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Father Jerome greeted them all as he entered the breakfast-room. He was
received with great kindness by the old Marquis, who pressed his hand
and made him sit beside himself; he blessed the two young girls
fervently, and nodded affectionately to Henri, whom he had seen on the
preceding day. It was evident that the Cure of St. Laud's was quite at
home at Durbelliere.
"We have awful times coming on us now, Father Jerome," said Agatha.
"Not so, Mademoiselle," said the priest, "we have good times coming, we
will have a King and our Church again, we poor cure will have our homes
and our altars again; our own parishes and our old flocks."
"Come what, come may," said Henri, "we cannot be worse than the
Convention would make us."
"But we firmly trust that by God's will and with God's aid, we will soon
be rid of all our troubles," said the priest. "M le Marquis, we have
your best wishes, I know; and your full approval. I hope we shall soon
be able to lay our trophies at your feet."
"The approval of an old man like me is but of little avail; but you
shall have my prayers.


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