Красное и черное

Country Pleasures

           "

           "Foranunknownman?"

           "Notatall,foramanwhomIknewonlytoowell.Irefused.Itwasterriblyimprudent.FromthatmomentIhadtheLiberalsonmyhandsaswell,andmypositionbecameintolerable.Ibelievethatifthevicarhadgotitintohisheadtoaccusemeofassassinatingmyservant,therewouldbetwentywitnessesofthetwopartieswhowouldswearthattheyhadseenmecommittingthecrime."

           "Youmeantosayyouwanttoliveinthecountrywithoutpanderingtothepassionsofyourneighbours,withoutevenlisteningtotheirgossip.Whatamistake!"

           "Itisrectifiedatlast.Monfleuryisforsale.Iwilllose50,000francsifnecessary,butIamover-joyedIamleavingthathellofhypocrisyandannoyance.IamgoingtolookforsolitudeandrusticpeaceintheonlyplacewherethosethingsaretobefoundinFrance,onafourthstoreylookingontotheChamps-Elysées;and,moreover,IamactuallydeliberatingifIshallnotcommencemypoliticalcareerbygivingconsecratedbreadtotheparishintheRoulequarter."

           "AllthiswouldnothavehappenedunderBonaparte,"saidFalcozwitheyesshiningwithrageandsorrow.

           "Verygood,butwhydidn’tyourBonapartemanagetokeephisposition?EverythingwhichIsufferto-dayishiswork."

           AtthispointJulien’sattentionwasredoubled.HehadrealisedfromthefirstwordthattheBonapartistFalcozwastheoldboyhoodfriendofM.

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