Красное и черное

A Journey

           Firstitwasawoman,muchmorebeautifulandpossessedofamuchmorerefinedtemperamentthananythinghecouldhavefoundintheprovinces.Helovedwithpassion,andwasloved.Ifheseparatedfromherforsomeinstants,itwasonlytocoverhimselfwithglory,andtodeservetobelovedstillmore.

           AyoungmanbroughtupintheenvironmentofthesadtruthsofParissociety,would,onreachingthispointinhisromance,evenifweassumehimpossessedofJulien’simagination,havebeenbroughtbacktohimselfbythecoldironyofthesituation.Greatdeedswouldhavedisappearedfromouthiskentogetherwithhopeofachievingthemandhavebeensucceededbytheplatitude."Ifoneleaveone’smistressonerunsalas!theriskofbeingdeceivedtwoorthreetimesaday."Buttheyoungpeasantsawnothingbutthelackofopportunitybetweenhimselfandthemostheroicfeats.

           Butadeepnighthadsucceededtheday,andtherewerestilltwoleaguestowalkbeforehecoulddescendtothecabininwhichFouquélived.Beforeleavingthelittlecave,Julienmadealightandcarefullyburntallthathehadwritten.Hequiteastonishedhisfriendwhenheknockedathisdooratoneo’clockinthemorning.HefoundFouquéengagedinmakinguphisaccounts.Hewasayoungmanofhighstature,ratherbadlymade,withbig,hardfeatures,anever-endingnose,andalargefundofgoodnatureconcealedbeneaththisrepulsiveappearance.

           "HaveyouquarelledwithM.deRênalthenthatyouturnupunexpectedlylikethis?"Julientoldhim,butinasuitableway,theeventsofthepreviousday.

           "Staywithme,"saidFouquétohim.

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