Красное и черное

Country Pleasures

           Itoldhimthatyouwereagreatclassic,andpossiblyhereckonsonyourteachinghissonsomeready-madephrasesaboutCiceroandVirgil.

           "IfIwereyou,Ishouldneverallowthathandsomeyoungmantomakefunofme,andbeforeIacceptedhisadvances,whichyouwillfindperfectlypolitebutalittleironical,Iwouldmakehimrepeatthemmorethanonce.

           "IwillnothidefromyouthefactthattheyoungcountdeLaMoleisboundtodespiseyouatfirst,becauseyouarenothingmorethanalittlebourgeois.Hisgrandfatherbelongedtothecourt,andhadthehonourofhavinghisheadcutoffinthePlacedeGrèveonthe26thApril,1574,onaccountofapoliticalintrigue.

           "Asforyou,youarethesonofacarpenterofVerrières,andwhatismore,inreceiptofhisfather’swages.Ponderwelloverthesedifferences,andlookupthefamilyhistoryinMoreri.Alltheflattererswhodineattheirhousemakefromtimetotimewhattheycalldelicateallusionstoit.

           "BecarefulofhowyouanswerthepleasantriesofM.thecountdeLaMole,chiefofasquadronofhussars,andafuturepeerofFrance,anddon’tcomeandcomplaintomelateron."

           "Itseemstome,"saidJulien,blushingviolently,"thatIoughtnoteventoansweramanwhodespisesme."

           "Youhavenoideaofhiscontempt.Itwillonlymanifestitselfbyinflatedcompliments.Ifyouwereafool,youmightbetakeninbyit.Ifyouwanttomakeyourfortune,yououghttoletyourselfbetakeninbyit.

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