CHAPTERXXVIII
MODESTEBEHAVESWITHDIGNITY
Onre—enteringthesalonErnestdeLaBrierefoundayoungofficerofthecompanyoftheguardd’Havre，theVicomtedeSerizy，whohadjustarrivedfromRosnytoannouncethatMADAMEwasobligedtobepresentattheopeningoftheChambers。Weknowtheimportancethenattachedtothisconstitutionalsolemnity，atwhichCharlesX。deliveredhisspeech，surroundedbytheroyalfamily，——MadamelaDauphineandMADAME
beingpresentintheirgallery。Thechoiceoftheemissarychargedwiththedutyofexpressingtheprincess’sregretswasanattentiontoDiane，whowasthenanobjectofadorationtothischarmingyoungman，sonofaministerofstate，gentlemaninordinaryofthechamber，onlysonandheirtoanimmensefortune。TheDuchessedeMaufrigneusepermittedhisattentionssolelyforthepurposeofattractingnoticetotheageofhismother，MadamedeSerizy，whowassaid，inthosechroniclesthatarewhisperedbehindthefans，tohavedeprivedheroftheheartofthehandsomeLuciendeRubempre。
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