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"Fibs that will injure no one," said Rose, majestically.
From this day Camille began to act as well as to talk. He bought a
light caleche and a powerful horse, and elected factotum Dard his groom.
Camille rode over to Frejus and told a made-up story to the old cure and
the mayor, and these his old friends believed every word he said, and
readily promised their services and strict secrecy.
He told the young ladies what he had done.
Rose approved. Josephine shook her head, and seeing matters going as
her heart desired and her conscience did not quite approve, she suddenly
affected to be next to nobody in the business--to be resigned, passive,
and disposed of to her surprise by Queen Rose and King Camille, without
herself taking any actual part in their proceedings.
At last the great day arrived on which Camille and Josephine were to be
married at Frejus.
The mayor awaited them at eleven o'clock. The cure at twelve. The family
had been duly prepared for this excursion by several smaller ones.
Rose announced their intention over night; a part of it.
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