Красное и черное

The First Step

           Havingfortwentyminutesgivenhimenoughropetohanghimself,theexaminerchangedhisexpression,andbitterlyreproachedhimforthetimehehadwastedontheseprofanestudies,andtheuselessorcriminalideaswhichhehadgotintohishead.

           "Iamafool,sir.Youareright,"saidJulienmodestly,realisingtheadroitstratagemofwhichhewasthevictim.

           Thisexaminer’sdodgewasconsidereddirty,evenattheseminary,butthisdidnotpreventtheabbédeFrilair,thatadroitindividualwhohadsocleverlyorganisedthemachineryoftheBesançoncongregation,andwhosedespatchestoParisputfearintotheheartsofjudges,prefect,andeventhegeneralsofthegarrison,fromplacingwithhispowerfulhandthenumber198againstJulien’sname.Heenjoyedsubjectinghisenemy,PirardtheJansenist,tothismortification.

           Hischiefobjectforthelasttenyearshadbeentodeprivehimoftheheadshipoftheseminary.Theabbé,whohadhimselffollowedtheplanwhichhehadindicatedtoJulien,wassincere,pious,devotedtohisdutiesanddevoidofintrigue,butheaveninitsangerhadgivenhimthatbilioustemperamentwhichisbynaturesodeeplysensitivetoinsultsandtohate.Noneoftheinsultswhichwereaddressedtohimwaswastedonhisburningsoul.Hewouldhavehandedinhisresignationahundredtimesover,buthebelievedthathewasusefulintheplacewhereProvidencehadsethim."IpreventtheprogressofJesuitismandIdolatry,"hesaidtohimself.

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