Красное и черное

Manners and Customs in 1830

           InordertoworkworthilyatthevineoftheLord,andtobenottotallyunworthyofsomanyworthycolleagues,itwasnecessarytobeeducated;itwasnecessarytospendtwoexpensiveyearsattheseminaryofBesançon;savingconsequentlybecameanimperativenecessity,andwascertainlymucheasierwithasalaryofeighthundredfrancspaidquarterlythanwithsixhundredfrancswhichonereceivedmonthly.Ontheotherhand,didnotHeaven,byplacinghimbythesideoftheyoungdeRênals,andespeciallybyinspiringhimwithaspecialdevotiontothem,seemtoindicatethatitwasnotpropertoabandonthateducationforanotherone.

           Julienreachedsuchadegreeofperfectioninthatparticularkindofeloquencewhichhassucceededthedrasticquicknessoftheempire,thathefinishedbyboringhimselfwiththesoundofhisownwords.

           OnreachinghomehefoundavaletofM.Valenodinfullliverywhohadbeenlookingforhimalloverthetown,withacardinvitinghimtodinnerforthatsameday.

           Julienhadneverbeeninthatman’shouse.Onlyafewdaysbeforehehadbeenthinkingofnothingbutthemeansofgivinghimasoundthrashingwithoutgettingintotroublewiththepolice.Althoughthetimeofthedinnerwasoneo’clock,Julienthoughtitwasmoredeferentialtopresenthimselfathalf-pasttwelveattheofficeofM.thedirectoroftheworkhouse.Hefoundhimparadinghisimportanceinthemiddleofalotofdespatchboxes.

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