Красное и черное

The First Step

           IthadoccurredtoFouquétosendastagandaboartotheseminaryasthoughtheycamefromJulien’sparents.Thedeadanimalswereputdownonthefloorbetweenthekitchenandtherefectory.Itwastherethattheywereseenbyalltheseminaristsontheirwaytodinner.Theyconstitutedagreatattractionfortheircuriosity.Theboar,deadthoughitwas,madetheyoungestonesfeelfrightened.Theytoucheditstusks.Theytalkedofnothingelseforawholeweek.

           Thisgift,whichraisedJulien’sfamilytothelevelofthatclassofsocietywhichdeservesrespect,struckadeadlyblowatalljealousy.Heenjoyedasuperiority,consecratedbyfortune.Chazel,themostdistinguishedoftheseminarists,madeadvancestohim,andalwaysreproachedhimfornothavingpreviouslyapprisedthemofhisparents’positionandhadthusinvolvedthemintreatingmoneywithoutsufficientrespect.Aconscriptiontookplace,fromwhichJulien,inhiscapacityasseminarist,wasexempt.Thiscircumstanceaffectedhimprofoundly."Sothereisjustpassedforeverthatmomentwhich,twentyyearsearlier,wouldhaveseenmyheroiclifebegin.Hewaswalkingaloneintheseminarygarden.Heheardthemasonswhowerewallingupthecloisterwallstalkingbetweenthemselves.

           "Yes,wemustgo.There’sthenewconscription.Whentheotherwasaliveitwasgoodbusiness.Amasoncouldbecomeanofficerthen,couldbecomeageneralthen.Onehasseensuchthings."

           "Yougoandseenow.It’sonlytheragamuffinswholeaveforthearmy.Anyonewhohasanythingstaysinthecountryhere."

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