Красное и черное

Conversation with a Lord and Master

           Afewmomentsafterwardshecamebacktoherinaquieterframeofmind.

           "ThethingistotakesomedefinitelineandsendJulienaway,"shesaidimmediately,"afterallitisonlyalabourer’sson.Youwillcompensatehimbyafewcrownsandbesidesheiscleverandwilleasilymanagetofindaplace,withM.Valenodforexample,orwiththesub-prefectDeMaugironwhobothhavechildren.Inthatwayyouwillnotbedoinghimanywrong....""Thereyougotalkinglikethefoolthatyouare,"exclaimedM.deRênalinaterriblevoice."Howcanonehopethatawomanwillshowanygoodsense?Youneverbotheryourselfaboutcommonsense.Howcanyouevergettoknowanything?Yourindifferenceandyouridlenessgiveyounoenergyexceptforhuntingthosemiserablebutterflies,whichweareunfortunatetohaveinourhouses."

           MadamedeRênallethimspeakandhespokeforalongtime.Hewasworkingoffhisanger,tousethelocalexpression.

           "Monsieur,"sheansweredhimatlast,"Ispeakasawomanwhohasbeenoutragedinherhonour,thatistosay,inwhatsheholdsmostprecious."

           MadamedeRênalpreservedanunalterablesang-froidduringallthispainfulconversationontheresultofwhichdependedthepossibilityofstilllivingunderthesameroofasJulien.Shesoughtfortheideaswhichshethoughtmostadaptedtoguideherhusband’sblindangerintoasafechannel.Shehadbeeninsensibletoalltheinsultingimputationswhichhehadaddressedtoher.Shewasnotlisteningtothem,shewasthenthinkingaboutJulien.

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