Красное и черное

Manners and Customs in 1830

           ItwasforthatpurposethatseveralofthemhadbeeninvitedtothedinnerwhenJulienwaspresent.Hewouldhaveobtainedpowerfulsupportagainstthemayorbuttheelectionsmightsupervene,anditwasonlytooevidentthatthedirectorshipoftheworkhousewasinconsistentwithvotingonthewrongside.MadamedeRênalhadmadeashrewdguessatthisintrigue,andwhilesheexplainedittoJulienashegaveherhisarmtopassfromoneshoptoanother,theyfoundthemselvesgraduallytakenasfarastheCoursdelaFidélitéwheretheyspentseveralhoursnearlyastranquilasthoseatVergy.

           AtthesametimeM.Valenodwastryingtoputoffadefinitecrisiswithhisoldpatronbyhimselfassumingtheaggressive.Thesetacticssucceededonthisparticularday,butaggravatedthemayor’sbadtemper.NeverhasvanityatclosegripswithalltheharshnessandmeannessofapettifoggingloveofmoneyreducedamantoamoresorryconditionthanthatofM.deRênalwhenheenteredthetavern.Thechildren,ontheotherhand,hadneverbeenmorejoyfulandmoremerry.Thiscontrastputthefinishingtouchonhispique.

           "SofarasIcanseeIamnotwantedinmyfamily,"hesaidasheenteredinatonewhichhemeanttobeimpressive.

           Foranswer,hiswifetookhimononesideanddeclaredthatitwasessentialtosendJulienaway.Thehoursofhappinesswhichshehadjustenjoyedhadgivenheragaintheeaseandfirmnessofdemeanournecessarytofollowouttheplanofcampaignwhichshehadbeenhatchingforafortnight

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