Victoire, she thought, was changed the least, and at this she rejoiced.
The feeling and intelligent reader will imagine all the pleasure that Madame de Fleury enjoyed this day; nor was it merely the pleasure of a day.

She heard from all her friends, with prolonged satisfaction, repeated accounts of the good conduct of these young people during her absence.

She learned with delight how her restoration to her country and her fortune had been effected; and is it necessary to add, that Victoire consented to marry Basile, and that she was suitably portioned, and, what is better still, that she was perfectly happy?
Monsieur de Fleury rewarded the attachment and good conduct of Maurice by taking him into his service, and making him his manager under the old steward at the Chateau de Fleury.
On Victoire's wedding-day Madame de Fleury produced all the little offerings of gratitude which she had received from her and her companions during her exile.

It was now her turn to confer favours, and she knew how to confer them both with grace and judgment.
"No gratitude in human nature! No gratitude in the lower classes of the people!" cried she; "how much those are mistaken who think so! I wish they could know my history, and the history of these my children, and they would acknowledge their error." FOOTNOTES {1} "Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first deprive of understanding." ***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MURAD THE UNLUCKY AND OTHER TALES*** ******* This file should be named 2129.txt or 2129.zip ******* This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/2/2129 Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed.
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