YouappeartodistrustSolon,Father,saidhe,seeingthatthepriestpushedbackhischairandkeptatadistancefromthebaboon.Youarewrong.Hehasverysweetmanners;heisincapableofabadaction.Heisonlyalittlesadnow,butinhismelancholy,heobservesalltherulesofgoodbreeding;whichisnotthecasewithallmelancholypeople,addedhe,throwingalookatStephane,who,takenwithasuddenaccessofsadness,hadjustleanedhiselbowuponthetableandmadeascreenofhisrighthandtohidehistearsfromhisfather.Gilbertfelthimselfnearstifling,andassoonashecould,leftthetable.Fortunatelynoonefollowedhimontotheterrace.Stephanehadnomoreflowerstocultivate,andwenttoshuthimselfupinhishightower.Onhispart,FatherAlexiswenttodresshiswound;astoM.Leminof,hewasdispleasedwiththecooland,ashethought,composedairwithwhichGilberthadlistenedtohispleasantries,andheretiredtohisstudy,promisinghimselftogivetoMonsieurhissecretary,whom,nevertheless,hevaluedveryhighly,thatlasttouchofpliancywhichheneededforhisperfection.CountKostiawasofanagewheneventhestrongestmindfeelsthenecessityofoccasionalrelaxation,andhewouldhavebeengladtohavenearhimapliant,agreeablecompanion,andenchantedcouldthatcompanionhavebeenhissecretary.
Gilbertstrodeacrosstheterrace,and,leaningovertheparapet,gazedlongandsilentlyatthehighroad.Tenmonthsyet!saidhetohimself,andcontractinghisbrows,heturnedtolookattheodiouscastle,wheredestinyhadcasthislot.Itseemedasiftheoldpilewishedtoavengeitselfforhisillhumor:neverhaditbeenclothedwithsuchasmilingaspect.Arayofthesettingsunrestedobliquelyuponitswideroof;thebrickshadthewarmcolorofamber,thehighestpointswerebathedingolddust,andthegablesandvanesthrewoutsparks.Theairwasbalmy;thelilacs,thecitron,thejasmine,andthehoneysuckleintermingledtheirperfumes,whichthealmostimperceptiblebreathofthenorthwindspreadinlittlewavestothefourcornersoftheterrace.
Andthesewanderingperfumesmingledthemselves,inpassing,withotherodorsmoredelicateandmoresubtle;fromeachleaf,eachpetal,eachbladeofgrass,exhaledsecretaromas,mutewordswhichtheplantsexchangewitheachother,andwhichrevealedtoGilbert'sheartthegreatmysteryofhappinesswhichanimatesthesoulofthings.
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