Красное и черное

Conversation with a Lord and Master

           

           Juliencamebackwiththechildrenalittlebeforethedinner-bell.MadamedeRênalsaidtohimverydrilyatdessertwhentheservanthadlefttheroom:

           "YouhavetoldmeaboutyourwishtogoandspendafortnightatVerrières.M.deRênaliskindenoughtogiveyouaholiday.Youcanleaveassoonasyoulike,butthechildrens’exerciseswillbesenttoyoueverydaysothattheydonotwastetheirtime."

           "Ishallcertainlynotallowyoumorethanaweek,"saidM.deRênalinaverybittertone.Julienthoughthisvisagebetrayedtheanxietyofamanwhowasseriouslyharassed.

           "Hehasnotyetdecidedwhatlinetotake,"hesaidtohisloveduringamomentwhentheywerealonetogetherinthedrawing-room.

           MadamedeRênalrapidlyrecountedtohimallshehaddonesincethemorning.

           "Thedetailsareforto-night,"sheaddedwithasmile.

           "Feminineperversity,"thoughtJulien,"Whatcanbethepleasure,whatcanbetheinstinctwhichinducesthemtodeceiveus."

           "Ithinkyouarebothenlightenedandatthesametimeblindedbyyourlove,"hesaidtoherwithsomecoldness."Yourconductto-dayhasbeenadmirable,butisitprudentforustotryandseeeachotherto-night?Thishouseispavedwithenemies.JustthinkofElisa’spassionatehatredforme."

           "Thathateisverylikethepassionateindifferencewhichyounodoubthaveforme."

           "EvenifIwereindifferentIoughttosaveyoufromtheperilinwhichIhaveplungedyou.IfchancesowillsitthatM.deRênalshouldspeaktoElisa,shecanacquainthimwitheverythinginasingleword

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