Красное и черное

The Sorrows of an Official

           Heeventuallymentionedtohiswifetheanonymousletterwhichhehadreceivedtwomonthsbefore.

           "IwilltakeittotheCasino,andsheweverybodythatithasbeensentbythatbruteValenod,whomItookoutofthegutterandmadeintooneoftherichesttradesmeninVerrières.Iwilldisgracehimpublicly,andthenIwillfighthim.Thisistoomuch."

           "GreatHeavens!Imaybecomeawidow,"thoughtMadamedeRênal,andalmostatthesametimeshesaidtoherself,

           "IfIdonot,asIcertainlycan,preventthisduel,Ishallbethemurderessofmyownhusband."

           Shehadneverexpendedsomuchskillinhonoringhisvanity.Withintwohoursshemadehimsee,andalwaysbyvirtueofreasonswhichhediscoveredhimself,thatitwasnecessarytoshowmorefriendshipthanevertoM.Valenod,andeventotakeElisabackintothehousehold.

           MadamedeRênalhadneedofcouragetobringherselftoseeagainthegirlwhowasthecauseofherunhappiness.ButthisideawasoneofJulien’s.Finally,havingbeenputonthetrackthreeorfourtimes,M.deRênalarrivedspontaneouslyattheconclusion,disagreeablethoughitwasfromthefinancialstandpoint,thatthemostpainfulthingthatcouldhappentohimwouldbethatJulien,inthemiddleoftheeffervescenceofpopulargossipthroughoutVerrières,shouldstayinthetownasthetutorofValenod’schildren.ItwasobviouslytoJulien’sinteresttoaccepttheofferofthedirectoroftheworkhouse.Conversely,itwasessentialforM.deRênal’sprestigethatJulienshouldleaveVerrièrestoentertheseminaryofBesançonorthatofDijon.

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