Fortoul knows all the spars, including the 'greased pole.'"

There were some Auvergants there. Two. They hated each other. One had

nicknamed the other "the melancholy tinker."

There was Sainte-Beuve, a distinguished but inferior man, having a

pardonable fondness for ugliness. A great critic like Cousin is a great

philosopher.

There was Troplong, who had had Dupin for Procurator, and whom Dupin had

had for President. Dupin, Troplong; the two side faces of the mask placed

upon the brow of the law.

There was Abbatucci; a conscience which let everything pass by. To-day a

street.

There was the Abbé M----, later on Bishop of Nancy, who emphasized with a

smile the oaths of Louis Bonaparte.

There were the frequenters of a famous box at the Opera, Montg---- and

Sept----, placing at the service of an unscrupulous prince the deep side

of frivolous men.

There was Romieu--the outline of a drunkard behind a Red spectre.

There was Malitourne--not a bad friend, coarse and sincere.

There was Cuch----, whose name caused hesitation amongst the ushers at

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