\"YoushouldjusthaveseenthatTartuffe！\"continuedMinard。\"Hehadnosoonergoneoutthanhereturned，bringingthenews。Aseverybodywaslongingtogetaway，therefollowedageneralhelter—skelter。Andthenwhatdoesourmando？HegoesbacktoMadameLambert，whowascryingthatshewasruined！shewaslost！——whichmightverywellbetrue，butitmightalsobeonlyascenearrangedbetweentheminpresenceofthecompany，whomthewoman’soutcriesdetainedintheantechamber。’Don’tbeanxious，mygoodwoman，’saidlaPeyrade；’theinvestmentwasmadeatyourrequest，consequently，Ioweyounothing；

　　BUTitisenoughthatthemoneypassedthroughmyhandstomakemyconsciencetellmeIamresponsible。Ifthenotary’sassetsarenotenoughtopayyouIwilldoso。’\"

　　\"Yes，\"saidPhellion，\"thatwasmyideaasyoutoldit；theintermediaryisoroughttoberesponsible。IshouldnothavehesitatedtodoasMonsieurdelaPeyradedid，andIdonotthinkthataftersuchconductasthatheoughttobetaxedwithJesuitism。\"

　　\"Yes，youwouldhavedoneso，\"saidMinard，\"andsoshouldI，butweshouldn’thavedoneitwithabrassband；weshouldhavepaidourmoneyquietly，likegentlemen。Butthiselectoralmanager，howishegoingtopayit？Outofthe’dot’？\"

　　AtthismomentthelittlepageenteredtheroomandgavealettertoFelixPhellion。ItcamefromperePicot，andwaswrittenathisdictationbyMadameLambert，forwhichreasonwewillnotreproducetheorthography。ThewritingofMadameLambertwasofthosethatcanneverbeforgottenwhenonceseen。Recognizingitinstantly，Felixhastenedtosay：——

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