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In fact, about the year 1827 this young man became the first clarionet when Colleville resigned his position. The usual comment on Flavie was, "That little slip of a coquette, Madame Colleville." The eldest of the Colleville children, born in 1816, was the living image of Colleville himself.
"To Woman!" he said; "that enchanting sex to whom we owe our happiness, not to speak of our mothers, our sisters, and our wives!" This toast excited general hilarity, and Colleville, already somewhat gay, exclaimed: "Rascal! you have stolen my speech!" The mayor then rose; profound silence reigned. "Messieurs, our institutions! from which come the strength and grandeur of dynastic France!"
Phellion, Colleville, and Thuillier met their old comrade, Minard, at election, and an intimacy followed; all the closer with the Thuilliers and Collevilles because Madame Minard seemed enchanted to make an acquaintance for her daughter in Celeste Colleville.
"It is very indiscreet," replied the countess, coldly, "and it shows plainly that you offer me only a conditional confidence. Let us say no more. You are certainly far advanced with Mademoiselle Colleville; she suits you, you say, in many ways; therefore marry her. I say again, you will no longer find me in your way."
"I have come in behalf of our mutual friend, the worthy and excellent Monsieur Thuillier, whose influence on the destiny of that beautiful Celeste Colleville must be well known to you.
Madame Colleville, on the other hand, had flung herself into an alarming orgy of bonnets, mantles, and new gowns, requiring the presentation of a mass of bills, which led not infrequently to scenes in the household which were more or less stormy.
"'I have done my duty, he said. 'I have not been false to my conscience, and now I am all for Thuillier." "Well, then, the thing is settled," said la Peyrade. "Ignore my visit, and take all the credit of the idea to yourselves." Then he went to Madame Colleville, composing himself in the attitude and manner of the deepest respect.
"Madame," he said, "have the goodness to send out to me here that kindly papa Colleville. A surprise is to be given to Monsieur Thuillier, and I want Monsieur Colleville to be in the secret."
"Very good! then go and ask your friend Colleville to help you, and see what he'll say. No triumph in election cases is ever brought about by the candidate himself, but by his friends. He should never ask anything himself for himself; he must be invited to accept, and appear to be without ambition."
"You have nothing to fear from Monsieur Colleville," said Flavie, smiling; "he leaves me mistress of my own actions." "Ah! here, indeed, is the woman I have dreamed of," cried the Provencal, with that ecstasy that inflames the soul only, and in tones that issue only from Southern lips.
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