Красное и черное

Driving a Bargain

           

           Thiscircumstanceexplainedalottotheoldpeasant.Heaskedimmediately,withquiteanairofassurance,toseethesuitwhichwouldbegiventohisson.M.deRênalopenedhisdeskandtookoutonehundredfrancs.

           "YoursonwillgotoM.Durand,thedraper,withthismoneyandwillgetacompleteblacksuit."

           "AndevensupposingItakehimawayfromyou,"saidthepeasant,whohadsuddenlyforgottenallhisrespectfulformalities,"willhestillkeepthisblacksuit?"

           "Certainly!"

           "Well,"saidSorel,inadrawlingvoice,"allthatremainstodoistoagreeonjustonething,themoneywhichyouwillgivehim."

           "What!"exclaimedM.deRênal,indignantly,"weagreedonthatyesterday.Ishallgivehimthreehundredfrancs,Ithinkthatisalot,andprobablytoomuch."

           "ThatisyourofferandIdonotdenyit,"saidoldSorel,speakingstillveryslowly;andbyastrokeofgeniuswhichwillonlyastonishthosewhodonotknowtheFranche-Comtépeasants,hefixedhiseyesonM.deRênalandadded,"Weshallgetbettertermselsewhere."

           TheMayor’sfaceexhibitedtheutmostconsternationatthesewords.Hepulledhimselftogetherhoweverandafteracunningconversationoftwohours’length,whereeverysinglewordonbothsideswascarefullyweighed,thesubtletyofthepeasantscoredavictoryoverthesubtletyoftherichman,whoselivelihoodwasnotsodependentonhisfacultyofcunning.AllthenumerousstipulationswhichweretoregulateJulien’snewexistenceweredulyformulated.Notonlywashissalaryfixedatfourhundredfrancs,buttheyweretobepaidinadvanceonthefirstofeachmonth.

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