Красное и черное

The Principal Deputy

           Hehaddaredtoquestionheronanumberoflittlethings,theignoranceofwhichcutsquiteshorttheintellectualprogressofanyyoungmanbornoutofsociety,howevermuchnaturalgeniusonemaychoosetoascribetohim.

           Thiseducationgiventhroughsheerlovebyawomanwhowasextremelyignorant,wasapieceofluck.Julienmanagedtogetaclearinsightintosocietysuchasitisto-day.Hismindwasnotbewilderedbythenarrationofwhatithadbeenonce,twothousandyearsago,orevensixtyyearsago,inthetimeofVoltaireandLouisXV.Thescalesfellfromhiseyestohisinexpressiblejoy,andheunderstoodatlastwhatwasgoingoninVerrières.

           InthefirstplacethereweretheverycomplicatedintrigueswhichhadbeenwovenforthelasttwoyearsaroundtheprefectofBesançon.TheywerebackedupbylettersfromParis,writtenbythecreamofthearistocracy.TheschemewastomakeM.deMoirod(hewasthemostdevoutmaninthedistrict)thefirstandnottheseconddeputyofthemayorofVerrières.

           Hehadforacompetitoraveryrichmanufacturerwhomitwasessentialtopushbackintotheplaceofseconddeputy.

           Julienunderstoodatlasttheinnuendoeswhichhehadsurprised,whenthehighsocietyofthelocalityusedtocomeanddineatM.deRênal’s.Thisprivilegedsocietywasdeeplyconcernedwiththechoiceofafirstdeputy,whiletherestofthetown,andaboveall,theLiberals,didnotevensuspectitspossibility.

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