Красное и черное

The World, or What the Rich Lack

           Itisthesubmissiveheartwhichcountsforeverythinginitseyes.Itsuspects,andrightlyso,anysuccessinstudies,evensacredones.WhatistopreventasuperiormanfromcrossingovertotheoppositesidelikeSièyesorGregory.ThetremblingChurchclingsontothePopeasitsonechanceofsafety.ThePopealoneisinapositiontoattempttoparalyseallpersonalself-examination,andtomakeanimpressionbymeansofthepompouspietyofhiscourtceremonialontheboredandmorbidspiritoffashionablesociety.

           Julien,ashebegantogetsomeglimpseofthesevarioustruths,whicharenonethelessintotalcontradictiontoalltheofficialpronouncementsofanyseminary,fellintoaprofoundmelancholy.Heworkedagreatdealandrapidlysucceededinlearningthingswhichwereextremelyusefultoapriest,extremelyfalseinhisowneyes,anddevoidoftheslightestinterestforhim.Hefelttherewasnothingelsetodo.

           "AmIthenforgottenbythewholeworld,"hethought.HedidnotknowthatM.PirardhadreceivedandthrownintothefireseveralletterswiththeDijonstampinwhichthemostlivelypassionwouldpiercethroughthemostformalconventionalismofstyle."Thisloveseemstobefoughtbygreatattacksofremorse.Allthebetter,"thoughttheabbéPirard."Atanyratethisladhasnotlovedaninfidelwoman."

           OnedaytheabbéPirardopenedaletterwhichseemedhalf-blottedoutbytears.Itwasanadieuforever."Atlast,"saidthewritertoJulien,"Heavenhasgrantedmethegraceofhating,nottheauthorofmyfall,butmyfallitself.

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