Красное и черное

The First Step

           Hehadakeyofthegardenandcouldwalkinitwhennooneelsewasthere.

           Julienwasastonishedtoperceivethathewasnowhatedless.He,onthecontrary,hadbeenexpectingthattheirhatewouldbecometwiceasintense.Thatsecretdesireofhisthatheshouldnotbespokento,whichhadbeenonlytoomanifestbefore,andhadearnedhimsomanyenemies,wasnolongerlookeduponasasignofridiculoushaughtiness.Itbecame,intheeyesofthecoarsebeingswhosurroundedhim,ajustappreciationofhisowndignity.Thehatredofhimsensiblydiminished,aboveallamongtheyoungestofhiscomrades,whowerenowhispupils,andwhomhetreatedwithmuchpoliteness.Graduallyheobtainedhisownfollowing.ItbecamelookeduponasbadformtocallhimMartinLuther.

           Butwhatisthegoodofenumeratinghisfriendsandhisenemies?Thewholebusinessissqualid,andallthemoresqualidinproportiontothetruthofthepicture.Andyettheclergysupplytheonlyteachersofmoralswhichthepeoplehave.Whatwouldhappentothepeoplewithoutthem?Willthepapereverreplacethecure?

           SinceJulien’snewdignity,thedirectoroftheseminarymadeapointofneverspeakingtohimwithoutwitnesses.Thesetacticswereprudent,bothforthemasterandforthepupil,butaboveallitwasmeantforatest.TheinvariableprincipleofthatsevereJansenistPirardwasthis"ifamanhasmeritinyoureyes,putobstaclesinthewayofallhedesires,andofeverythingwhichheundertakes.Ifthemeritisreal,hewillmanagetooverthroworgetroundthoseobstacles."

           Itwasthehuntingseason.

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