Красное и черное

The Sorrows of an Official

           Thatisonlyninedaysago,addedSignorGeronimo,gailylookingatMadamedeRênal.Yourcousin,andmygoodfriend,SignordeBeauvoisissaysthatyouknowItalian,Madame."

           TheNeapolitan’sgoodhumourchangedthisgloomyeveningintoaverygayone.MadamedeRênalinsistedupongivinghimsupper.Sheputthewholehouseonthego.ShewantedtofreeJulienatanypricefromtheimputationofespionagewhichshehadheardalreadytwicethatday.

           SignorGeronimowasanexcellentsinger,excellentcompany,andhadverygayqualitieswhich,atanyrateinFrance,arehardlycompatiblewitheachother.AfterdinnerhesangalittleduetwithMadamedeRênal,andtoldsomecharmingtales.Atoneo’clockinthemorningthechildrenprotested,whenJuliensuggestedthattheyshouldgotobed.

           "Anotherofthosestories,"saidtheeldest.

           "Itismyown,Signorino,"answeredSignorGeronimo.

           "EightyearsagoIwas,likeyou,ayoungpupiloftheNaplesConservatoire.ImeanIwasyourage,butIdidnothavethehonourtobethesonofthedistinguishedmayoroftheprettytownofVerrières."ThisphrasemadeM.deRênalsigh,andlookathiswife.

           "SignorZingarelli,"continuedtheyoungsinger,somewhatexaggeratinghisaction,andthusmakingthechildrenburstintolaughter,"SignorZingarelliwasanexcellentthoughseveremaster.HeisnotpopularattheConservatoire,butheinsistsonthepretencebeingkeptupthatheis.IwentoutasoftenasIcould.IusedtogotothelittleTheatredeSanCarlino,whereIusedtoheardivinemusic.

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