Father and Son

           

           Esaramiacolpa

           Secosiè?

           Machiavelli.

           "Mywifereallyhasaheadonhershoulders,"saidthemayorofVerrièresatsixo’clockthefollowingmorning,ashewentdowntothesaw-millofFatherSorel."IthadneveroccurredtomethatifIdonottakelittleAbbéSorel,who,theysay,knowsLatinlikeanangel,thatrestlessspirit,thedirectoroftheworkhouse,mighthavethesameideaandsnatchhimawayfromme,thoughofcourseItoldherthatithad,inordertopreservemypropersuperiority.Andhowsmugly,tobesure,wouldhetalkabouthischildren’stutor!...Thequestionis,oncethetutor’smine,shallhewearthecassock?"

           M.deRênalwasabsorbedinthisproblemwhenhesawapeasantinthedistance,amannearlysixfeettall,whosincedawnhadapparentlybeenoccupiedinmeasuringsomepiecesofwoodwhichhadbeenputdownalongsidetheDoubsonthetowing-path.ThepeasantdidnotlookparticularlypleasedwhenhesawM.theMayorapproach,asthesepiecesofwoodobstructedtheroad,andhadbeenplacedthereinbreachoftherules.

           FatherSorel(foritwashe)wasverysurprised,andevenmorepleasedatthesingularofferwhichM.deRênalmadehimforhissonJulien.Nonetheless,helistenedtoitwiththatairofsulkydiscontentandapathywhichthesubtleinhabitantsofthesemountainsknowsowellhowtoassume.SlavesastheyhavebeensincethetimeoftheSpanishConquest,theystillpreservethisfeature,whichisalsofoundinthecharacteroftheEgyptianfellah.

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