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 1 2|         is dying," remarked his Excellency the minister;~"that place
 2 2|      bank-notes,--informing his~Excellency that he hastens to pay him
 3 2|        politic phrases:~"If his Excellency would deign to retain him;
 4 3|        was to say a word to his Excellency's wife when he~took her
 5 4|       the private office of his Excellency. A private secretary is~
 6 5|   director~into the papers; his Excellency will glance them over,--
 7 5|     going to breakfast with his Excellency?"~ ~"Perhaps it is, monsieur,"
 8 5|    short his meditation.~ ~"His Excellency is waiting for you to come
 9 5|        missive. Look," said his Excellency, giving des Lupeaulx a paper~
10 5|         a favor, I entreat your Excellency to grant me an~audience
11 5|   Chamber rises; moreover,~your Excellency has to reply to-day to the
12 5|         tone~of voice:--~ ~"His Excellency and I know what the subject
13 5|    uneasy, Rabourdin," said his Excellency, kindly, but~making a movement
14 5|         evade~him.~ ~"Will your Excellency permit me to see you for
15 5|        of which I spoke~to your Excellency? I desire to fully explain
16 5|     with all confidence in your Excellency's hands,"~said Rabourdin
17 5|  diverted~for a moment, and his Excellency took advantage of the fact
18 5|        and receive~callers; his Excellency saddles me with that burden
19 6|         head of a bureau to his Excellency's presence~(above all at
20 6|       right thing to~say to his Excellency's wife," said Saillard.~ ~"
21 6|         in saying a word to his Excellency~you will particularly please
22 6|         I can't know before his Excellency what new scheme of~administration
23 7|       select party~given by his Excellency's wife."~ ~"Ah, you are
24 7|   minister. When I think of his Excellency's wife, and how little she~
25 7|      were he a man of iron, his Excellency~shall be made for a time
26 7|         of us, you know."~ ~His Excellency carried off Madame Rabourdin
27 7|       carried the papers to his Excellency that evening,~and desired
28 7|        very charming; while his Excellency,~usually so gloomy, showed
29 7|        what do you think of~his Excellency?"~ ~"He is charming. We
30 7|        so as to be heard by his~Excellency's wife. "The newspapers
31 7|   better to take a sexagenarian Excellency than a~quadragenarian secretary;
32 7| coquette a little more with his~Excellency."~ ~"It is true," she said, "
33 7|  agreeable wives,"~remarked his Excellency on re-entering the room, "
34 7|     They excited and led on his Excellency and des Lupeaulx by a series
35 7|      lips.~ ~"Madame," said his Excellency to the countess, sternly, "
36 7|    explained your scheme to his Excellency. But I will do it next~Tuesday,
37 8|       stayed till midnight. His Excellency escorted Madame Rabourdin
38 8|         within hearing.~ ~"Your Excellency is not treating me frankly--"~ ~"
39 8|     with private bills, and his Excellency had more time at his~disposal.~ ~
40 8|    where he wrote a note~to his Excellency, who was at that moment
41 8|        remain and~intercept his Excellency as he got into his carriage.
42 8|       the matter at once to his Excellency, and if you are~as sincerely
43 8|        honor to inclose to your Excellency my~resignation. I venture
44 8|         of my~superiors.~ ~Your Excellency may have thought, on the
45 8|       send him any message. His Excellency was dumb.~Phellion courageously
46 8|        rendered robbery, as his Excellency has just told you, next
47 8|        seems to me that if~your Excellency was right just now, and
48 8|        Wait a moment," said his Excellency, leaving the private secretary~