ItwouldhavebeencheaperforPeythroppetohaveassaultedaCommissionerwithadog-whip，ortohaveburnedtherecordsofaDeputyCommissioner’sOffice，thantohavecontractedanalliancewiththeCastriesItwouldhaveweightedhisafter-careerless——
evenunderaGovernmentwhichneverforgetsandNEVER
forgives。
EverybodysawthisbutPeythroppeHewasgoingtomarryMissCastries，hewas——beingofageanddrawingagoodincome——andwoebetidethehousethatwouldnotafterwardsreceiveMrsVirginieSaulezPeythroppewiththedeferenceduetoherhusband’srank。
ThatwasPeythroppe’sultimatum，andanyremonstrancedrovehimfrantic。