Красное и черное

The World, or What the Rich Lack

           Nearlyallwerethesonsofpeasants,andtheypreferredtogaintheirlivelihoodbyrecitingsomeLatinwordsthanbyploughingtheearth.ItwasafterthisexaminationofhiscolleaguesthatJulien,duringthefirstfewdays,promisedhimselfaspeedysuccess.

           "Intelligentpeopleareneededineveryservice,"hesaidtohimself,"for,afterall,thereisworktobedone.IshouldhavebeenasergeantunderNapoleon.Ishallbeagrandvicaramongthesefuturecurés."

           "Allthesepoordevils,"headded,"manuallabourersastheyhavebeensincetheirchildhood,havelivedoncurdedmilkandblackbreaduptilltheyarrivedhere.Theywouldonlyeatmeatfiveorsixtimesayearintheirhovels.LiketheRomansoldierswhousedtofindwarthetimeofrest,thesepoorpeasantsareenchantedwiththedelightsoftheseminary."

           Juliencouldneverreadanythingintheirgloomyeyesbutthesatisfactionofphysicalcravingafterdinner,andtheexpectationofsensualpleasurebeforethemeal.SuchwerethepeopleamongwhomJulienhadtodistinguishhimself;butthefactwhichhedidnotknow,andwhichtheyrefrainedfromtellinghim,wasthatcomingoutfirstinthedifferentcoursesofdogma,ecclesiasticalhistory,etc.,etc.,whicharetakenattheseminary,constitutedintheireyes,neithermorenorlessthanasplendidsin.

           SincethetimeofVoltaireandtwo-chamberGovernment,whichisatbottomsimplydistrustandpersonalself-examination,andgivesthepopularmindthatbadhabitofbeingsuspicious,theChurchofFranceseemstohaverealisedthatbooksareitsrealenemies.

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