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After serving the Empire for a very short time, Colonel Franchessini had become one of the most brilliant colonels of the Restoration; but in consequence of certain mists which had risen about the perfect honorableness of his character he had found himself obliged to send in his resignation, so that in 1830 he was fully prepared to devote himself in the most ardent manner to the dynasty of July.
"There's a great deal of truth in what you say," replied Franchessini; "but the man whom Maxime wants to unmask may be one of those honest mediocrities who make themselves a thorn in the side of all administrations; your most dangerous adversaries are not the giants of oratory."
"I think myself," said Franchessini, "that in order not to attract attention, he rolls himself too much into a ball." "Make him unwind, and then, if he wants to return to active life and take a hand in politics, he may find some honest way of doing so.
We may suffer from a few conscientious scruples, but they will be digested along with the bread. While we are having our forty winks, Colonel Count Franchessini will clear the way to Michel Taillefer's inheritance with the point of his sword. Victorine will come in for her brother's money, a snug fifteen thousand francs a year.
On the other hand, the cloud upon his life might at a given moment serve to neutralize his honor; and Rastignac, while rejecting the proposal of de Trailles and Franchessini to put the mystery into the hands of the police, did not himself renounce a means which, dangerous as it seemed to him, he might use if occasion warranted.
"Whom shall I have the honor of first announcing?" "Gentlemen," said Colonel Franchessini, "I believe I have seen you all arrive." And he walked to the closed door, which the usher threw open, announcing in a loud, clear voice, "Monsieur le Colonel Franchessini!" "Ha! so you are the first this morning," said the minister, making a few steps towards the colonel, and giving him his hand.
As for your other man, I shall not employ him for the purpose Maxime suggests, but you may tell him from me " "Yes!" said Franchessini, with redoubled attention. " that if he meddles in politics, as he shows an inclination to do, there are certain deplorable memories in his life " "But they are only memories now; he has made himself a new skin."
"Young Taillefer called out Count Franchessini, of the Old Guard, and the Count put a couple of inches of steel into his forehead. And here is little Victorine one of the richest heiresses in Paris! If we had known that, eh? What a game of chance death is! They say Victorine was sweet on you; was there any truth in it?" "Shut up, Bianchon; I shall never marry her.
"That is something, certainly," said Franchessini, aloud; but he thought to himself that since the days of the pension Vauquer the minister had taken long strides and that roles had changed between himself and Vautrin. "You can tell him what I say," continued Rastignac, going up the steps of the portico, "but be cautious how you word it." "Don't be uneasy," replied the colonel.
Franchessini also recognized Martial de la Roche-Hugon, the minister's brother-in-law, and the inevitable des Lupeaulx, peer of France.
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