Nazaire of the
parish of Pontiac," five thousand to "the beloved Monsieur Fabre, cure of
the same parish, to whose good and charitable heart I come for my last
comforts;" twenty thousand to "Mademoiselle Madelinette Lajeunesse, that
she may learn singing under the best masters in Paris." To Madame Chalice
he left all his personal effects, ornaments, and relics, save a certain
decoration given the old sergeant, and a ring once worn by the Emperor
Napoleon. These were for a gift to "dear Monsieur Garon, who has honoured
me with his distinguished friendship; and I pray that our mutual love for
the same cause may give me some title to his remembrance."
Here the avocat stopped him with a quick, protesting gesture.
"Your Excellency! your Excellency!" he said in a shaking voice, "my heart
has been with the man as with the cause."
Other legacies were given to Medallion, to the family of Lagroin, of whom
he still spoke as "my beloved General who died for me;" and ten francs to
each recruit who had come to his standard.
After a long pause, he said lingeringly: "To Mademoiselle Elise Malboir,
the memory of whose devotion and solicitude gives me joy in my last hour,
I bequeath fifty thousand francs.
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