Cock-crow

           

           Amourenlatinfaictamour;

           Ordoneprovientd’amourlamart,

           Et,paravant,souleyquimoreq,

           Deuil,plours,pieges,forfailz,remord.

           BLASOND’AMOUR.

           IfJulienhadpossessedalittleofthatadroitnessonwhichhesogratuitouslyplumedhimself,hecouldhavecongratulatedhimselfthefollowingdayontheeffectproducedbyhisjourneytoVerrières.Hisabsencehadcausedhisclumsinesstobeforgotten.Butonthatdayalsohewasrathersulky.Hehadaludicrousideaintheevening,andwithsingularcouragehecommunicatedittoMadamedeRênal.TheyhadscarcelysatdowninthegardenbeforeJulienbroughthismouthnearMadamedeRênal’searwithoutwaitingtillitwassufficientlydarkandattheriskofcompromisingherterribly,saidtoher,

           "Madame,to-night,attwoo’clock,Ishallgointoyourroom,Imusttellyousomething."

           Julientrembledlesthisrequestshouldbegranted.Hisrakishposeweighedhimdownsoterriblythatifhecouldhavefollowedhisowninclinationhewouldhavereturnedtohisroomforseveraldaysandrefrainedfromseeingtheladiesanymore.Herealisedthathehadspoiledbyhiscleverconductoflasteveningallthebrightprospectsofthedaythathadjustpassed,andwasathiswits’endwhattodo.

           MadamedeRênalansweredtheimpertinentdeclarationwhichJulienhaddaredtomaketoherwithindignationwhichwasrealandinnowayexaggerated.Hethoughthecouldseecontemptinhercurtreply.Theexpression"forshame,"hadcertainlyoccurredinthatwhisperedanswer.

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