Красное и черное

The Sorrows of an Official

           Shewasoneofthosenoble,romanticsoulswhofindasourceofperpetualremorseequaltothatoccasionedbytheactualperpetrationofacrime,inseeingthepossibilityofagenerousactionandnotdoingit.Nonetheless,thereweredeadlydayswhenshewasnotabletobanishtheimaginationoftheexcessivehappinesswhichshewouldenjoyifshesuddenlybecameawidow,andwereabletomarryJulien.

           Helovedhersonsmuchmorethantheirfatherdid;inspiteofhisstrictjusticetheyweredevotedtohim.ShequiterealisedthatifshemarriedJulien,itwouldbenecessarytoleavethatVergy,whoseshadesweresodeartoher.ShepicturedherselflivingatParis,andcontinuingtogivehersonsaneducationwhichwouldmakethemadmiredbyeveryone.Herchildren,herself,andJulien!Theywouldbeallperfectlyhappy!

           Strangeresultofmarriagesuchasthenineteenthcenturyhasmadeit!Theboredomofmatrimoniallifemakeslovefadeawayinevitably,whenlovehasprecededthemarriage.Butnonetheless,saidaphilosopher,marriedlifesoonreducesthosepeoplewhoaresufficientlyrichnottohavetowork,toasenseofbeingutterlyboredbyallquietenjoyments.Andamongwomen,itisonlyaridsoulswhomitdoesnotpredisposetolove.

           Thephilosopher’sreflectionmakesmeexcuseMadamedeRênal,butshewasnotexcusedinVerrières,andwithouthersuspectingit,thewholetownfounditssoletopicofinterestinthescandalofherintrigue.Asaresultofthisgreataffair,theautumnwaslessboringthanusual.

           Theautumnandpartofthewinterpassedveryquickly.

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