Красное и черное

The First Step

           Letustryandshine.Hesucceeded.Theprelate,whowasanexcellenthumanisthimself,wasdelighted.

           Attheprefect’sdinner,ayounggirlwhowasjustlycelebrated,hadrecitedthepoemoftheMadeleine.Hewasinthemoodtotalkliterature,andveryquicklyforgottheabbéPirardandhisaffairstodiscusswiththeseminaristwhetherHoracewasrichorpoor.Theprelatequotedseveralodes,butsometimeshismemorywassluggish,andthenJulienwouldrecitewithmodestythewholeode:thefactwhichstruckthebishopwasthatJulienneverdeviatedfromtheconversationaltone.HespokehistwentyorthirtyLatinversesasthoughhehadbeenspeakingofwhatwastakingplaceinhisownseminary.TheytalkedforalongtimeofVirgil,orCicero,andtheprelatecouldnothelpcomplimentingtheyoungseminarist."Youcouldnothavestudiedbetter."

           "MyLord,"saidJulien,"yourseminarycanofferyou197muchlessunworthyofyourhighesteem."

           "Howisthat?"saidthePrelateastonishedbythenumber.

           "IcansupportbyofficialproofjustwhatIhavehadthehonourofsayingbeforemylord.Iobtainedthenumber198attheseminary’sannualexaminationbygivingaccurateanswerstotheveryquestionswhichareearningmeatthepresentmomentmylord’sapprobation.

           "Ah,itistheBenjaminoftheabbéPirard,"saidtheBishopwithalaugh,ashelookedatM.deFrilair."Weshouldhavebeenpreparedforthis.Butitisfairfighting.Didyounothavetobewokenup,myfriend,"hesaid,addressinghimselftoJulien."Tobesenthere?"

           "Yes,myLord.

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