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Our journalist wore Corporal Vinson's uniform. He had begged the authorities to let him appear in civilian clothes: demands and entreaties had been so much breath wasted. The counsel assigned him was a shining light of the junior bar, Maître Durul-Berton. The audience on the whole was favourably disposed towards this well-known contributor to La Capitale.
Fandor seized them eagerly, but after a single glance he could not repress a movement of impatience. "These idiots," he growled to himself, "always bring me the Hesse-Weimar papers, and I don't know a confounded word of German. What I would like to get hold of is a copy of La Capitale."
With a shrug, Juve interrupted: "In which you will write nonsense, old boy.... Anyhow, you are free!" "That's true! Free to spend a fortnight in the Sunny South, where I shall be in a few hours' time! Anyhow, read my article in La Capitale; I tell you I am going to take a lot of trouble over it!"... "A fortnight hence, then, Juve!"
Many years of active service in Paris as chief reporter of La Capitale had brought Jerome Fandor in touch with a good third of those who constitute Parisian society, and rarely did he fail to exchange a nod, a smile, or half a dozen words of friendly greeting whenever he set foot out of doors. But in spite of his popularity he led a lonely life many acquaintances, but few close friends.
They looked upon Roma capitale as what D'Azeglio called it a classical fantasticality. What was the good of making an old man uncomfortable, upsetting the religious susceptibilities of Europe, forfeiting the complaisance of France, in order to pitch the tent of the nation in a malarious town which was only fit to be a museum?
"Beget children," he exclaims, "the Republic needs them. continence is the virtue of fools." Bibliotheque Nationale, Lb. 41, No. 1802. He, with his battalion, is inspected in the Place du Capitale, at Toulouse, by the representative on mission. "It seems as if I can still see that charlatan: He shook his ugly plumed head and dragged along his saber like a merry soldier, wishing to appear brave.
Juve continued: "Come! Is it not true that six months ago it was just after the Dollon assassination you published in La Capitale a whole series of papers relating to affairs of treason?" "True, but."... "Is it correct that you learned just then that one could define the Second Bureau as the world of spies, and that you were extremely struck by this, extremely surprised?" "That is so, Juve.
"The papers have taken it up, and one you probably know by name, La Capitale, has decided to investigate this strange phenomenon." "What was Conchita asking you just now?" "Oh, nothing, merely to give her a card for the ceremony." The conversation continued and turned to other subjects. The stranger ordered more wine and insisted on Fandor joining him.
The Marquise found the book she was searching for and gave it to the lad with one hand while with the other she smoothed out several variegated papers. "These are my tickets," she said, and then broke off. "How stupid of me! I have not kept the number of the winning ticket that was advertised in La Capitale."
'Voila la capitale de Sauveterre! soon cries our driver, pointing to a cluster of bare brown, apparently windowless, houses, and a tiny church, all grouped picturesquely together. A poor-looking place it was enough when we obtained a nearer view, reminding me of a Kabyle village more than anything else; not, however, brightened with olive or fig tree!
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