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This will be remembered in Saint Lazare." When Fleur-de-Marie had left the prison buildings under the conduct of the inspectress, the latter said to her, "Now, my child, go to the wardrobe, where you will leave your prison garments, and resume the peasant's costume, which, from its rustic simplicity, becomes you so well; adieu.
The sun was rising in the heavens, where the silvery rays of morning had become transformed into a stream of gold; blinding floods of light ran from the horizon, along the hills, and spread out into the plain with the glare of fire. After a moment's silence, my uncle Lazare turned towards me. "Good heavens, the sermon!" I thought, and I bowed my head.
"Oh! how sound uncle Lazare must be sleeping!" I thought. And I extended myself at full length on the moss. The sun struck gentle heat into my back, whilst my breast, buried in the grass, was quite cool. Have you never examined the turf, at close quarters, with your eyes on the blades of grass? Whilst I was waiting for Babet, I pried indiscreetly into a tuft which was really a whole world.
He went along the Rue de Provence as quickly as possible, gained the Rue St. Lazare, and entered the house as he had departed, by the stable door. He had but just sat down in his study, when the servant knocked. "Sir," cried she, "in heaven's name answer me!" He opened the door and said impatiently, "What is it?"
"He accordingly came to St. Lazare. I met him with an air more grave and certainly less silly than I had exhibited at his house with Manon. He spoke reasonably enough of my former bad conduct.
Hold; I assure you that one of the causes which render me desirous to live, is the hope of conferring happiness on you of accomplishing my promise; you remember our castles in the air at Saint Lazare?" "As to that, there is time enough; now you are on your feet again, I have made my expenses, as Martial says."
Neither must you forget to send some coffee to my mother and Calabash, who are at Saint Lazare; they used to take their cup every morning they will feel the want of it." "Still more? But do you mean to ruin me, lad?" "As you please, old Micou; let us speak no more about it. I will ask the big-wig if " "Agreed, then, for the coffee," said the receiver, interrupting him.
With the assistance of some of the French bishops he determined to revive it, and retreats of ten or fourteen days were organized at St. Lazare for candidates to the priesthood. Here, in an atmosphere of prayer and recollection, those who were about to be ordained had every opportunity of realizing the greatness of the step that they were taking and of making resolutions for their future lives.
And now, barely a month before my discharge, I had to say good-bye again, and this time perhaps for ever. Then my thoughts softened. With closed eyelids I saw Babet and my uncle Lazare. How long it was since I had kissed them!
Lazare brought half a dozen pieces, which he gave to his "owner," M. Herman. The latter handed them to MM. Thibaut and Ketteler, of Sceaux, who split them up and distributed them. Two of the original plants found their way to England, and they also appear to have been cut up.
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