Красное и черное

Country Pleasures

           Hevowedthathewouldneverabandonhismistress’schildren,andthathewouldleaveeverythinginordertoprotectthem,iftheimpertinenceofthepriestsbroughtaboutarepublicandthepersecutionofthenobles.

           WhatwouldhavehappenedonthenightofhisarrivalinVerrièresif,atthemomentwhenhehadleanthisladderagainstthecasementofMadamedeRênal’sbedroomhehadfoundthatroomoccupiedbyastrangerorbyM.deRênal?

           Buthowdelicious,too,hadbeenthosefirsttwohourswhenhissweethearthadbeensincerelyanxioustosendhimawayandhehadpleadedhiscause,sittingdownbyherinthedarkness!AsoullikeJulien’sishauntedbysuchmemoriesforalifetime.Therestoftheinterviewwasalreadybecomingmergedinthefirstperiodoftheirlove,fourteenmonthsprevious.

           Julienwasawakenedfromhisdeepmeditationbythestoppingofthecoach.TheyhadjustenteredthecourtyardofthePostintheRueRousseau."IwanttogotoLaMalmaison,"hesaidtoacabrioletwhichapproached.

           "Atthistime,Monsieurwhatfor?"

           "What’sthatgottodowithyou?Geton."

           Everyrealpassiononlythinksaboutitself.Thatiswhy,inmyview,passionsareridiculousatParis,whereone’sneighbouralwaysinsistsonone’sconsideringhimagreatdeal.IshallrefrainfromrecountingJulien’secstasyatLaMalmaison.Hewept.What!inspiteofthosewretchedwhitewalls,builtthisveryyear,whichcutthepathupintobits?Yes,monsieur,forJulien,asforposterity,therewasnothingtochoosebetweenArcole,SaintHelena,andLaMalmaison.

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