"The matter, sir, is that!"—spurning the envelope.
"An official notification?"
"Not official!—No, sir, unofficial! ultra-official, contra-official, pseud-official! See, read it!"
He picked up and handed over the objectionable letter, which was headed with the stamp of the Attorney-General's Office:—"Dear Sir,—You are requested to grant Mr. Cletus Libergent the use of the Circuit Court edifice and rooms, which are in your charge, for whatever purpose he may desire, for the space of three weeks from the present date."
T. OUAOUARON,
Attorney-General.
Chrysler smiled to Zotique. Could a Government that openly granted the public buildings to partisans pretend to a sense of right or dignity?
As to the effects of the Curé's second vow, they remain matter for narration to come.
CHAPTER XX.
CHEZ NOUS.
"Bonjour le maître et la maîtresse
Et tous les gens de la maison."