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Bureaucracy

CHAPTER VI
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Religion alone is able to form such perfect characters.

To-morrow I shall say a mass for the success of your good cause.

It is all-important, for the sake of the monarchy and of religion itself that you should receive this appointment.

Monsieur Rabourdin is a liberal; he subscribes to the 'Journal des Debats,' a dangerous newspaper, which made war on Monsieur le Comte de Villele to please the wounded vanity of Monsieur de Chateaubriand.

His Eminence will read the newspaper to-night, if only to see what is said of his poor friend Monsieur de la Billardiere; and Monseigneur the coadjutor will speak of you to the King.


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