Красное и черное

To Think Is To Be Full of Sorrow

           

           EightdaysafterthepassageoftheKingofthroughVerrières,theonequestionwhichpredominatedovertheinnumerablefalsehoods,foolishconjectures,andridiculousdiscussions,etc.,etc.,whichhadhadsuccessivelyfortheirobjecttheking,theMarquisdelaMole,thetenthousandbottlesofwine,thefallofpoordeMoirod,who,hopingtowinacross,onlylefthisroomaweekafterhisfall,wastheabsoluteindecencyofhavingfoistedJulienSorel,acarpenter’sson,intotheGuardofHonour.Youshouldhaveheardonthispointtherichmanufacturersofprintedcalico,theverypersonswhousedtobawlthemselveshoarseinpreachingequality,morningandeveninginthecafé.Thathaughtywoman,MadamedeRênal,wasofcourseresponsibleforthisabomination.Thereason?ThefineeyesandfreshcomplexionofthelittleabbéSorelexplainedeverythingelse.

           AshorttimeaftertheirreturntoVergy,Stanislas,theyoungestofthechildren,caughtthefever;MadamedeRênalwassuddenlyattackedbyanawfulremorse.Forthefirsttimeshereproachedherselfforherlovewithsomelogic.Sheseemedtounderstandasthoughbyamiracletheenormityofthesinintowhichshehadletherselfbeswept.Uptothatmoment,althoughdeeplyreligious,shehadneverthoughtofthegreatnessofhercrimeintheeyesofGod.

           InformertimesshehadlovedGodpassionatelyintheConventoftheSacredHeart;inthepresentcircumstances,shefearedhimwithequalintensity.Thestruggleswhichlaceratedhersoulwereallthemoreawfulinthatherfearwasquiteirrational.

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