Красное и черное

Ambition

           YouareabusingmeanlythesentimentswhichIhadforyoubuthavenolonger.Doyouhear,MonsieurJulien?"

           Hetookawaytheladderveryslowlysoasnottomakeanoise.

           "Isyourhusbandintown,dear,"hesaidtohernotinordertodefyherbutasasheermatterofhabit.

           "Don’ttalktomelikethat,Ibegyou,orIwillcallmyhusband.Ifeelonlytooguiltyinnothavingsentyouawaybefore.Ipityyou,"shesaidtohim,tryingtowoundhis,asshewellknew,irritablepride.

           Thisrefusalofallendearments,thisabruptwayofbreakingsotenderatiewhichhethoughtstillsubsisted,carriedthetransportsofJulien’slovetothepointofdelirium.

           "What!isitpossibleyoudonotloveme?"hesaidtoher,withoneofthoseaccentsthatcomestraightfromtheheartandimposeaseverestrainonthecoldequanimityofthelistener.

           Shedidnotanswer.Asforhim,heweptbitterly.

           Infacthehadnolongerthestrengthtospeak.

           "SoIamcompletelyforgottenbytheonebeingwhoeverlovedme,whatisthegoodoflivingonhenceforth?"Assoonashehadnolongertofearthedangerofmeetingamanallhiscouragehadlefthim;hisheartnowcontainednoemotionexceptthatoflove.

           Heweptforalongtimeinsilence.

           Hetookherhand;shetriedtotakeitaway,andafterafewalmostconvulsivemoments,surrenderedittohim.Itwasextremelydark;theywerebothsittingonMadamedeRênal’sbed.

           "Whatachangefromfourteenmonthsago,"thoughtJulien,andhistearsredoubled."Soabsenceisreallyboundtodestroyallhumansentiments."

           "Deigntotellmewhathashappenedtoyou?"Juliensaidatlast.

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