Красное и черное

Cock-crow

           

           Julienwenttothechildren’sroomunderthepretextofhavingsomethingtosaytothem,andonhisreturnheplacedhimselfbesideMadameDervilleandveryfarfromMadamedeRênal.Hethusdeprivedhimselfofallpossibilityoftakingherhand.Theconversationwasserious,andJulienacquittedhimselfverywell,apartfromafewmomentsofsilenceduringwhichhewascudgellinghisbrains.

           "Whycan’tIinventsomeprettymanœuvre,"hesaidtohimselfwhichwillforceMadamedeRênaltovouchsafetomethoseunambiguoussignsoftendernesswhichafewdaysagomademethinkthatshewasmine.

           Julienwasextremelydisconcertedbythealmostdesperateplighttowhichhehadbroughthisaffairs.Nothing,however,wouldhaveembarrassedhimmorethansuccess.

           Whentheyseparatedatmidnight,hispessimismmadehimthinkthatheenjoyedMadameDerville’scontempt,andthatprobablyhestoodnobetterwithMadamedeRênal.

           Feelinginaverybadtemperandveryhumiliated,Juliendidnotsleep.Hewasleaguesawayfromtheideaofgivingupallintriguingandplanning,andoflivingfromdaytodaywithMadamedeRênal,andofbeingcontentedlikeachildwiththehappinessbroughtbyeveryday.

           Herackedhisbrainsinventingclevermanœuvres,whichaninstantafterwardshefoundabsurd,and,toputitshortly,wasveryunhappywhentwoo’clockrangfromthecastleclock.

           Thenoisewokehimuplikethecock’scrowwokeupSt.Peter.Themostpainfulepisodewasnowtimedtobeginhehadnotgivenathoughttohisimpertinentproposition,sincethemomentwhenhehadmadeitandithadbeensobadlyreceived.

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