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After sealing it with wax, with a care and precision that denoted a nature extremely fastidious and particular, or else a man accustomed to discharge diplomatic functions, du Portail rang for Bruneau, his valet, and said, as he gave him the letter: "For the justice-of-peace of the arrondissement."
The Politiques, or moderate party, who were indifferent about religion as such, but believed that a strong government could be formed only by a Romanist king, were almost non-existent in Paris. And the events of the past day, the murder of three magistrates and several lower officials among them poor M. Portail, whose body now decorated the Rue de Tirchape had not reassured the municipal mind.
He had a daughter whom he madly loved, and it was through her that his terrible enemies opened a breach in his life, and prepared the horrible catastrophe that ended it." "Is that an encouragement to enter this shady path, where, you say, he might have asked me to follow him?" "But if I myself," said du Portail, "should offer to guide you in it, what then?"
He hesitated to bow or to recognize the old gentleman, a most unlikely person to meet in such a place. Not knowing how to take the unpleasant encounter, he went on playing; but his hand betrayed his uneasiness, and presently an unlucky stroke threw him out of the game. While he was putting on his coat in a tolerably ill-humor, du Portail passed, almost brushing him, on his way to the door.
You can safely ally yourself to his family, my dear fellow; du Portail is powerfully rich; he'll get you made sub-prefect somewhere; and thence to a prefecture and a fortune is but one step." "Thanks for the information," said la Peyrade; "at least, I shall know on which foot to hop. But you yourself, how came you to know him?"
'The north tower, called St. We must not omit to mention the beautiful north door, called the 'Portail des Libraires, which in Prout's time was completely blocked up with old houses and wooden erections. The 'clerestory' of the sixteenth century is full of painted glass.
I tell you that after all your tergiversations you had better settle down peaceably; and I advise you, as your countess did, to go and see du Portail." "Who and what is he?" asked la Peyrade. "He is a little old man," replied Cerizet, "as shrewd as a weasel. He gives me the idea of having dealings with the devil. Go and see him! Sight, as they say, costs nothing."
"Dear! dear! dear!" said Cerizet; "so papa Thuillier has let the wool be pulled over his eyes again!" "Leave the room!" said Thuillier; "you have nothing more to do here." "Hey, my boy!" said Cerizet, turning to la Peyrade, "so you've twisted the old bourgeois round your finger again? Well, well, no matter! I think you are making a mistake not to go and see du Portail, and I shall tell him "
Romain was completed to its roof; at which time was also added the screen or arcade which separates the Portail aux Libraires from the street. This century, too, saw the beginning of the famous Tour de Beurre, built mostly by the contributions of those who paid for the indulgence of being allowed to eat butter during Lent.
He attributed so much to the superior discipline of the enemy as to be of opinion that the issue of the engagement would be, almost certainly, unfavourable. General Du Portail, a French officer of considerable reputation, maintained the same opinions; and the Baron de Steuben concurred in them.
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