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`` The French Ambassador has issued the invitations and all have signified their intentions of being present . Here is one of them . '' Taking from his pocket a folded paper , he handed it to Marjorie . She opened it at once and read aloud , `` Mr. Matthew Allison : -- You are invited by the Minister Plenipotentiary of France to attend the Te Deum , which will be chanted on Sunday , the 4th of this month , at noon , in the new Catholic Chapel , to celebrate the anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America . `` Philadelphia , the Second of July . M. Gerard . '' `` The Congress going to Mass ! ''