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disinherit　him。
　　The　father　had　yielded　in　the　little　one's　interest；　and　had　transferred　his　love　to　flowers。
　　Moreover；　he　had　renounced　everything；　and　neither　stirred　up　mischief　nor　conspired。
　　He　shared　his　thoughts　between　the　innocent　things　which　he　was　then　doing　and　the　great　things　which　he　had　done。　He　passed　his　time　in　expecting　a　pink　or　in　recalling　Austerlitz。
　　M。　Gillenormand　kept　up　no　relations　with　his　son…in…law。　The　colonel　was　〃a　bandit〃　to　him。
　　M。　Gillenormand　never　mentioned　the　colonel；　except　when　he　occasionally　made　mocking　allusions　to　〃his　Baronship。〃
　　It　had　been　expressly　agreed　that　Pontmercy　should　never　attempt　to　see　his　son　nor　to　speak　to　him；　under　penalty　of　having　the　latter　handed　over　to　him　disowned　and　disinherited。　For　the　Gillenormands；　Pontmercy　was　a　man　afflicted　with　the　plague。　They　intended　to　bring　up　the　child　in　their　own　way。
　　Perhaps　the　colonel　was　wrong　to　accept　these　conditions；　but　he　submitted　to　them；　thinking　that　he　was　doing　right　and　sacrificing　no　one　but　himself。
　　The　inheritance　of　Father　Gillenormand　did　not　amount　to　much；　but　the　inheritance　of　Mademoiselle　Gillenormand　the　elder　was　considerable。　This　aunt；　who　had　remained　unmarried；　was　very　rich　on　the　maternal　side；　and　her　sister's　son　was　her　natural　heir。
　　The　boy；　whose　name　was　Marius；　knew　that　he　had　a　father；　but　nothing　more。　No　one　opened　his　mouth　to　him　about　it。
　　Nevertheless；　in　the　society　into　which　his　grandfather　took　him；　whispers；　innuendoes；　and　winks；　had　eventually　enlightened　the　little　boy's　mind；　he　had　finally　understood　something　of　the　case；　and　as　he　naturally　took　in　the　ideas　and　opinions　which　were；　so　to　speak；　the　air　he　breathed；　by　a　sort　of　infiltration　and　slow　penetration；　he　gradually　came　to　think　of　his　father　only　with　shame　and　with　a　pain　at　his　heart。
　　While　he　was　growing　up　in　this　fashion；　the　colonel　slipped　away　every　two　or　three　months；　came　to　Paris　on　the　sly；　like　a　criminal　breaking　his　ban；　and　went　and　posted　himself　at　Saint…Sulpice；　at　the　hour　when　Aunt　Gillenormand　led　Marius　to　the　mass。　There；　trembling　lest　the　aunt　should　turn　round；　concealed　behind　a　pillar；　motionless；　not　daring　to　breathe；　he　gazed　at　his　child。　The　scarred　veteran　was　afraid　of　that　old　spinster。
　　From　this　had　arisen　his　connection　with　the　cure　of　Vernon；　M。　l'Abbe　Mabeuf。
　　That　worthy　priest　was　the　brother　of　a　warden　of　Saint…Sulpice；　who　had　often　observed　this　man　gazing　at　his　child；　and　the　scar　on　his　cheek；　and　the　large　tears　in　his　eyes。
　　That　man；　who　had　so　manly　an　air；　yet　who　was　weeping　like　a　woman；　had　struck　the　warden。　That　face　had　clung　to　his　mind。
　　One　day；　having　gone　to　Vernon　to　see　his　brother；　he　had　encountered　Colonel　Pontmercy　on　the　bridge；　and　had　recognized　the　man　of　Saint…Sulpice。　The　warden　had　mentioned　the　circumstance　to　the　cure；　and　both　had　paid　the　colonel　a　visit；　on　some　pretext　or　other。
　　This　visit　led　to　others。
　　The　colonel；　who　had　been　extremely　reserved　at　first；　ended　by　opening　his　heart；　and　the　cure　and　the　warden　finally　came　to　know　the　whole　history；　and　how　Pontmercy　was　sacrificing　his　happiness　to　his　child's　future。　This　caused　the　cure　to　regard　him　with　veneration　and　tenderness；　and　the　colonel；　on　his　side；　became　fond　of　the　cure。
　　And　moreover；　when　both　are　sincere　and　good；　no　men　so　penetrate　each　other；　and　so　amalgamate　with　each　other；　as　an　old　priest　and　an　old　soldier。　At　bottom；　the　man　is　the　same。
　　The　one　has　devoted　his　life　to　his　country　here　below；　the　other　to　his　country　on　high；　that　is　the　only　difference。
　　Twice　a　year；　on　the　first　of　January　and　on　St。　George's　day；　Marius　wrote　duty　letters　to　his　father；　which　were　dictated　by　his　aunt；　and　which　one　would　have　pronounced　to　be　copied　from　some　formula；　this　was　all　that　M。　Gillenormand　tolerated；　and　the　father　answered　them　with　very　tender　letters　which　the　grandfather　thrust　into　his　pocket　unread。


BOOK　THIRD。THE　GRANDFATHER　AND　THE　GRANDSON
CHAPTER　III　
　　REQUIESCANT
　　　Madame　de　T。's　salon　was　all　that　Marius　Pontmercy　knew　of　the　world。　It　was　the　only　opening　through　which　he　could　get　a　glimpse　of　life。
　　This　opening　was　sombre；　and　more　cold　than　warmth；　more　night　than　day；　came　to　him　through　this　skylight。
　　This　child；　who　had　been　all　joy　and　light　on　entering　this　strange　world；　soon　became　melancholy；　and；　what　is　still　more　contrary　to　his　age；　grave。
　　Surrounded　by　all　those　singular　and　imposing　personages；　he　gazed　about　him　with　serious　amazement。
　　Everything　conspired　to　increase　this　astonishment　in　him。
　　There　were　in　Madame　de　T。's　salon　some　very　noble　ladies　named　Mathan；　Noe；　Levis；which　was　pronounced　Levi；Cambis；　pronounced　Cambyse。
　　These　antique　visages　and　these　Biblical　names　mingled　in　the　child's　mind　with　the　Old　Testament　which　he　was　learning　by　heart；　and　when　they　were　all　there；　seated　in　a　circle　around　a　dying　fire；　sparely　lighted　by　a　lamp　shaded　with　green；　with　their　severe　profiles；　their　gray　or　white　hair；　their　long　gowns　of　another　age；　whose　lugubrious　colors　could　not　be　distinguished；　dropping；　at　rare　intervals；　words　which　were　both　majestic　and　severe；　little　Marius　stared　at　them　with　frightened　eyes；　in　the　conviction　that　he　beheld　not　women；　but　patriarchs　and　magi；　not　real　beings；　but　phantoms。
　　With　these　phantoms；　priests　were　sometimes　mingled；　frequenters　of　this　ancient　salon；　and　some　gentlemen；　the　Marquis　de　Sass****；　private　secretary　to　Madame　de　Berry；　the　Vite　de　Val***；　who　published；　under　the　pseudonyme　of　Charles…Antoine；　monorhymed　odes；　the　Prince　de　Beauff*******；　who；　though　very　young；　had　a　gray　head　and　a　pretty　and　witty　wife；　whose　very　low…necked　toilettes　of　scarlet　velvet　with　gold　torsades　alarmed　these　shadows；　the　Marquis　de　C*****d'E******；　the　man　in　all　France　who　best　understood　〃proportioned　politeness；〃　the　te　d'Am*****；　the　kindly　man　with　the　amiable　chin；　and　the　Chevalier　de　Port…de…Guy；　a　pillar　of　the　library　of　the　Louvre；　called　the　King's　cabinet；　M。　de　Port…de…Guy；　bald；　and　rather　aged　than　old；　was　wont　to　relate　that　in　1793；　at　the　age　of　sixteen；　he　had　been　put　in　the　galleys　as　refractory　and　chained　with　an　octogenarian；　the　Bishop　of　Mirepoix；　also　refractory；　but　as　a　priest；　while　he　was　so　in　the　capacity　of　a　soldier。
　　This　was　at　Toulon。　Their　business　was　to　go　at　night　and　gather　up　on　the　scaffold　the　heads　and　bodies　of　the　persons　who　had　been　guillotined　during　the　day；　they　bore　away　on　their　backs　these　dripping　corpses；　and　their　red　galley…slave　blouses　had　a　clot　of　blood　at　the　back　of　the　neck；　which　was　dry　in　the　morning　and　wet　at　night。　These　tragic　tales　abounded　in　Madame　de　T。's　salon；　and　by　dint　of　cursing　Marat；　they　applauded　Trestaillon。
　　Some　deputies　of　the　undiscoverable　variety　played　their　whist　there；　M。　Thibord　du　Chalard；　M。　Lemarchant　de　Gomicourt；　and　the　celebrated　scoffer　of　the　right；　M。　Cornet…Dincourt。　The　bailiff　de　Ferrette；　with　his　short　breeches　and　his　thin　legs；　sometimes　traversed　this　salon　on　his　way　to　M。　de　Talleyrand。
　　He　had　been　M。　le　te　d'Artois'　panion　in　pleasures　and　unlike　Aristotle　crouching　under　Campaspe；　he　had　made　the　Guimard　crawl　on　all　fours；　and　in　that　way　he　had　exhibited　to　the　ages　a　philosopher　avenged　by　a　bailiff。　As　for　the　priests；　there　was　the　Abbe　Halma；　the　same　to　whom　M。　Larose；　his　collaborator　on　la　Foudre；　said：
　　〃Bah！
　　Who　is　there　who　is　not　fifty　years　old？　a　few　greenhorns　perhaps？〃　The　Abbe　Letourneur；　preacher　to　the　King；　the　Abbe　Frayssinous；　who　was　not；　as　yet；　either　count；　or　bishop；　or　minister；　or　peer；　and　who　wore　an　old　cassock　whose　buttons　were　missing；　and　the　Abbe　Keravenant；　Cure　of　Saint…Germain…des…Pres；　also　the　Pope's　Nuncio；　then　Monsignor　Macchi；　Archbishop　of　Nisibi；　later　on　Cardinal；　remarkable　for　his　long；　pensive　nose；　and　another　Monsignor；　entitled　thus：
　　Abbate　Palmieri；　domestic　prelate；　one　of　the　seven　participant　prothonotaries　of　the　Holy　See；　Canon　of　the　illustrious　Liberian　basilica；　Advocate　of　the　saints；　Postulatore　dei　Santi；　which　refers　to　matters　of　canonization；　and　signifies　very　nearly：　Master　of　Requests　of　the　section　of　Paradise。
　　ly；　two　cardinals；　M。　de　la　Luzerne；　and　M。　de　Cl******　T*******。　The　Cardinal　of　Luzerne　was　a　writer　and　was　destined　to　have；　a　few　years　later；　the　honor　of　signing　in　the　Conservateur　articles　side　by　side　with　Chateaubriand；　M。　de　Cl******　T*******　was　Archbishop　of　Toul****；　and　often　made　trips　to　Paris；　to　his　nephew；　the　Marquis　de　T*******；　who　was　Minister　of　Marine　and　War。
　　The　Cardinal　of　Cl******　T*******　was　a　merry　little　man；　who　displayed　his　red　stockings　beneath　his　tucked…up　cassock；　his　specialty　was　a　hatred　of　the　Encyclopaedia；　and　his　desperate　play　at　billiards；　and　persons　who；　at　that　epoch；　passed　through　the　Rue　M*****　on　summer　evenings；　where　the　hotel　de　Cl******　T*******　then　stood；　halted　to　listen　to　the　shock　of　the　balls　and　the　piercing　voice　of　the　Cardinal　shouting　to　his　conclavist；　Monseigneur　Cotiret；　Bishop　in　partibus　of　Caryste：　〃Mark；　Abbe；　I　make　a　cannon。〃
　　The　Cardinal　de　Cl******　T*******　had　been　brought　to　Madame　de　T。's　by　his　most　intimate　friend；　M。　de　Roquelaure；　former　Bishop　of　Senlis；　and　one　of　the　Forty。　M。　de　Roquelaure　was　notable　for　his　lofty　figure　and　his　assiduity　at　the　Academy；　through　the　glass　door　of　the　neighboring　hall　of　the　library　where　the　French　Academy　then　held　its　meetings；　the　curious　could；　on　every　Tuesday；　contemplate　the　Ex…Bishop　of　Senlis；　usually　standing　erect；　freshly　powdered；　in　violet　hose；　with　his　back　turned　to　the　door；　apparently　for　the　purpose　of　allowing　a　better　view　of　his　little　collar。
　　All　these　ecclesiastics；　though　for　the　most　part　as　much　courtiers　as　churchmen；　added　to　the　gravity　of　the　T。　salon；　whose　seigniorial　aspect　was　accentuated　by　five　peers　of　France；　the　Marquis　de　Vib****；　the　Marquis　de　Tal***；　the　Marquis　de　Herb*******；　the　Vite　Damb***；　and　the　Duc　de　Val********。　This　Duc　de　Val********；　although　Prince　de　Mon***；　that　is　to　say　a　reigni