Красное и черное

The First Step

           Althoughthegiftisnotundulycanonical,IwanttogiveyouaTacitus."Theprelatehadeightvolumesinasuperiorbindingfetchedforhim,andinsistedonwritinghimselfonthetitlepageofthefirstvolumeaLatincomplimenttoJulienSorel.TheBishopplumedhimselfonhisfineLatinity.Hefinishedbysayingtohiminaserioustone,whichcompletelyclashedwiththerestoftheconversation.

           "Youngman,ifyouaregood,youwillhaveonedaythebestlivinginmydiocese,andonenotahundredleaguesfrommyepiscopalpalace,butyoumustbegood."

           Ladenwithhisvolumes,Julienleftthepalaceinastateofgreatastonishmentasmidnightwasstriking.

           MyLordhadnotsaidawordtohimabouttheabbéPirard.JulienwasparticularlyastonishedbytheBishop’sextremepoliteness.Hehadhadnoconceptionofsuchanurbanityinformcombinedwithsonaturalanairofdignity.JulienwasespeciallystruckbythecontrastonseeingagainthegloomyabbéPirard,whowasimpatientlyawaitinghim.

           "Quidtibidixerunt(Whathavetheysaidtoyou)?"hecriedouttohiminaloudvoiceassoonashesawhiminthedistance."SpeakFrench,andrepeatmyLord’sownwordswithouteitheraddingorsubtractinganything,"saidtheex-Directoroftheseminaryinhisharshtone,andwithhisparticularlyinelegantmanners,asJuliengotslightlyconfusedintranslatingintoLatinthespeechesoftheBishop.

           "WhatastrangepresentonthepartoftheBishoptoayoungseminarist,"heventuredtosayasheturnedovertheleavesofthesuperbTacitus,whosegiltedgesseemedtohorrifyhim.

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