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Philippe, whose conduct was carefully considered and planned, had indeed made many reflections while in prison as to the inconveniences of leading a debauched life. He did not need Desroches's lecture to understand the necessity of conciliating the people at Issoudun by decent, sober, and respectable conduct.
Philippe, who was gifted with a keen comprehension in such directions, listened with much more interest to this part of Desroches's lecture than to what had gone before. "Under these circumstances," continued the lawyer, "you can repair the injury you have done to your estimable family, so far at least as it is reparable; for you cannot restore life to the poor mother you have all but killed.
He had taken the precaution to convey a message from his brother to Elie Magus, asking him not to call till the following day. That evening when Joseph returned, bringing his mother from Madame Desroches's, the concierge told him of Philippe's freak, how he had called intending to wait, and gone away again immediately.
Philippe, who was gifted with a keen comprehension in such directions, listened with much more interest to this part of Desroches's lecture than to what had gone before. "Under these circumstances," continued the lawyer, "you can repair the injury you have done to your estimable family, so far at least as it is reparable; for you cannot restore life to the poor mother you have all but killed.
"Bless me! are you here, Godeschal?" cried Philippe, recognizing in Desroches's head-clerk, as they passed out, the brother of Mariette. "Yes, I have been with Monsieur Desroches for the last two months." "And he will stay with me, I hope, till he gets a business of his own," said Desroches. "How is Mariette?" asked Philippe, moved at his recollections.
He had taken the precaution to convey a message from his brother to Elie Magus, asking him not to call till the following day. That evening when Joseph returned, bringing his mother from Madame Desroches's, the concierge told him of Philippe's freak, how he had called intending to wait, and gone away again immediately.
"Bless me! are you here, Godeschal?" cried Philippe, recognizing in Desroches's head-clerk, as they passed out, the brother of Mariette. "Yes, I have been with Monsieur Desroches for the last two months." "And he will stay with me, I hope, till he gets a business of his own," said Desroches. "How is Mariette?" asked Philippe, moved at his recollections.
Three banknotes, of a thousand francs each, lying visibly before him on Desroches's desk, informed la Peyrade that the negotiation had already taken place, and that the lawyers were worsted. Godeschal's eyes told the rest, and the glance which Desroches cast at the "poor man's advocate" was like the blow of a pick-axe into the earth of a grave.
When they stopped at Desroches's door la Peyrade made an appointment with Godeschal to meet him there the next morning at seven o'clock. La Peyrade's whole future and fortune lay in the outcome of this conference.
Philippe, whose conduct was carefully considered and planned, had indeed made many reflections while in prison as to the inconveniences of leading a debauched life. He did not need Desroches's lecture to understand the necessity of conciliating the people at Issoudun by decent, sober, and respectable conduct.
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