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The
next
Saturday
he
called
.
M.
Walter
lived
on
Boulevard
Malesherbes
in
a
double
house
which
he
owned
.
The
reception-rooms
were
on
the
first
floor
.
In
the
antechamber
were
two
footmen
;
one
took
Duroy
's
overcoat
,
the
other
his
cane
,
put
it
aside
,
opened
a
door
and
announced
the
visitor
's
name
.
In
the
large
mirror
in
the
apartment
Duroy
could
see
the
reflection
of
people
seated
in
another
room
.
He
passed
through
two
drawing-rooms
and
entered
a
small
boudoir
in
which
four
ladies
were
gathered
around
a
tea-table
.
Notwithstanding
the
assurance
he
had
gained
during
his
life
in
Paris
,
and
especially
since
he
had
been
thrown
in
contact
with
so
many
noted
personages
,
Duroy
felt
abashed
.
He
stammered
:
"
Madame
,
I
took
the
liberty
.
"
The
mistress
of
the
house
extended
her
hand
and
said
to
him
:
"
You
are
very
kind
,
M.
Duroy
,
to
come
to
see
me
.
"
She
pointed
to
a
chair
.
The
ladies
chatted
on
.
Visitors
came
and
went
.
Mme.
Walter
noticed
that
Duroy
said
nothing
,
that
no
one
addressed
him
,
that
he
seemed
disconcerted
,
and
she
drew
him
into
the
conversation
which
dealt
with
the
admission
of
a
certain
M.
Linet
to
the
Academy
.
When
Duroy
had
taken
his
leave
,
one
of
the
ladies
said
:
"
How
odd
he
is
!
Who
is
he
?
"
Mme.
Walter
replied
:
"
One
of
our
reporters
;
he
only
occupies
a
minor
position
,
but
I
think
he
will
advance
rapidly
.
"
In
the
meantime
,
while
he
was
being
discussed
,
Duroy
walked
gaily
down
Boulevard
Malesherbes
.
The
following
week
he
was
appointed
editor
of
the
"
Echoes
,
"
and
invited
to
dine
at
Mme.
Walter
's
.
The
"
Echoes
"
were
,
M.
Walter
said
,
the
very
pith
of
the
paper
.
Everything
and
everybody
should
be
remembered
,
all
countries
,
all
professions
,
Paris
and
the
provinces
,
the
army
,
the
arts
,
the
clergy
,
the
schools
,
the
rulers
,
and
the
courtiers
.
The
man
at
the
head
of
that
department
should
be
wide
awake
,
always
on
his
guard
,
quick
to
judge
of
what
was
best
to
be
said
and
best
to
be
omitted
,
to
divine
what
would
please
the
public
and
to
present
it
well
.
Duroy
was
just
the
man
for
the
place
.
He
was
enjoying
the
fact
of
his
promotion
,
when
he
received
an
engraved
card
which
read
:
"
M.
and
Mme.
Walter
request
the
pleasure
of
M.
Georges
Duroy
's
company
at
dinner
on
Thursday
,
January
20
.
"
