\"Bydelicateattentions？bysomehappydevice？byasuccessionofsurprises，likethatofwhichweweretalking？—theenrolmentofourEpicureans。\"
\"Admirable。\"
\"Well，then;thisisthesurpriseweintend。？M。Lebrunhereisamanwhodrawsmostexcellently。\"
\"Yes，\"
saidPercerin;\"Ihaveseenhispictures，andobservedthathisdresseswerehighlyelaborated。？ThatiswhyI
atonceagreedtomakehimacostume—whethertoagreewiththoseoftheEpicureans，oranoriginalone。\"
\"Mydearmonsieur，weacceptyouroffer，andshallpresentlyavailourselvesofit;
butjustnow，M。Lebrunisnotinwantofthedressesyouwillmakeforhimself，butofthoseyouaremakingfortheking。\"
Percerinmadeaboundbackwards，whichD\'Artagnan—calmestandmostappreciativeofmen，didnotconsideroverdone，somanystrangeandstartlingaspectsworetheproposalwhichAramishadjusthazarded。？\"Theking\'sdresses！？Givetheking\'sdressestoanymortalwhatever！？Oh！foronce，monseigneur，yourgraceismad！\"criedthepoortailorinextremity。
\"Helpmenow，D\'Artagnan，\"saidAramis，moreandmorecalmandsmiling。？\"Helpmenowtopersuademonsieur，foryouunderstand;doyounot？\"
\"Eh！
eh！—notexactly，Ideclare。\"
\"What！
youdonotunderstandthatM。FouquetwishestoaffordthekingthesurpriseoffindinghisportraitonhisarrivalatVaux;andthattheportrait，whichbeastrikingresemblance，oughttobedressedexactlyasthekingwillbeonthedayitisshown？\"
\"Oh！
yes，yes，\"saidthemusketeer，nearlyconvinced，soplausiblewasthisreasoning。？\"Yes，mydearAramis，youareright;itisahappyidea。？I
willwageritisoneofyourown，Aramis。\"
\"Well，Idon\'tknow，\"repliedthebishop;\"eithermineorM。
Fouquet\'s。\"？ThenscanningPercerin，afternoticingD\'Artagnan\'shesitation，\"Well，MonsieurPercerin，\"heasked，\"whatdoyousaytothis？\"
\"I
say，that—\"
\"Thatyouare，doubtless，freetorefuse。？I
knowwell—andIbynomeanscountuponcompellingyou，mydearmonsieur。？Iwillsaymore，IevenunderstandallthedelicacyyoufeelintakingupwithM。Fouquet\'sidea;youdreadappearingtoflattertheking。？Anoblespirit，M。
Percerin，anoblespirit！\"？Thetailorstammered。？\"Itwould，indeed，beaveryprettycomplimenttopaytheyoungprince，\"continuedAramis;\"butasthesurintendanttoldme，\'ifPercerinrefuse，tellhimthatitwillnotatalllowerhiminmyopinion，andIshallalwaysesteemhim，only—\'\"
\"\'Only？\'\"
repeatedPercerin，rathertroubled。
\"\'Only，\'\"
continuedAramis，\"\'Ishallbecompelledtosaytotheking，\'—youunderstand，mydearMonsieurPercerin，thattheseareM。Fouquet\'swords，—\'I
shallbeconstrainedtosaytotheking，\"Sire，Ihadintendedtopresentyourmajestywithyourportrait，butowingtoafeelingofdelicacy，slightlyexaggeratedperhaps，althoughcreditable，M。Percerinopposedtheproject。\"\'\"
\"Opposed！\"
criedthetailor，terrifiedattheresponsibilitywhichwouldweighuponhim;
\"Itoopposethedesire，thewillofM。Fouquetwhenheisseekingtopleasetheking！？Oh，whatahatefulwordyouhaveuttered，monseigneur。？Oppose！？Oh，\'tisnotIwhosaidit，Heavenhavemercyonme。？Icallthecaptainofthemusketeerstowitnessit！？Isitnottrue，Monsieurd\'Artagnan，thatIhaveopposednothing？\"
D\'Artagnanmadeasignindicatingthathewishedtoremainneutral。？Hefeltthattherewasanintrigueatthebottomofit，whethercomedyortragedy;hewasathiswit\'sendatnotbeingabletofathomit，butinthemeanwhilewishedtokeepclear。
ButalreadyPercerin，goadedbytheideathatthekingwastobetoldhestoodinthewayofapleasantsurprise，hadofferedLebrunachair，andproceededtobringfromawardrobefourmagnificentdresses，thefifthbeingstillintheworkmen\'shands;andthesemasterpieceshesuccessivelyfitteduponfourlayfigures，which，importedintoFranceinthetimeofConcini，hadbeengiventoPercerinII。byMarshald\'Onore，afterthediscomfitureoftheItaliantailorsruinedintheircompetition。？Thepaintersettoworktodrawandthentopaintthedresses。？ButAramis，whowascloselywatchingallthephasesofhistoil，suddenlystoppedhim。
\"I
thinkyouhavenotquitegotit，mydearLebrun，\"hesaid;\"yourcolorswilldeceiveyou，andoncanvasweshalllackthatexactresemblancewhichisabsolutelyrequisite。？Timeisnecessaryforattentivelyobservingthefinershades。\"
\"Quitetrue，\"saidPercerin，\"buttimeiswanting，andonthathead，youwillagreewithme，monseigneur，Icandonothing。\"
\"Thentheaffairwillfail，\"saidAramis，quietly，\"andthatbecauseofawantofprecisioninthecolors。\"
NeverthelessLebrunwentoncopyingthematerialsandornamentswiththeclosestfidelity—
aprocesswhichAramiswatchedwithill—concealedimpatience。
\"Whatintheworld，now，isthemeaningofthisimbroglio？\"themusketeerkeptsayingtohimself。
\"Thatwillneverdo，\"saidAramis:\"M。Lebrun，closeyourbox，androllupyourcanvas。\"
\"But，monsieur，\"criedthevexedpainter，\"thelightisabominablehere。\"
\"Anidea，M。Lebrun，anidea！？Ifwehadapatternofthematerials，forexample，andwithtime，andabetterlight—
\"
\"Oh，then，\"criedLebrun，\"Iwouldanswerfortheeffect。\"
\"Good！\"
saidD\'Artagnan，\"thisoughttobetheknottypointofthewholething;
theywantapatternofeachofthematerials。？Mordioux！？WillthisPerceringiveinnow？\"
Percerin，beatenfromhislastretreat，andduped，moreover，bythefeignedgood—natureofAramis，cutoutfivepatternsandhandedthemtothebishopofVannes。
\"I
likethisbetter。？Thatisyouropinion，isitnot？\"saidAramistoD\'Artagnan。
\"MydearAramis，\"saidD\'Artagnan，\"myopinionisthatyouarealwaysthesame。\"
\"And，consequently，alwaysyourfriend，\"saidthebishopinacharmingtone。
\"Yes，yes，\"saidD\'Artagnan，aloud;then，inalowvoice，\"IfIamyourdupe，doubleJesuitthatyouare，Iwillnotbeyouraccomplice;andtopreventit，\'tistimeIleftthisplace。—Adieu，Aramis，\"headdedaloud，\"adieu;IamgoingtorejoinPorthos。\"
\"Thenwaitforme，\"saidAramis，pocketingthepatterns，\"forIhavedone，andshallbegladtosayapartingwordtoourdearoldfriend。\"
Lebrunpackeduphispaintsandbrushes，Percerinputbackthedressesintothecloset，Aramisputhishandonhispockettoassurehimselfthepatternsweresecure，—andtheyallleftthestudy。
ChapterV:
Where，Probably，Moli鑢eObtainedHisFirstIdeaoftheBourgeoisGentilhomme。
D\'ArtagnanfoundPorthosintheadjoiningchamber;butnolongeranirritatedPorthos，oradisappointedPorthos，butPorthosradiant，blooming，fascinating，andchatteringwithMoli鑢e，whowaslookinguponhimwithaspeciesofidolatry，andasamanwouldwhohadnotonlyneverseenanythinggreater，butnoteveneveranythingsogreat。？AramiswentstraightuptoPorthosandofferedhimhiswhitehand，whichlostitselfinthegiganticclaspofhisoldfriend，—anoperationwhichAramisneverhazardedwithoutacertainuneasiness。？Butthefriendlypressurehavingbeenperformednottoopainfullyforhim，thebishopofVannespassedovertoMoli鑢e。
\"Well，monsieur，\"saidhe，\"willyoucomewithmetoSaint—Mand？;
\"I
willgoanywhereyoulike，monseigneur，\"answeredMoli鑢e。
\"ToSaint—Mand？;criedPorthos，surprisedatseeingtheproudbishopofVannesfraternizingwithajourneymantailor。？\"What，Aramis，areyougoingtotakethisgentlemantoSaint—Mand？;
\"Yes，\"
saidAramis，smiling，\"ourworkispressing。\"
\"Andbesides，mydearPorthos，\"continuedD\'Artagnan，\"M。Moli鑢eisnotaltogetherwhatheseems。\"
\"Inwhatway？\"askedPorthos。
\"Why，thisgentlemanisoneofM。Percerin\'schiefclerks，andisexpectedatSaint—Mand？totryonthedresseswhichM。FouquethasorderedfortheEpicureans\";
\"\'Tispreciselyso，\"saidMoli鑢e。
\"Yes，monsieur。\"
\"Come，then，mydearM。Moli鑢e，\"saidAramis，\"thatis，ifyouhavedonewithM。duVallon。\"
\"Wehavefinished，\"repliedPorthos。
\"Andyouaresatisfied？\"askedD\'Artagnan。
\"Completelyso，\"repliedPorthos。
Moli鑢etookhisleaveofPorthoswithmuchceremony，andgraspedthehandwhichthecaptainofthemusketeersfurtivelyofferedhim。
\"Pray，monsieur，\"concludedPorthos，mincingly，\"aboveall，beexact。\"
\"Youwillhaveyourdressthedayafterto—morrow，monsieurlebaron，\"answeredMoli鑢e。？AndheleftwithAramis。
ThenD\'Artagnan，takingPorthos\'sarm，\"Whathasthistailordoneforyou，mydearPorthos，\"heasked，\"thatyouaresopleasedwithhim？\"
\"Whathashedoneforme，myfriend！doneforme！\"criedPorthos，enthusiastically。
\"Yes，Iaskyou，whathashedoneforyou？\"
\"Myfriend，hehasdonethatwhichnotailoreveryetaccomplished:hehastakenmymeasurewithouttouchingme！\"
\"Ah，bah！tellmehowhedidit。\"
\"First，then，theywent，Idon\'tknowwhere，foranumberoflayfigures，ofallheightsandsizes，hopingtherewouldbeonetosuitmine，butthelargest—
thatofthedrum—majoroftheSwissguard—wastwoinchestooshort，andahalffoottoonarrowinthechest。\"
\"Indeed！\"
\"ItisexactlyasItellyou，D\'Artagnan;butheisagreatman，orattheveryleastagreattailor，isthisM。Moli鑢e。？Hewasnotatallputatfaultbythecircumstance。\"
\"Whatdidhedo，then？\"
\"Oh！
itisaverysimplematter。？I\'faith，\'tisanunheard—ofthingthatpeopleshouldhavebeensostupidasnottohavediscoveredthismethodfromthefirst。？Whatannoyanceandhumiliationtheywouldhavesparedme！\"
\"Nottomentionofthecostumes，mydearPorthos。\"
\"Yes，thirtydresses。\"
\"Well，mydearPorthos，come，tellmeM。Moli鑢e\'splan。\"
\"Moli鑢e？？Youcallhimso，doyou？？Ishallmakeapointofrecollectinghisname。\"
\"Yes;
orPoquelin，ifyoupreferthat。\"
\"No;
IlikeMoli鑢ebest。？WhenIwishtorecollecthisname，Ishallthinkofvoli鑢e[anaviary];andasIhaveoneatPierrefonds—\"
\"Capital！\"returnedD\'Artagnan。？\"AndM。Moli鑢e\'splan？\"
\"\'Tisthis:insteadofpullingmetopieces，asalltheserascalsdo—ofmakingmebendmyback，anddoublemyjoints—allofthemlowanddishonorablepractices—\"？D\'Artagnanmadeasignofapprobationwithhishead。？\"\'Monsieur，\'hesaidtome，\"continuedPorthos，\"\'agentlemanoughttomeasurehimself。？Domethepleasuretodrawnearthisglass;\'andIdrewneartheglass。？ImustownIdidnotexactlyunderstandwhatthisgoodM。Voli鑢ewantedwithme。\"
\"Moli鑢e！\"
\"Ah！yes，Moli鑢e—
Moli鑢e。？Andasthefearofbeingmeasuredstillpossessedme，\'Takecare，\'saidItohim，\'whatyouaregoingtodowithme;Iamveryticklish，Iwarnyou。\'？Buthe，withhissoftvoice（forheisacourteousfellow，wemustadmit，myfriend），hewithhissoftvoice，\'Monsieur，\'saidhe，\'thatyourdressmayfityouwell，itmustbemadeaccordingtoyourfigure。？Yourfigureisexactlyreflectedinthismirror。？Weshalltakethemeasureofthisreflection。\'\"
\"Infact，\"saidD\'Artagnan，\"yousawyourselfintheglass;butwheredidtheyfindoneinwhichyoucouldseeyourwholefigure？\"
\"Mygoodfriend，itistheveryglassinwhichthekingisusedtolooktoseehimself。\"
\"Yes;
butthekingisafootandahalfshorterthanyouare。\"
\"Ah！
well，Iknownothowthatmaybe;itis，nodoubt，acunningwayofflatteringtheking;butthelooking—glasswastoolargeforme。？\'TistruethatitsheightwasmadeupofthreeVenetianplatesofglass，placedoneaboveanother，anditsbreadthofthreesimilarparallelogramsinjuxtaposition。\"
\"Oh，Porthos！whatexcellentwordsyouhavecommandof。？Whereintheworddidyouacquiresuchavoluminousvocabulary？\"
\"AtBelle—Isle。？AramisandIhadtousesuchwordsinourstrategicstudiesandcastramentativeexperiments。\"
D\'Artagnanrecoiled，asthoughthesesquipedaliansyllableshadknockedthebreathoutofhisbody。
\"Ah！
verygood。？Letusreturntothelooking—glass，myfriend。\"
\"Then，thisgoodM。Voli鑢e—\"
\"Moli鑢e。\"
\"Yes—Moli鑢e—youareright。？Youwillseenow，mydearfriend，thatIshallrecollecthisnamequitewell。？ThisexcellentM。Moli鑢esettoworktracingoutlinesonthemirror，withapieceofSpanishchalk，followinginallthemakeofmyarmsandmyshoulders，allthewhileexpoundingthismaxim，whichIthoughtadmirable:\'Itisadvisablethatadressshouldnotincommodeitswearer。\'\"
\"Inreality，\"saidD\'Artagnan，\"thatisanexcellentmaxim，whichis，unfortunately，seldomcarriedoutinpractice。\"
\"ThatiswhyIfounditallthemoreastonishing，whenheexpatiateduponit。\"
\"Ah！
heexpatiated？\"
\"Parbleu！\"
\"Letmehearhistheory。\"
\"\'Seeingthat，\'hecontinued，\'onemay，inawkwardcircumstances，orinatroublesomeposition，haveone\'sdoubletonone\'sshoulder，andnotdesiretotakeone\'sdoubletoff—\'\"
\"True，\"saidD\'Artagnan。
\"\'Andso，\'continuedM。Voli鑢e—\"
\"Moli鑢e。\"
\"Moli鑢e，yes。？\'Andso，\'wentonM。
Moli鑢e，\'youwanttodrawyoursword，monsieur，andyouhaveyourdoubletonyourback。？Whatdoyoudo？\'
\"\'I
takeitoff，\'Ianswered。
\"\'Well，no，\'hereplied。
\"\'Howno？\'
\"\'I
saythatthedressshouldbesowellmade，thatitwillinnowayencumberyou，evenindrawingyoursword。\'
\"\'Ah，ah！\'
\"\'Throwyourselfonguard，\'pursuedhe。
\"Ididitwithsuchwondrousfirmness，thattwopanesofglassburstoutofthewindow。
\"\'\'Tisnothing，nothing，\'saidhe。？\'Keepyourposition。\'
\"I
raisedmyleftarmintheair，theforearmgracefullybent，theruffledrooping，andmywristcurved，whilemyrightarm，halfextended，securelycoveredmywristwiththeelbow，andmybreastwiththewrist。\"
\"Yes，\"
saidD\'Artagnan，\"\'tisthetrueguard—theacademicguard。\"
\"Youhavesaidtheveryword，dearfriend。？Inthemeanwhile，Voli鑢e—\"
\"Moli鑢e。\"
\"Hold！？Ishouldcertainly，afterall，prefertocallhim—whatdidyousayhisothernamewas？\"
\"Poquelin。\"
\"IprefertocallhimPoquelin。\"
\"Andhowwillyourememberthisnamebetterthantheother？\"
\"Youunderstand，hecallshimselfPoquelin，doeshenot？\"
\"Yes。\"
\"IfIweretocalltomindMadameCoquenard。\"
\"Good。\"
\"AndchangeCocintoPoc，nardintolin;andinsteadofCoquenardIshallhavePoquelin。\"
\"\'Tiswonderful，\"criedD\'Artagnan，astounded。？\"Goon，myfriend，Iamlisteningtoyouwithadmiration。\"
\"ThisCoquelinsketchedmyarmontheglass。\"
\"Ibegyourpardon—Poquelin。\"
\"WhatdidI
say，then？\"
\"YousaidCoquelin。\"
\"Ah！
true。？ThisPoquelin，then，sketchedmyarmontheglass;buthetookhistimeoverit;hekeptlookingatmeagooddeal。？Thefactis，thatImusthavebeenlookingparticularlyhandsome。\"
\"\'Doesitwearyyou？\'heasked。
\"\'A
little，\'Ireplied，bendingalittleinmyhands，\'butIcouldholdoutforanhourorsolonger。\'
\"\'No，no，Iwillnotallowit;thewillingfellowswillmakeitadutytosupportyourarms，asofold，mensupportedthoseoftheprophet。\'
\"\'Verygood，\'Ianswered。
\"\'Thatwillnotbehumiliatingtoyou？\'
\"\'Myfriend，\'saidI，\'thereis，Ithink，agreatdifferencebetweenbeingsupportedandbeingmeasured。\'\"
\"Thedistinctionisfullofthesoundestsense，\"interruptedD\'Artagnan。
\"Then，\"
continuedPorthos，\"hemadeasign:twoladsapproached;onesupportedmyleftarm，whiletheother，withinfiniteaddress，supportedmyright。\"
\"\'Another，myman，\'criedhe。？Athirdapproached。？\'Supportmonsieurbythewaist，\'saidhe。？Thegar鏾ncomplied。\"
\"Sothatyouwereatrest？\"askedD\'Artagnan。
\"Perfectly;
andPocquenarddrewmeontheglass。\"
\"Poquelin，myfriend。\"
\"Poquelin—
youareright。？Stay，decidedlyIprefercallinghimVoli鑢e。\"
\"Yes;andthenitwasover，wasn\'tit？\"
\"DuringthattimeVoli鑢edrewmeasIappearedinthemirror。\"
\"\'Twasdelicateinhim。\"
\"Imuchliketheplan;itisrespectful，andkeepseveryoneinhisplace。\"
\"Andthereitended？\"
\"Withoutasoulhavingtouchedme，myfriend。\"
\"Exceptthethreegar鏾nswhosupportedyou。\"
\"Doubtless;
butIhave，Ithink，alreadyexplainedtoyouthedifferencethereisbetweensupportingandmeasuring。\"
\"\'Tistrue，\"answeredD\'Artagnan;whosaidafterwardstohimself，\"I\'faith，Igreatlydeceivemyself，orIhavebeenthemeansofagoodwindfalltothatrascalMoli鑢e，andweshallassuredlyseethescenehitofftothelifeinsomecomedyorother。\"？Porthossmiled。
\"Whatareyoulaughingat？\"askedD\'Artagnan。
\"MustI
confess？？Well，Iwaslaughingovermygoodfortune。\"
\"Oh，thatistrue;Idon\'tknowahappiermanthanyou。？Butwhatisthislastpieceofluckthathasbefallenyou？\'
\"Well，mydearfellow，congratulateme。\"
\"Idesirenothingbetter。\"
\"ItseemsthatIamthefirstwhohashadhismeasuretakeninthatmanner。\"
\"Areyousosureofit？\'
\"Nearlyso。？CertainsignsofintelligencewhichpassedbetweenVoli鑢eandtheothergar鏾nsshowedmethefact。\"
\"Well，myfriend，thatdoesnotsurprisemefromMoli鑢e，\"saidD\'Artagnan。
\"Voli鑢e，myfriend。\"
\"Oh，no，no，indeed！？IamverywillingtoleaveyoutogoonsayingVoli鑢e;but，asforme，IshallcontinuedtosayMoli鑢e。？Well，this，Iwassaying，doesnotsurpriseme，comingfromMoli鑢e，whoisaveryingeniousfellow，andinspiredyouwiththisgrandidea。\"
\"Itwillbeofgreatusetohimbyandby，Iamsure。\"
\"Won\'titbeofusetohim，indeed？？Ibelieveyou，itwill，andthatinthehighestdegree;—foryouseemyfriendMoli鑢eisofallknowntailorsthemanwhobestclothesourbarons，comtes，andmarquises—accordingtotheirmeasure。\"
Onthisobservation，neithertheapplicationnordepthofwhichweshalldiscuss，D\'ArtagnanandPorthosquittedM。dePercerin\'shouseandrejoinedtheircarriages，whereinwewillleavethem，inordertolookafterMoli鑢eandAramisatSaint—Mand？
ChapterVI:
TheBee—Hive，theBees，andtheHoney。
ThebishopofVannes，muchannoyedathavingmetD\'ArtagnanatM。Percerin\'s，returnedtoSaint—Mand？innoverygoodhumor。？Moli鑢e，ontheotherhand，quitedelightedathavingmadesuchacapitalroughsketch，andatknowingwheretofindhisoriginalagain，wheneverheshoulddesiretoconverthissketchintoapicture，Moli鑢earrivedinthemerriestofmoods。？AllthefirststoryoftheleftwingwasoccupiedbythemostcelebratedEpicureansinParis，andthoseonthefreestfootinginthehouse—everyoneinhiscompartment，likethebeesintheircells，employedinproducingthehoneyintendedforthatroyalcakewhichM。FouquetproposedtoofferhismajestyLouisXIV。duringthef阾eatVaux。？P閘isson，hisheadleaningonhishand，wasengagedindrawingouttheplanoftheprologuetothe\"F鈉heux，\"acomedyinthreeacts，whichwastobeputonthestagebyPoquelindeMoli鑢e，asD\'Artagnancalledhim，orCoquelindeVoli鑢e，asPorthosstyledhim。？Loret，withallthecharminginnocenceofagazetteer，—thegazetteersofallageshavealwaysbeensoartless！—Loretwascomposinganaccountofthef阾esatVaux，beforethosef阾eshadtakenplace。？LaFontainesaunteredaboutfromonetotheother，aperipatetic，absent—minded，boring，unbearabledreamer，whokeptbuzzingandhummingateverybody\'selbowathousandpoeticabstractions。？HesooftendisturbedP閘isson，thatthelatter，raisinghishead，crosslysaid，\"Atleast，LaFontaine，supplymewitharhyme，sinceyouhavetherunofthegardensatParnassus。\"
\"Whatrhymedoyouwant？\"askedtheFablerasMadamedeS関ign？usedtocallhim。
\"I
wantarhymetolumi鑢e。\"
\"Orni鑢e，\"
answeredLaFontaine。
\"Ah，but，mygoodfriend，onecannottalkofwheel—rutswhencelebratingthedelightsofVaux，\"saidLoret。
\"Besides，itdoesn\'trhyme，\"answeredP閘isson。
\"What！
doesn\'trhyme！\"criedLaFontaine，insurprise。
\"Yes;
youhaveanabominablehabit，myfriend，—ahabitwhichwilleverpreventyourbecomingapoetofthefirstorder。？Yourhymeinaslovenlymanner。\"
\"Oh，oh，youthinkso，doyou，P閘isson？\"
\"Yes，Ido，indeed。？Rememberthatarhymeisnevergoodsolongasonecanfindabetter。\"
\"ThenIwillneverwriteanythingagainsaveinprose，\"saidLaFontaine，whohadtakenupP閘isson\'sreproachinearnest。？\"Ah！？IoftensuspectedI
wasnothingbutarascallypoet！？Yes，\'tistheverytruth。\"
\"Donotsayso;yourremarkistoosweeping，andthereismuchthatisgoodinyour\'Fables。\'\"
\"Andtobegin，\"continuedLaFontaine，followinguphisidea，\"IwillgoandburnahundredversesIhavejustmade。\"
\"Whereareyourverses？\"
\"Inmyhead。\"
\"Well，iftheyareinyourheadyoucannotburnthem。\"
\"True，\"
saidLaFontaine;\"butifIdonotburnthem—\"
\"Well，whatwillhappenifyoudonotburnthem？\"
\"Theywillremaininmymind，andIshallneverforgetthem！\"