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The Sorrows of an Official

           

           Chélan,whoreckonedoncarryingsoyoungamanbystorm,talkedagreatdeal.Julien,cloakedinthemostcompletehumbleness,bothofdemeanourandexpression,didnotopenhislips.

           Eventuallyheleft,andrantowarnMadamedeRênalwhomhefoundindespair.Herhusbandhadjustspokentoherwithacertainamountoffrankness.Theweaknessofhischaracterfoundsupportintheprospectofthelegacy,andhaddecidedhimtotreatherasperfectlyinnocent.HehadjustconfessedtoherthestrangestateinwhichhehadfoundpublicopinioninVerrières.Thepublicwaswrong;ithadbeenmisledbyjealoustongues.But,afterall,whatwasonetodo?

           MadamedeRênalwas,forthemoment,undertheillusionthatJulienwouldaccepttheofferofValenodandstayatVerrières.Butshewasnolongerthesimple,timidwomanthatshehadbeentheprecedingyear.Herfatalpassionandremorsehadenlightenedher.Shesoonrealisedthepainfultruth(whileatthesametimeshelistenedtoherhusband),thatatanyrateatemporaryseparationhadbecomeessential.

           Whenheisfarfromme,Julienwillreverttothoseambitiousprojectswhicharesonaturalwhenonehasnomoney.AndI,GreatGod!Iamsorich,andmyrichesaresouselessformyhappiness.Hewillforgetme.Loveableasheis,hewillbeloved,andhewilllove.Youunhappywoman.WhatcanIcomplainof?Heavenisjust.Iwasnotvirtuousenoughtoleaveoffthecrime.Faterobsmeofmyjudgment.IcouldeasilyhavebribedElisaifIhadwantedto;nothingwaseasier.Ididnottakethetroubletoreflectforamoment.

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