“Youhavedoneverywrong，“shesaidtothem；“repairitbyfuturegoodconduct，andMonsieurHochonwillforgetit。“
So，whenFrancoishadreadtheletterwhichhadbeenbroughtforBaruch，overthelatter’sshoulder，hewhisperedinhisear，“Askgrandpapa’sadvice。“
“Readthis，“saidBaruch，takingthelettertooldHochon。
“Readittomeyourself；Ihaven’tmyspectacles。“
MydearFriend，——Ihopeyouwillnothesitate，undertheseriouscircumstancesinwhichIfindmyself，todometheserviceofreceivingapowerofattorneyfromMonsieurRouget。BeatVatanto-morrowmorningatnineo’clock。IshallprobablysendyoutoParis，butdon’tbeuneasy；Iwillfurnishyouwithmoneyforthejourney，andjoinyouthereimmediately。IamalmostsureIshallbeobligedtoleaveIssoudun，Decemberthird。