Красное и черное

The First Step

           HeavenknowsthatIhavebeensoinspiteofmyself.Ioughttoshowneitherhatenorlovetoanyone.Iseeinyousomethingwhichoffendsthevulgar.JealousyandcalumnywillpursueyouinwhateverplaceProvidencemayplaceyou.Yourcomradeswillneverbeholdyouwithouthate,andiftheypretendtolikeyou,itwillonlybetobetrayyouwithgreatercertainty.Forthisthereisonlyoneremedy.SeekhelponlyfromGod,who,topunishyouforyourpresumption,hascursedyouwiththeinevitablehatredofyourcomrades.Letyourconductbepure.ThatistheonlyresourcewhichIcanseeforyou.Ifyoulovetruthwithanirresistibleembrace,yourenemieswillsoonerorlaterbeconfounded."

           IthadbeensolongsinceJulienhadheardafriendlyvoicethathemustbeforgivenaweakness.Heburstoutintotears.

           TheabbéPirardheldouthisarmstohim.Thismomentwasverysweettobothofthem.Julienwasmadwithjoy.Thispromotionwasthefirstwhichhehadobtained.Theadvantageswereimmense.Torealisethemonemusthavebeencondemnedtopassmonthsonendwithoutaninstant’ssolitude,andinimmediatecontactwithcomradeswhowereatthebestimportunate,andforthemostpartinsupportable.Theircriesalonewouldhavesufficedtodisorganiseadelicateconstitution.Thenoiseandjoyofthesepeasants,well-fedandwell-clothedastheywere,couldonlyfindaventforitself,orbelieveinitsowncompletenesswhentheywereshoutingwithallthestrengthoftheirlungs.

           NowJuliendinedalone,ornearlyanhourlaterthantheotherseminarists.

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