Красное и черное

Conversation with a Lord and Master

           

           "Willyousweartome,"saidMadamedeRênalquitegravely,"nevertoquarrelwiththedirectoroftheworkhouseabouttheseletters?"

           "Quarrelornoquarrel,Icantakethosefoundlingsawayfromhim,but,"hecontinuedfuriously,"Iwantthoselettersatonce.Wherearethey?"

           "Inadrawerinmysecretary,butIshallcertainlynotgiveyouthekey."

           "I’llmanagetobreakit,"hecried,runningtowardshiswife’sroom.

           HedidbreakinfactwithabarofironacostlysecretaryofveinedmahoganywhichcamefromParisandwhichhehadoftenbeenaccustomedtowipewiththenapofhiscoat,whenhethoughthehaddetectedaspot.

           MadamedeRênalhadclimbedupatarunthehundredandtwentystepsofthedovecot.Shetiedthecornerofawhitehandkerchieftooneofthebarsofironofthelittlewindow.Shewasthehappiestofwomen.Withtearsinhereyesshelookedtowardsthegreatmountainforest."Doubtless,"shesaidtoherself,"Julieniswatchingforthishappysignal."

           Shelistenedattentivelyforalongtimeandthenshecursedthemonotonousnoiseofthegrasshopperandthesongofthebirds."Haditnotbeenforthatimportunatenoise,acryofjoystartingfromthebigrockscouldhavearrivedhere."Hergreedyeyedevouredthatimmenseslopeofdarkverdurewhichwasaslevelasameadow.

           "Whyisn’thecleverenough,"shesaidtoherself,quiteovercome,"toinventsomesignaltotellmethathishappinessisequaltomine?"Sheonlycamedownfromthedovecotwhenshewasfrightenedofherhusbandcomingtheretolookforher.

           Shefoundhimfurious.HewasperusingthesoothingphrasesofM.

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