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To these words, which Father d'Aigrigny addressed to Rodin, as if asking for his assent, the socius returned no answer. The abbe looked at him with surprise, and said: "Are you not of my opinion could more have been attempted? Have we not gone to the extreme limit of the possible?" Rodin bowed respectfully, but remained mute.
So he grows into the social organization, takes his place as a Socius in the work of the world, and lays deep the sense of values, upon the basis of which his own contributions if he be destined to make contributions to the wealth of the world are to be wrought out.
Rodin, dressed in his usual sordid style, mean and dirty as ever, was writing modestly at his desk, faithful to his humble part of secretary, which concealed, as we have already seen a far more important office that of Socius a function which, according to the constitutions of the Order, consists in never quitting his superior, watching his least actions, spying into his very thoughts, and reporting all to Rome.
A minute after, Faringhea, the ex-chief of the Stranglers, appeared before Rodin, who instantly remembered having seen him at Cardoville Castle. The socius started, but he did not wish to appear to recollect his visitor. Still bending over his desk, he seemed not to seen Faringhea, but wrote hastily some words on a sheet of paper that lay before him.
The socius, provoked by this silence, and forseeing vaguely that Faringhea's arrival had some connection direct or indirect with Djalma, repeated, though still with the greatest coolness: "To whom, sir, have I the honor of speaking?" "Do you not recognize me," said Faringhea, advancing two steps nearer to Rodin's chair.
At the very moment when Father d'Aigrigny and his socius thought themselves at last in safe possession of the treasure, the door of the apartment in which the clock had been heard striking was suddenly opened. A woman appeared upon the threshold. At sight of her, Gabriel uttered a loud cry, and remained as if thunderstruck.
He appeared to meditate and calculate the effects of the eloquence he was about to employ, upon an excellent and safe theme, which the socius struck with the danger of the situation, had suggested in a few lines rapidly written with a pencil, and which, in his despair, the reverend father had at first neglected.
Hid in the shadow of the organ-loft, Faringhea was reflecting deeply on these things, when footsteps were heard, and Rodin entered the chapel, accompanied by his socius, the little one-eyed father.
Hid in the shadow of the organ-loft, Faringhea was reflecting deeply on these things, when footsteps were heard, and Rodin entered the chapel, accompanied by his socius, the little one-eyed father.
"That confounded old man kept me so long at the door," said Rodin to his socius, "that I think I have caught a cold in consequence. My lips and throat are dried up, like parchment baked at the fire." "Will you not take something, my dear, good father? Suppose you were to ask this man for a glass of water," cried the little one-eyed priest, with tender solicitude.
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