons.
- Maybe, but here we whistled, "said the president.
- Do you? calmly replied the marquis.
- Do not doubt, "replied Fontana, and you will admit that this is hard.
- Why, said of Olincourt, then do you not accustomed to these minor disasters, and you imagine that every idiocy that you do on your Benches fleurdelisé, the public do not whistle too, naturally made to be violated in your job, dressed in a grotesque manner that makes us laugh as soon as one sees you, how do you imagine that with so much negative on one side, you will forgive the nonsense of the other?
- You do not like the dress, Marquis.
- I do not hide it, Chairman, I only like the useful reports: Any being that has no other talent than to kill the gods or men, I think when a person devoted to the Public outrage and it must either violate or do work force, believe you, my friend, with two excellent arms that nature has given you, you would not be infinitely more useful to a plow to a Hall of Justice? you would honor the first state in all the faculties you have received from heaven ... you have dishonored the second.
- But it must be that there are judges.
- It would be although there was only virtues we acquire without judges, they are trampling on with them.
- And how can a state governs itself ...
- By three or four simple laws lodged in the palace of the king, kept in every classroom by the old men of this class: in this way each row would have its peers, and he would not continue to the gentleman condemned the terrible shame of being by scoundrels like you, so prodigiously far from the claims.
- Oh! all this leads into discussions ...
- Who will soon be completed, "said the Marquis, as we are in Téroze.
We actually entered the castle, the farmer comes, he takes the horses from his lords and we move into a room, where we reason with him soon about things grieved that dwelling.
Each evening a terrible noise was heard equally in all parts of the house, though no one could guess the cause, we had watched, they had spent nights, several farmers employed by the farmer had been there, they said , completely beaten, and no longer cared to expose himself. But we suspected that it was impossible to say, the rumor was just that the spirit returned was that of a former tenant of this house who had the misfortune to lose unfairly life on the scaffold, and vowed to return every night to a frightful din in the house until he had the satisfaction to wring the neck of a man of justice.
- My dear marquis, "said the president by winning the door, it seems to me that my presence here is quite useless, we are not accustomed to this sort of revenge and we as doctors indiscriminately kill anyone we choose, without the deceased, having nothing to say.
- One moment, brother, for a moment, "said D'Olincourt stopping the President ready to flee, are completing to hear the clarification of this man, then turning to the farmer:
- Is that all, Master Peter, have you no other feature to tell us of that singular event, and is it generally to all the people that dress elf wants?
- No, sir, "replied Peter, he left the other day written on a table in which he said he wanted it as dishonest, and any honest judge does not risk anything with him, but spare not only those guided by despotism, by stupidity, or revenge, have sacrificed their peers in the squalor of their passions.
- Well, you see that I must take my leave, "said the president dismayed, there is not the slightest security for me in this house.
- Ah! scoundrel, "said the Marquis, so that's your crimes that are starting to make you shudder ... Hein, of withering, of exile of ten years for some girls, infamous connivance with families, money received to ruin a gentleman, and so many other unfortunate sacrificed your rage or your ineptitude, that the ghosts that disturb your imagination, is not it? How much would you give now to have been an honest man all your life! May this cruel situation you use something one day, may you feel in advance what weight are terrible remorse, and that no one in any worldly felicity price that we have published, which worth the peace of mind and enjoyment of virtue.
- My dear Marquis, I beg your pardon, the president said with tears in her eyes I am lost, do not sacrifice me, I beseech you, and let me go home to your dear sister and sorry that my absence does you will never forgive the evils which you will betray me.
- Let go, as it is right to say that always accompanies cowardice falsehood and treason ... No, you go forth, there is no time to retreat, my sister has no other dowry the castle, if you want to enjoy it, it must purge the rascals who defile. Conquer or die, no middle.
- I beg your pardon, my dear brother, there is a medium is very fast to escape by renouncing all pleasures.
- Vil coward is thus that you cherish my sister, you'd rather see it languish in poverty than fighting to liberate his legacy ... Do you want me to tell him to back that these are the feelings that you post?
- Good heavens, in what dreadful state am I reduced!
- Well, well, that courage to come back and you have yourself to what is expected of us.
Was served, the Marquis wished that President dine while armed; master Peter was the meal, he said that until eleven o'clock at night, there was absolutely nothing to fear, but from that time until the place was not tenable.
- "We keep, however, said the marquis, and that's a good friend on which I rely on as myself. I am sure he will not forsake me.
- Do not respond to anything until the event, said Fontane, I confess, I am a bit like Caesar, courage is daily at home.
However, the interval passed in recognition of surroundings, walking in accounts with the farmer and when night came, the marquis, the president and their two servants shared the castle.
The president had to share a large room surrounded by two towers which cursed the sight made him shudder beforehand: it was precisely there, they said, that the mind began his tour, he would therefore have the first hand, had enjoyed a good hope that flattering, but the president who, like all presidents of the universe and especially as the presidents of Provence, was nothing less than brave, indulged in such an act of weakness heard the news that they were obliged to change from head to toe and never had any medicine had a more prompt. However it is dressed is the weapon again, you put two guns on a table in his room, placed a hose at least fifteen feet in his hands, we light candles and three or four are left to their reflections.
- O unhappy Fontani, he cried when he found himself alone, what is the evil genius who brought you into this mess, could not you find in your province a girl who would have been better it had bid thee and do not give so much trouble? you wanted it, poor President, you wanted it, my friend, you are there, a marriage of Paris has tried, you know what follows ... Péchaire, maybe you'll die here like a dog without being able to just go near the sacraments, nor give up the ghost in the hands of a priest ... Those damned unbelievers with their fairness, their law of nature and charity, it seems that paradise must be open to them when they said those three words ... not so much of nature, not so much equity, not as charity, decree, exilons, burn, rouons and go to Mass, that will be much better than that. Olincourt of this, it is furiously at the trial of this gentleman that we considered last year, there must be some alliance there which I do not doubt ... What, was it not a scandalous affair, a servant of thirteen years since we bribed Is not told us, because we wanted him to tell us that this man was killing whores in its castle, is it not come to give us a tale of Bluebeard, whose nurses would not dare sleep their children today? in a crime as important as the murder of a p. .., in a crime proved in a way that the evidence as authentic bought from a boy of thirteen years that we've given a hundred lashes because that it did not mean what we wanted, it seems to me that this act is not too closely, that we take as we did ... Must hundred witnesses to ensure a crime, an accusation does not she? and our learned colleagues in Toulouse have they looked so close when they did thrash Galas? punissions that if we do the crimes we are sure we would not four times a century of dragging our pleasure similar to the scaffold, and there is that which makes us respect. I wish someone would tell me what would be a parliament whose purse was always open to the needs of the state, which would never remonstrance, which would record all the edicts and would never kill anyone ... it would be a meeting of fools that we would not make the smallest case in the nation ... Courage, President, courage, you have done your duty, my friend, lets call them enemies of the judiciary, they do not destroy, our established power on the softness of kings, as well as the last empire, God rulers want to eventually do it point by the tumble, a few mishaps as those of Charles VII, and finally destroyed the monarchy will be replaced by the republican form we seek for so long, and placing us as the pinnacle the senate of Venice, confided at least in our hands the chains that we burn to crush the people.
So reasoned the President, when a frightful noise was heard at once in all rooms and all corridors of the castle ... A shudder runs through him, he clings to his chair, scarcely dare he raise his eyes. Fool that I am, "cried he, is it then to me, is therefore a member of the Parliament of Aix to fight against the spirits? O spirits, what had he ever shared between the Parliament of Aix, and you? The noise redoubling, the doors of the two towers sink, frightful figures enter the room ... Fontana falls to his knees, he begs his pardon, he asks of life.
- Villain, "said one of those ghosts of a terrible voice, pity she was known in your heart when you condemn unjustly so unhappy, you touched their terrible fate he, were you less vain, less proud, less greedy, less heinous the day when thy judgments unjust plunged into misfortune or the victims of grave austerity your fool, and where you born in this dangerous impunity of your current power, this illusory power provided under a opinion that the time and immediately destroyed philosophy? ... Suffer us to act in the same principles, and submit yourself because you are the weakest.
At these words, four of these spirits seized vigorously physical Fontana and put it in an instant as the bare hand without drawing anything other than tears, cries foul and sweat that covered him from head to toe .
- What shall we do now, "said one of them.
- Wait, "said one who looked like the leader, I have a list of the top four murders he has committed legally read it to him.
In 1750, he condemned to the wheel a wretch who had never had any other harm than denying him his daughter with a villain wanted to abuse.
In 1754, he offered a man to save his life for two thousand crowns, it does give up, he was hanged.
In 1760, knowing that a man of his city had held some remark about him, he ordered him to fire the following year as a sodomite, but had the unfortunate woman and a troop of children, denying her all things crime.
In 1772, a young man of distinction in the province who wanted revenge for kids trounced a courtesan who had made a wrong date, this unworthy bittern made this joke a criminal case, he treated the matter of murder, poisoning, led all his colleagues in this ridiculous opinion, lost young man, ruined and condemned him in absentia to death, unable to overcome to capture him.
That is its major crimes, decide, my friends.
Immediately a voice was raised:
- Retaliation, gentlemen, retaliation, he unjustly condemned to the wheel, I want to be beaten.
- J'opine to hang, "said another, and by the same reasons of my colleague.
- It will be burned, "said the third, and for daring to use that punishment unjustly, and having often deserved itself.
- Give him the example of clemency and moderation, my friends, "said the chief, and not take our text and in his fourth adventure whipped a whore is a crime worthy of death in the eyes of the ganache fool, that it is castigated himself.
We immediately seized the hapless president, he was down flat on a narrow bench, it will garrote head to foot, the four fairies each seizing a leather strap five feet long, the hang down in rhythm, and the strength of their arms, on the exposed parts of the unfortunate Fontana, slashed three quarters of an hour away by strong hands that take care of his education, soon offers more than wound whose blood gushes everywhere.
- Enough, "said the chief, I said, give him the example of pity and charity, if the rogue kept us, we would be quartered; we are the masters, like-the leaves in this fraternal correction and learn to our school that is not always in murdering men who manages to make them better, and he had only five hundred lashes, and I bet cons who wants the income from this injustice and he will do in the future one of the most upright judges of his company that disengages and continue our operations.
- Whew, "exclaimed the President when he saw his executioners parties, I see that if we carry the torch on the actions of others, if we seek to develop them for the spell to punish them, I see that makes us immediately, and which therefore could tell these guys everything I've done, how is it they are so well educated in my conduct?
Anyway, Fontana adjusted as he can, but no sooner had he handed his coat he hears cries of terrible side where the ghosts were out of his room, he listens, he acknowledges the voice of the marquis who calls all his strength to help.
- That damned if I move, "said the president exhausted, those rascals the étrillent like me if they want, I do not meddle, everyone has enough of its own quarrels without mixing of those of others.
However, redoubled, and Olincourt finally enters the chamber Fontani, followed by his two servants throwing all three of the hue and cry as if they had been slain: all three of them appeared bloody, one arm was in scarf, the other a banner on the front and one would have sworn to see the pale, disheveled, bloody as they were, they had to fight against a legion of demons escaped from hell.
- Oh, my friend, what a storm, cries of Olincourt, I thought we would be strangled all three.
- I defy you to be more abused than me, "said the president showing his bruised kidney all, look how they treated me.
- Oh, by my faith, my friend, "said the colonel, for once you are in case of a beautiful and good complaint, you know, the powerful interest that your colleagues have taken all ages to asses smoothies; assembly rooms do, my friend, are a famous lawyer who is willing to exercise his eloquence in favor of your ass molested: making use of ingenious contrivance by which a former speaker moved him to the Areopagus in discovering the eyes of the court groove super beauty for which he pleaded that your buttocks Demosthenes discovered these interesting at the moment the most pathetic plea, they soften the audience remember especially the Paris judges before whom you will be required to appear this famous adventure of 1769, where their heart more compassion on the back of a scourged for the people hang up until they say they are fathers and yet they let die of hunger, determined to make a criminal trial a young soldier who returned to sacrifice his best years in the service of his prince, found other laurels to return the humiliation prepared by the hand of the greatest enemies of this country he had to defend ... Come, dear comrade in misfortune, urge us, let us go, there is no security for us in this accursed castle, run to vengeance, beg steal the equity of protecting public order, advocates the oppressed and columns of the state.
- I can not support me, "said the president, and those pesky rogues SHOULD HAVE peel me like an apple again, I beg you to give me a bed, and leave me alone at least twenty-four hours.
- You do not think, my friend, you will be strangled.
- Or, it will never be a record and remorse awake now so strongly in my heart, I watch as an order from the sky all the evil he likes to send me.
As the train was completely stopped, and that Olincourt perceived that the poor Provencal really needed a little rest, he sent for Master Peter and asked him if there was a danger that these rogues still revinssent following night.
- No, sir, "replied the farmer, the quiet here now for eight or ten days and you can rest safely.
They took the lame duck president in a room where he lay down and rested as he could a good dozen hours there was still when he suddenly felt wet in her bed, he looks up he sees the floor pierced with a thousand holes each of which leads to a fountain where he runs the risk of being flooded if not decamp as soon as possible and he promptly threw himself naked into the room below, where he found the Colonel and Master Peter forgetting their grief around a block and a wall of bottles of Burgundy wine, their first impulse was to laugh when rushing Fontanes them in a costume as indecent, and he told them his new troubles, he was forced to place themselves at the table without giving him time to put his pants he always kept it under his arm like the people of Pegu. The president started to drink and found consolation in his troubles at the bottom of the third bottle of wine as we had two hours longer than necessary to go back to Olincourt, the horses are prepared and departed.
- This is a proud school, marquis, you made me do, "said the Provencal when he found himself in the saddle.
- It will not last, my friend replied Olincourt, man is born to make schools and people of color especially, it is under the ermine of stupidity that built his temple, not breathing in peace in your courts, but at last, whatever you may say, should we leave this castle without clear up what was happening?
- Are we having the most advanced know?
- Certainly, we can now establish our complaints with more reason.
- Complaints that damned if I do, I keep what I have for me, and you will oblige me very much not to tell anyone.
- My friend, you're not, so if it's a ridiculous than to make complaints when you're molested, why beg you, why should excite you ever? What! that you are one of the greatest enemies of the crime you want to leave unpunished when he is found? Is this not one of the most sublime axiom of jurisprudence that even if the injured party gives its withdrawal, it is still a satisfaction to justice, is it not obviously violated in what you just happen and should you refuse the incense that legitimate demands?
- As much as you like, but I will not say a word.
- And your wife's dowry?
- I'll wait while the fairness of the Baron, and I will charge only for the care of cleaning that case.
- He does not meddle point.
- Well, we eat crusts.
- The brave man! You will cause your wife will curse you, she will regret a lifetime of having linked its fate to a coward like you.
- Oh, indeed remorse, we will have many I think our part, but why do you want me to complain now when you were so far away now?
- I do not know what it was question as I thought I could win without help from anyone, I chose this party as the most honest and now that I find essential to call us the support of legislation, I propose, what is therefore inconsistent in my conduct?
- A wonderfully, wonderfully, said Fontane, dismounting because we came to Olincourt, but do not say word I beseech you, that's the only favor I ask.
Though it had been only two days away, there was very new at the Marchioness of Miss Téroze was in bed, pretended indisposition caused by anxiety, the grief of knowing her husband explained, the retained lying for twenty-four hours a bathing interesting, twenty yards of gauze around his head and his neck ... pallor quite touching, making it a hundred times more beautiful, rekindled the fires of passive president whose flogging he had received inflamed even more physical. Delgatz was at the bedside of the sick, and told in a whisper Fontana does not even have the air of desire in the painful situation where his wife, the critical moment came in the time of the rules, not all of them acted nothing less than a loss.
- Ventrebleu, "said Chairman, I must be very unhappy, I just thrashed me for this woman, but masterfully curry, and it still denies me the pleasure of compensating me with her.
The rest of society of the castle was increased by three characters which is essential for accountability. Mr. and Mrs. Totteville of, people at ease around, came to bring them Totteville Miss Lucile, their daughter, a little brown awakened about eighteen years old and not inferior in anything to the languid charms of Miss Téroze, so do not linger longer drive, we teach him right away what these three new characters had been found to bring about on the scene to back the settlement or to bring most surely for proposed. Totteville was one of those knights of St. Louis ruined their order that dragged through the mud for a few dinners for a few crowns, either accept all the roles we plan to make them play, and his wife assumed was an old adventurer in a another kind, no longer being old enough to tamper with its attractions, to compensate by trading from those of others, for the beautiful princess who was said to belong to them, holding such a family, we can easily imagine what grade she went : Paphos schoolgirl from her childhood, she had already ruined three or four farmers general, and it was because of his art and its attractions that we had specifically agreed, however each of these characters in that selected class offered their best, well-trained, well educated, and having what is called the veneer of good taste, at best maintained what was expected of him, and it was hard seeing them and mingled with men and women of good company, not to believe them too.
No sooner had he arrived president, the Marquise and his sister asked him for news of his adventure.
- It's nothing, "said the marquis, according to the intentions of his brother is a gang of rogues that will reduce sooner or later he will know what the president wants to do this, each of us will be happy to contribute to his views.
And as Olincourt hastened to prevent low success and desire of the president they should remain in oblivion, the conversation changed and we no longer spoke of ghosts Téroze.
The President showed any concern for his wife and little more extreme grief he had, that had to fall further inconvenience cursed the moment of his happiness. And as it was late, they supped and went to bed that day without any adventure extraordinary.
M. Fontana, in good robin, increased the sum of its good qualities of a great fondness for women, can not live without a hint of young Lucile in the circle of the Marquise d'Olincourt, he began by s' inform his confidant La Brie, what was this young person, and it has responded to him in order to nourish the love he saw rise in the heart of the judge, persuaded him to go forward.
- It's a quality girl, "replied the treacherous confidant, but which is nevertheless not immune to a proposal of love a man like you, Mr. Chairman," continued the young scoundrel, you are the fathers of horror and terror of husbands, and some projects of wisdom that a female individual may have made, it is very difficult to hold it against you. Figure apart, and there he had the condition, what woman can resist the charms of a man of justice, that great black dress, the square cap, do you think all this does not deceive?
- It is certain that fights hard for us, we have a man at our disposal which was always the fear of the virtues ... Finally, you think so, La Brie, if I said a word ...
- We would, no doubt.
- But it would keep my silence, you feel that in the situation I find myself, it is important for me not to start with my wife for an infidelity.
- Oh, sir, you put it in despair, she is so tenderly attached to you.
- Yes, do you think she likes me a little?
- She loves you, sir, and that it would be murder to deceive.
- But you think the other side? ...
- Your business will inevitably come forth if you like, there is no question that action.
- Oh, my dear La Brie, you overwhelm me with joy, what a pleasure to carry two cases of head and deceiving two women at once! wrong, my friend, wrong, what delight for a man to dress!
As a result of these incentives, Fontana visor, fits, forget the whipping he is torn and simmer while his wife continues to keep his bed, he directs his batteries on the sly Lucile who listened to first with modesty, he gradually made more beautiful game
There were about four days that this little game we would have lasted without the seem to notice, when received at the castle the views of newspapers and mercurys inviting all astronomers to observe the night following the passage Venus in Capricorn.
- Oh, by Jove, the event is singular, the president said he had a connoisseur immediately read this novel, I'd never have expected this: I like you know, ladies, a few stains that science I even made a six-volume work on the satellites of Mars.
- The moons of Mars, "said the marquise, with a smile, they do not, however, are very favorable, Chairman, I am surprised that you chose this subject.
- Always playful, charming Marquise, I see we have not kept my secret, anyway I'm very curious about the event being announced ... and do you have a place here, Marquis, where we can go and watch the trajectory of this planet?
- Certainly, "replied the Marquis, I'm not above my loft an observatory in great shape and you will find excellent glasses, quadrants, compasses, all in one word that characterizes the workshop of an astronomer.
- So you're a bit of business!
- Not a word, but it has eyes like any other, there are people of art and we are glad to be instructed by them.
- Well, I'd be happy to give you some lessons in six weeks I will learn to know the land better than Descartes and Copernicus.
But the time comes to move to the observatory: the president was sorry for the inconvenience that his wife would deprive him of pleasure to the learned to it, without doubt, the poor devil, it was she would play the leading role in this strange comedy.
Although the balloons were not yet published, they were already known in 1779 and the clever physicist who had run the one question he will be more clever than any of those who followed him, had the good sense to admire as other and not saying a word when intruders came to rob him of his discovery, in the middle of a balloon that was to stand perfectly well, at the prescribed time, Miss Téroze into the arms of the Earl of Elbene and this scene view from afar and only lighted by a flame and artificial light was quite adroitly shown to impose a fool as president of his life had even read a book on the science it seems.
All the company enters the top of the tower, it is armed with goggles, the balloon part.
- Can you see? is said to be mutual.
- Not yet.
- If fact, I see.
- No, that's not it.
- I beg your pardon, left, left, set up toward the east.
- Ah! I wish, "cried the president all excited, I want my friends, go on me ... a little closer to Mercury, not so far as Mars, far below the ellipse of Saturn, there, ah, good God, how beautiful!
- I see you as President, "said the Marquis, is indeed a beautiful thing, can you see the combination?
- I want at the end of my telescope.
And passing the ball right now over the tour:
- Well, "said the Marquis, opinions that we received were they wrong, and lo and behold he not above Venus Capricorn?
- It's safe, "said the president is the best show I've seen in my life.
- Who knows, "said the Marquis, if you still have to climb so high to see it at your leisure.
- Ah! Marquis, your jokes are irrelevant in such a beautiful moment ...
And then losing the ball in the dark, everyone went down very happy with the allegorical phenomenon that art had to pay to nature.
- In truth, I'm sorry you're not coming to share with us the pleasure we gave this event, "said Fontanes he found his wife in bed on returning home, it is impossible to see anything more beautiful.
- I think so, "said the young woman, but was told there was to it full of things that immodest in the background, I am not angry at not having seen.
- Immodest, the president said, chuckling with lots of grace ... eh, not at all, it is a conjunction, is there nothing more in nature? That's what I'd like that might pass finally between us and what will happen when you want, but tell me there, in good conscience, supreme head of my thoughts ... Is it not enough to languish your slave and do not you will give him soon reward for his trouble?
- Alas, my angel, "said his young wife lovingly, I think at least as much eagerness as you, but you see my status ... and you see it without complaining, cruel, though it is absolutely your book: less torment for what you want, and I would wear much better.
The president was to agree to cuddle naked in this way, he strutted, he straightened robin never, not even those who come to hang, yet had been so stiff neck. But as with all the obstacles multiplied side of Miss Téroze, and that of Lucile it was contrary to the best game in the world, Fontanes did not hesitate to prefer the myrtles bloom of love to the roses of late hymen, one can not avoid me, he told himself, I shall always when I want, but the other is perhaps here that for a moment, he must hurry to benefit, and according to these principles, Fontanes lost no opportunities that could advance its business.
- Alas, sir, "said one day this young person with feigned innocence, do not I will become the most wretched of creatures if I give you what you require ... bound as you are, you can never repair the damage you do to my reputation?
- What do you repair? can not fix point in this case, we have more to repair than the other one is what is called a sword in the water there has never nothing to fear with a married man, because he was the first person incommunicado, whereby it will not prevent you from finding a husband.
- And religion and honor, sir ...
- Miseries all this, my heart, I see that you're an Agnes and you need some time at my school, ah! as I will remove these prejudices from childhood.
- But I thought that you hired your state to respect them.
- But yes indeed, outside, we have that out for us, we must impose at least that way, but once deprived of this vain decorum requires us to ways we resemble in any the rest of mortals. Well, how could you believe in the shelter of their vices? Our passions much more warmed by the story or the picture of their perpetual, are not difference between them and us that they ignore the excesses and make our daily delight, almost always above the law which we shudder others, this impunity and inflames us that we do become more villains ...
Lucile listened to all this frivolity and some horror that inspire him and the physical and the moral of this abominable character, she continued to offer the facilities, because the reward that was promised was only under these conditions. The more advanced love President, his conceit made him more unbearable: there is nothing pleasant in the world as a robin in love is the most complete picture of the awkwardness of the irreverence and the awkwardness . If the reader has sometimes seen the turkey ready to multiply its species, it has an outline that would offer the most comprehensive ideas. Such precautions he took to dress a day that brought him his insolence, however, too short, the Marquis wished to undertake the table and humiliate him before his goddess.
- Chairman, he said, I have just received distressing news for you.
- How so?
- It ensures that Parliament will be removed from Aix, the public complains that it is useless, Aix has much less need a parliament that Lyon and the latter city, too far from Paris to depend, will include all Provence; it dominates, it is positively positioned in the right way to conceal in her bosom the judges of a province as large.
- This arrangement has no common sense.
- It is wise, Aix is at the end of the world, whatever the part inhabited by a Provençal, he is none who might prefer to come to Lyon for business, as in your swamp of Aix; appalling roads, no bridge across the Durance who like to bother your heads nine months of the year, and then specific harm, I do not hide it, at first blamed your publication, there is no , they say, the entire Parliament of Aix a single individual who can be named ... tuna merchants, sailors, smugglers, in a word, despicable gang of rogues that nobility does not wish to deal and which offends the people to make up for the disrepute into which it is, ganache, imbeciles .. . pardon, president, me, I tell you what you wrote me, I will read the letter after dinner, in a word scoundrels growing fanaticism and scandal to leave their city as proof of their integrity, always ready scaffold, which is a monument of their flat rigor, whose people should pull the stones to pelt the insignia executioners who dare to submit to this insolence always irons, it is surprising that he did not do yet, and it claims that it can not be long ... a host of unfair judgments, assignment of severity which is intended to impersonate all crimes legislation they like to commit, much more serious things to finally meet all of this ... determined enemies of the state, and that in all ages, dare we say it openly. The public horror qu'inspirèrent your curses Mérindol is not yet extinct in the hearts might give you this point in time the most horrible spectacle that it is possible to paint, can you imagine without shuddering , custodians of the order, peace and equity, running the province as frenzied, torch in one hand and the dagger on the other, burning, killing, raping, slaughtering anything that presents itself like a troop of rabid tigers who would escape the woods, does it belong to judges to behave this way? It also recalls several instances where you you refused stubbornly to rescue the king in his needs, you were different times ready to revolt in the province rather than leave you in understanding the role of taxes, do you think we have forgotten that unfortunate time, when without any danger might endanger you, you came to the head of the citizens of your city by providing the keys to the Constable of Bourbon, who betrayed his king, and the quivering where the only approach of Charles Quint, you Pressat of pay tribute to him and get him into your walls, do we not know that it was in the Parliament of Aix that is fomented the first seed in the league and every once in a word, they found in you that rebels or rebels, that murderers or traitors? You know better than anyone, judges Provencal gentlemen, when we want to lose someone, we try everything he could do before, it reminds carefully all his old wrongs to aggravate the sum of new: do not be surprised that behaves with you, as you did with unfortunate that you like to sacrifice your pedantry; learn it, my dear president, it is not permissible for a body to a particular insult an honest citizen and quiet, and if the body becomes aware of such inconsistency, he is not surprised to see all the voices raised against him and claim the rights of the weak and virtue against despotism and injustice.
The president can neither support nor respond to these charges, rose from the table like a madman, swearing that he would leave the house after the spectacle of a robin in love, there is a point of laughable robin angry, his face muscles naturally arranged by hypocrisy, suddenly forced to move from there to the contortions of rage, arriving there by gradations violent whose progress is comical to see, when we had a good time Despite its small, as it was not still at the scene that was what we hoped to get rid of forever, we worked to calm him down, we ran to him, and brought him back, forgetting quite easily evening all the little troubles in the morning, Fontanes resumed his ordinary air and forgot everything.
Fraulein Téroze was better, though still a bit outside shot, however it came down to meals and even walked a bit already with the company, the president less anxious because Lucile occupied it alone, however, saw that he was soon no longer have to deal only with his wife. Accordingly he resolved to press strongly the other case, it was when the crisis of Miss Totteville no longer offered no difficulty, it was only to find a safe appointment. The president proposed his bachelor's apartment, Lucile not lie in the bedroom of her parents, willingly accepted the premises for the following night, and realized on the spot at the Marquis he traces his role and the rest of the day was spent quietly. Of the eleven, which Lucile had to go first into the bed of the President by means of a key that he confided it, feigned a headache and went out. Fifteen minutes later, Fontana eager to retire, but argues that the Marquise to honor him that night, she wants to accompany her into her room the whole society takes this joke is Fraulein Téroze first to be amused, and without heeding the President's on the thorn, and who would have liked or to avoid this ridiculous politeness, or prevent at least one imagined that we would surprise you takes candles, men are the top females around Fontani, they give him a hand, and in this pleasant parade we went to the door of his room ... Just our hapless lover could he breathe.
- I can not answer for, "he stammered, consider the recklessness that you do, who you said the object of my love is perhaps not expect it at this moment in my bed, and if it is, consider yourself well to anything that might result from the inconsistency of your approach?
- At any event, "said the marquise, opening the door hastily, well, beauty is said, expect the president to bed, and do not seem afraid.
But what is the surprise when the lights illuminate the bed opposite a monstrous ass, lying limply in the sheets, and by a fatality pleasant, very happy probably the role he was playing, had fallen asleep peacefully layer on the lecture and there was snoring deeply.
- Ah! Jove, Olincourt cried, holding his sides with laughter, president, sees a little happy composure of this animal, does not it look like it's one of your colleagues at the hearing?
The president nevertheless glad to get off this joke, the president who imagined that she would cast a pall over the rest, and Lucile perceiving the first would have had the prudence not to do anything suspect their plot, the president, "I said, laughed with the others, we freed the donkey as they could very distressed to be interrupted in his sleep, they put white sheets, and replaced it with dignity Fontanes most beautiful asses which was found in the country.
- In truth it's the same thing, "said the marchioness when she had seen lying, I never thought that there was a resemblance so complete between a donkey and a president in the Parliament of Aix.
- What was your mistake, madam, "replied the marquis, do you not know that it is among the doctors that this court has always elected its members, I would wager that you see out there in was the first president.
The first task of Fontana the next day was to ask how she Lucile off the hook: it says that well-educated perceiving the joke, she had withdrawn very quickly, but with the Yet concerns have been betrayed, that he had passed a frightful night with great desire and the passion the moment when it could clear up, the president reassured her and got her revenge the next day; the Abigail Lucile became a little prayer, Fontanes became all the more ardent and everything is available following his desires. But if the initial appointment had been troubled by a comic scene, what event would prevent the second fatal! Things work out as before, Lucile retired the first president shortly after the following without anyone objects, he finds the appointment said, grasping his arms, he is already preparing to give unequivocal evidence of his passion ... suddenly the doors open, it was Mr and Mrs de Totteville is the marquee is Miss Téroze of itself.
- Monster, the latter exclaimed, throwing herself into a rage over her husband, is this the way you're laughing and my candor and my love!
- Girl's atrocious, "said Lucile M. Totteville who rushed to his knees, So as you take advantage of honest freedom we let you! ...
For their part, the Marquise and Mme Totteville throw angry eyes on the two culprits and Mrs. Olincourt is distracted from this first movement to get his sister, who fainted in his arms. It difficult to describe the figure of Fontana this scene: surprise, shame, terror, anxiety, all these different feelings are troubling at a time and render it motionless as a statue, however, the Marquis arrives, it inquired, he learned with indignation all that is happening.
- Sir, "the father said firmly Lucile, I never would have expected that from you, a maid of honor would have to fear from the indignities of this case, you will find useful if I do not support, and my wife, My daughter and I were at the time to seek justice for those whom we have to wait.
- Indeed, sir, "said the marquis dryly to the president, you will agree that these are scenes which I should expect little, is it therefore to dishonor my sister and my house that you liked to ally with us?
Then addressing Totteville:
- Nothing is more just, sir, that the remedy you request, but I would earnestly entreat you to avoid the glare well, it's not that funny then that I ask, it is worthy that of contempt and punishment, for me, sir, for my family, for my unfortunate father-who, having put all his trust in those pants, will die of grief for having wrong.
- I would like to oblige you, sir, "said Mr. de Totteville proudly, dragging his wife and daughter, but let me put my honor above these considerations, you will not compromise, sir, in the complaints I'll do this dishonest man will be alone ... are good that I no longer listen to anything and I go at the moment of vengeance name.
At these words, these three characters can be removed without any human effort to stop them, and steal, they say, to Paris to present petition to Parliament against the indignities that wanted to cover the president Fontanes ... But he no longer reigns in this unhappy castle disorder and despair of Miss Téroze barely recovered, is recovering in bed with a fever that takes care to ensure dangerous Mr. and Mrs. Olincourt to fulminate against Chairman, that having no other refuge in the house that ends that threaten it, dare to rebel against the reprimands which are precisely addressed, and things remain three days in this state, when rating secrets Marquis finally learn that the case becomes very serious, it is dealt with criminal and that is about to enact Fontanes.
- What, unheard, "said the president scared.
- Does the rule, he responds Olincourt, can a means of defense that the law enacts, and one of your most respectable practice it is not to wither before the listen? It employs with you that the weapons you used against the others after serving thirty years of injustice, is it not reasonable that you become a victim at least once in your life?
- But for a Girl Thing?
- How a case of girls, do you not know that they are the most dangerous? This unfortunate affair whose memories have earned you five hundred lashes in the castle of ghosts, she was anything but a case of girls, and do you not believe that for a case of you girls were allowed to brand a gentleman? The retaliation, President, retaliation is your compass, you submit it so bravely.
- Good heavens, "said Fontana, the name of God, my brother, do not abandon me.
- Do we help you, replied Olincourt, some of which you dishonor us [y] ez covered, and some complaints that we have to do to you, but how tough ... you know them.
- What?
- The kindness of the king, a lettre de cachet, I see it.
- What disastrous ends!
- I agree, but find in others, do you want to leave France and you never lose, while a few years of prison arrangement may be all this? This means that you revolt, moreover, do not you sometimes used you and yours, was it not advising that you finished off with cruelty to crush this gentleman that the spirits are so well avenged, you dare not, for a transgression punishable as dangerous as putting this unfortunate military between prison or infamy and not suspend your wrath as despicable conditions he would be crushed by those of his king? No wonder, therefore, my dear, in what I propose, not only this way is known to you, but it must now be desired.
- O fearful memories, the president said in tears, who would have thought that the vengeance of heaven on my head would explode almost instantly which consumed my crimes! what I did, it makes me, suffer, suffer and we are silent.
However as the emergency was pressing, the Marquise strongly advised her husband to go to Fontainebleau, where was then the court to Mademoiselle de Téroze she did not enter this board, shame, grief outside, and Count of Elbene inside, always kept her in her room with the door closed just to the President, it was presented several times he had tried to have it open by remorse and tears, but always unsuccessfully .
The Marquis set out, the trip was short, he arrived the next day, escorted by two free and with a purported order of which the mere sight shook the president of all its members.
- You could get more fit, "said the marchioness, who pretended to have received news from Paris while her husband was at court, the trial follows the extraordinary, and my friends write to me to escape the President at the earliest, and my father has been warned he is in despair, he recommended his friend to serve, and to paint all this pain when the plunge ... his health allows him to help him by vows, they would be more sincere if he had been wiser ... Here the letter.
The marquis read hastily, and having harangued Fontana had much difficulty to solve the prison, he gave it to his two guards, who were only two other sergeants of his regiment and exhorted to console himself with the more reason, it would ruin views.
- I obtained with great difficulty, he said, a castle situated five or six miles from here, you'll be under the command of one of my old friends who will treat you as if it were me itself, I am writing to you by your guard recommend more strongly, so be in peace.
President wept like a child, nothing is as bitter remorse of crime coming down on his head all the evils which he himself served ... but it took no less tear, he asked earnestly for permission to kiss his wife.
- Your wife, the marquise said abruptly, it is not yet thankfully, and it is in our disasters the only sweetening as we know.
- Or, the President said, I have the courage to support it again this wound, and he got into the car free.
The castle where we drove the unfortunate was that of a land of the dowry of Mrs. Olincourt, where everything was prepared to receive him a captain of the regiment Olincourt, Green Man and forbidding, was to play the role of governor. He received Fontani, dismissed the guards, and said harshly to his prisoner by sending a very bad room, he had for his further orders, of a severity that it was impossible for him to depart. They left the president in this cruel situation for nearly a month, nobody saw him, she was not served as soup, bread and water, he lay on straw in a single room horrible humidity, and were entered in him than in the Bastille, that is to say, as with the beasts of the menagerie, only to be eaten. The unfortunate robin was cruel thoughts during this fateful stay, they are not troubled, and finally the governor seemed false and poorly consoled after, he spoke as follows:
- You must not doubt, "he said, sir, that the first of your wrongs or have you wanted to combine a family if you are above any kind of respect; Téroze Baron and Count Olincourt of people are of the highest nobility who held the whole of France, and you're a miserable robin provencal, unnamed as non-credit, regardless as stateless; some feedback on yourself would therefore have commit to testify that Baron Téroze blind to your account, you were not done to his daughter whores how you believe for a moment, moreover, that this beautiful girl like love, could become the wife an old and ugly monkey like you, it is possible to be blind, but not until this point, the thoughts that you had to do during your stay here, sir, must have convinced you that for four months you are at the Marquis of Olincourt, you will not have served as toy and joke: people of your state and your figure, your profession and your stupidity, your evil and your deceit, should expect that treatment of this species by a thousand wiles more pleasant one than the others, you are prevented from enjoying the one you pretend, you did give five hundred rounds of stirrup in a castle ghosts, you did see your wife in the arms of the man she loves, what you foolishly mistaken for a phenomenon, we put you face a whore pledged that mocked you, we briefly you locked in the castle where he does that Marquis Olincourt sir, hold you until the end of your life, what will most certainly if you refuse to sign the writing that is; watch before reading it, sir, "continued the governor claimed that you do not go in the world like a man who was to marry Mademoiselle de Téroze, but not for her husband, your marriage has been as secretly as possible, limited Witnesses agreed to withdraw, the priest made the act, here, the notary has submitted the contract, you see before your eyes, you can not ever sleep with your wife, your marriage is invalid, it is tacitly broken and voluntarily by all parties, which gives his break as much force as if it was the work of civil and religious laws; here as well withdrawals Téroze of Baron and his daughter, there are plenty more than you, over there, sir, choose between signing a friendly this paper or the certainty of your life end here ... Answer, I said it all.
The president after a little thought, took the paper and read these words:
"I hereby declare to all who read this I've never been the husband of Miss Téroze, I realize that by writing all the rights that we thought to give me some time on it and I do protest the claim of my life. I have nothing but praise indeed methods she and her family had for me during the summer I spent in their house is by mutual agreement, our free will to one and the other, that we renounce the designs of each meeting that had been trained on us, as we realize each other freedom to have our people, as if it had never existed of Intent Contact Us. And it is full freedom of body and mind that I sign this to Valnord castle belonging to the Marchioness of Olincourt. "
- You told me, sir, "replied the president after reading these lines, what to expect if I did not sign, but you did not speak of what would happen if I agreed to everything.
- The reward is your freedom in the moment, sir, "replied the false governor, please accept this jewel of two hundred pounds from the Marchioness of Olincourt, and the certainty of finding at the door your castle servant and two great horses that are waiting to take you back to Aix.
- Sign and I go, sir, I have too much to heart deliver me from all these people to swing a minute.
- That's okay, president, said the captain, taking the written and signed giving him the jewel, but be careful how you walk, and once outside, if the habit of taking revenge would sometimes grab you, think before than coming here you have to make strong party, that this powerful family that you offend a whole by your actions you would soon look like a fool and that the hospital would become of these poor forever your last home.
- Do not worry, sir, "said the president, I am the first person to have no more business with such people, and I promise you that I know to avoid them.
- I advise you, President, said the captain, he finally opened his prison, go in peace and that this country never did see you.
- Remember my word, "said the robin, mounting his horse, this little event has corrected all of my vices, I'd live a thousand years since I'd come looking for more women in Paris, I sometimes understand the grief of being cuckolded after the wedding, but I heard it was not possible to become one before ... Even wisdom, discretion even in my judgments, I set myself more as a mediator between the girls and people who are better than me, it costs too much to take advantage of the girls there and I do not want to deal to people who have minds ready for revenge.
Chairman disappeared and become wise at his expense, nothing more was heard of him. The whores complained, no one supported them more in Provence and manners won it, because young girls are deprived of seeing this indecent support, preferred the path of virtue, the dangers that could await them in the path of vice, when judges would be wise enough to feel the terrible disadvantage of them support for their protection.
There is little doubt that during stoppages of the President, the Marquis of Olincourt after returning Baron Téroze its prejudices too favorable on Fontana had worked on that all the provisions we have just seen were made with security , address and credit it succeeded so well that three months after Miss Téroze of publicly married the Earl of Elbene, with whom she lived perfectly happy.
- Sometimes I just regret to have so mistreated that nasty man, once said the Marquis to his lovely sister, but when I see one side of the happiness that results from my efforts, and that I convince the other that I have offended a funny useless to society, basically the enemy of the state, disturbing the public peace, a executioner honest and respectable family, defamer insignia of a gentleman that I to which esteem and I have the honor to belong, I console myself and I cry with the philosopher: O sovereign providence, why must the means of man are quite dull to ever be able to achieve good than a little trouble!
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