Красное и черное

A King at Verrieres

           

           ItwasonlyonthenightbetweentheSaturdayandtheSunday,afterthreewholedaysofnegotiationsthattheprideoftheabbéMaslonbentbeforethefearofthemayor,whichwasnowchangingintocourage.ItwasnecessarytowriteahoneyedlettertotheabbéChélan,begginghimtobepresentattheceremonyinconnectionwiththerelicofBray-le-Haut,ifofcourse,hisgreatageandhisinfirmityallowedhimtodoso.M.ChélanaskedforandobtainedaletterofinvitationforJulien,whowastoaccompanyhimashissub-deacon.

           FromthebeginningoftheSundaymorning,thousandsofpeasantsbegantoarrivefromtheneighbouringmountains,andtoinundatethestreetsofVerrières.Itwasthefinestsunshine.Finally,aboutthreeo’clock,athrillsweptthroughallthiscrowd.AgreatfirehadbeenperceivedonarocktwoleaguesfromVerrières.Thissignalannouncedthatthekinghadjustenteredtheterritoryofthedepartment.Atthesametime,thesoundofallthebellsandtherepeatedvolleysfromanoldSpanishcannonwhichbelongedtothetown,testifiedtoitsjoyatthisgreatevent.Halfthepopulationclimbedontotheroofs.Allthewomenwereonthebalconies.Theguardofhonourstartedtomarch,Thebrilliantuniformswereuniversallyadmired;everybodyrecognisedarelativeorafriend.TheymadefunofthetimidityofM.deMoirod,whoseprudenthandwasreadyeverysingleminutetocatchholdofhissaddle-bow.Butoneremarkresultedinalltheothersbeingforgotten;thefirstcavalierintheninthlinewasaverypretty,slimboy,whowasnotrecognisedatfirst.

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