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Updated: June 25, 2025
The noble old mansion, once named by common consent "the House of Claes," was now called in the suburbs and the country districts "the Devil's House." Every outward sign, even the face of Lemulquinier, confirmed the ridiculous beliefs that were current about Balthazar.
A workman who was eating his breakfast near by, seeing Lemulquinier brandish his cane to drive the boys away, thought he had struck them, and took their part, crying out, "Down with the sorcerers!" The boys, feeling themselves encouraged, flung their missiles at the old men, just as the Comte de Solis, accompanied by Pierquin's servants, appeared at the farther end of the square.
I felt sure I should have found the Absolute. Good God! If I could only have a July sun the experiment would be successful." He grasped his head and sat down on an old cane chair; a few tears rolled from his eyes. "Monsieur is quite right," said Lemulquinier; "it is all the fault of that rascally sun which is too feeble, the coward, the lazy thing!"
"What can have happened?" thought Lemulquinier; "why isn't it a misfortune, I should like to know? has the master found the Absolute?" "Good-evening, Monsieur Pierquin," said Madame Claes, opening the parlor door. The notary rushed forward to give her his arm; as she never took any but that of her husband she thanked him with a smile and said, "Have you come for the thirty thousand francs?"
And thus, when she reached home after vespers, and threw herself into the deep armchair before the window of the parlor, she sent away her children, directing them to keep perfectly quiet, and despatched a message to her husband, through Lemulquinier, saying that she wished to see him. But although the old valet did his best to make his master leave the laboratory, Balthazar scarcely heeded him.
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