AprivatecommunicationmadebyCardottothecelebrated\"procureur—
general，\"fatherofthisyoungman，wasthecauseofhisvisit。
OlivierVinethadjustbeenpromotedfromthecourtofArcis—sur—AubetothatoftheSeine，wherehenowheldthepostofsubstitute\"procureur—de—roi。\"CardothadalreadyinvitedThuillierandtheelderVinet，whowaslikelytobecomeministerofjustice，withhisson，todinewithhim。ThenotaryestimatedthefortuneswhichwouldeventuallyfalltoCelesteatsevenhundredthousandfrancs。VinetjuniorappearedcharmedtoobtaintherighttovisittheThuilliersonSundays。Greatdowriesmakemencommitgreatandunbecomingfollieswithoutreserveordecencyinthesedays。
Tenminuteslateranotheryoungman，whohadbeentalkingwithThuillierbeforethearrivalofOlivierVinet，raisedhisvoiceeagerly，inapoliticaldiscussion，andforcedtheyoungmagistratetofollowhisexampleinthevivaciousargumentwhichnowensued。ThematterrelatedtothevotebywhichtheChamberofDeputieshadjustoverthrowntheministryofthe12thofMay，refusingtheallowancedemandedfortheDucdeNemours。
\"Assuredly，\"saidtheyoungman，\"Iamfarfrombelongingtothedynasticparty；Iamveryfarfromapprovingoftheriseofthebourgeoisietopower。Thebourgeoisieoughtnot，anymorethanthearistocracyofotherdays，toassumetobethewholenation。ButtheFrenchbourgeoisiehasnowtakenuponitselftocreateanewdynasty，aroyaltyofitsown，andbeholdhowittreatsit！WhenthepeopleallowedNapoleontorisetopower，itcreatedwithhimasplendidandmonumentalstateofthings；itwasproudofhisgrandeur；anditnoblygaveitsbloodandsweatinbuildinguptheedificeoftheEmpire。