Красное и черное

A Procession

           Thereissomuchgoldinit.ItisgenerallythoughtinBesançonthatthewillofthejudge’swifewillresultinthecathedraltreasurebeingincreasedbymorethantenchasubles,withoutcountingfourorfivecapesforthegreatfeast.Iwillgofurther,"saidtheabbéChas,loweringhisvoice,"Ihavereasonsforthinkingthejudge’swifewillleaveushermagnificentsilvergiltcandlesticks,supposedtohavebeenboughtinItalybyCharlestheBold,DukeofBurgundy,whosefavouriteministerwasoneofthegoodlady’sancestors."

           "Butwhatisthefellowgettingatwithallthisoldclothesbusiness,"thoughtJulien."Theseadroitpreliminarieshavebeengoingonforcenturies,andnothingcomesofthem.Hemustbeverysuspiciousofme.Heisclevererthanalltheothers,whosesecretaimcanbeguessedsoeasilyinafortnight.Iunderstand.Hemusthavebeensufferingforfifteenyearsfrommortifiedambition."

           JulienwassummonedoneeveninginthemiddleofthefencinglessontotheabbéPirard,whosaidtohim.

           "To-morrowisthefeastofCorpusDomini(theFêteDieu)theabbéChas-Bernardneedsyoutohelphimtodecoratethecathedral.Goandobey."TheabbéPirardcalledhimbackandaddedsympathetically."Itdependsonyouwhetheryouwillutilisetheoccasiontogointothetown."

           "Incedoperignes,"answeredJulien.(Ihavesecretenemies).

           Julienwenttothecathedralnextmorningwithdowncasteyes.Thesightofthestreetsandtheactivitywhichwasbeginningtoprevailinthetowndidhimgood.Inallquarterstheywereextendingthefrontsofthehousesfortheprocession.

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