Красное и черное

Conversation with a Lord and Master

           "What,didJulientellyouthat?"

           "Notexactly,healwaystalkedofthevocationwhichcallshimtotheholyministry,butbelieveme,thefirstvocationforthoselower-classpeopleisgettingtheirbreadandbutter.Hegavemetounderstandthathewasquiteawareofhersecretvisits."

           "AndIIwasignorant,"exclaimedM.deRênal,growingasangryasbeforeandaccentuatinghiswords."ThingstakeplaceinmyhousewhichIknownothingabout....What!hastherebeenanythingbetweenElisaandValenod?"

           "Oh,that’soldhistory,mydear,"saidMadamedeRênalwithasmile,"andperhapsnoharmhascomeofit.ItwasatthetimewhenyourgoodfriendValenodwouldnothavemindedtheirthinkingatVerrièresthataperfectlyplatoniclittleaffectionwasgrowingupbetweenhimandme."

           "Ihadthatideaoncemyself,"exclaimedM.deRênal,furiouslystrikinghisheadasheprogressedfromdiscoverytodiscovery,"andyoutoldmenothingaboutit."

           "Shouldonesettwofriendsbytheearsonaccountofalittlefitofvanityonthepartofourdeardirector?Whatsocietywomanhasnothadaddressedtoherafewletterswhichwerebothextremelywittyandevenalittlegallant?"

           "Hehaswrittentoyou?"

           "Hewritesagreatdeal."

           "Showmethoselettersatonce,Iorderyou,"andM.deRênalpulledhimselfuptohissixfeet.

           "Iwilldonothingofthekind,"hewasansweredwithasweetnessvergingonindifference."Iwillshowyouthemonedaywhenyouareinabetterframeofmind."

           "Thisveryinstant,oddslife,"exclaimedM.deRênal,transportedwithrageandyethappierthanhehadbeenfortwelvehours.

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