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THE REIGN OF THEODOSE.
From that day forth Thuillier became a dear, good friend.

"My dear, good friend," was the name given to him by Theodose, with voice inflections of varieties of tenderness which astonished Flavie.

But "little aunt," a name that flattered Brigitte deeply, was only given in family secrecy, and occasionally before Flavie.

The activity of Theodose and Dutocq, Cerizet, Barbet, Metivier, Minard, Phellion, Colleville, and others of the Thuillier circle was extreme.