Красное и черное

Driving a Bargain

           LookatthatJusticeofthePeace,suchagoodsortandsuchanhonestmanuptothepresentandsooldtoo;hesacrificeshishonourthroughthefearofincurringthedispleasureofayoungvicarofthirty.Imustbeapriest."

           Ononeoccasion,inthemiddleofhisnew-foundpiety(hehadalreadybeenstudyingtheologyfortwoyears),hewasbetrayedbyasuddenburstoffirewhichconsumedhissoul.ItwasatM.Chélan’s.Thegoodcuréhadinvitedhimtoadinnerofpriests,andheactuallylethimselfpraiseNapoleonwithenthusiasm.Heboundhisrightarmoverhisbreast,pretendingthathehaddislocateditinmovingatrunkofapine-treeandcarrieditfortwomonthsinthatpainfulposition.Afterthispainfulpenance,heforgavehimself.Thisistheyoungmanofeighteenwithapunyphysique,andscarcelylookingmorethanseventeenattheoutside,whoenteredthemagnificentchurchofVerrièrescarryingalittleparcelunderhisarm.

           Hefounditgloomyanddeserted.Allthetranseptsinthebuildinghadbeencoveredwithcrimsonclothincelebrationofafeast.Theresultwasthatthesun’sraysproducedaneffectofdazzlinglightofthemostimpressiveandreligiouscharacter.Julienshuddered.Findinghimselfaloneinthechurch,heestablishedhimselfinthepewwhichhadthemostmagnificentappearance.ItborethearmsofM.deRênal.

           Juliennoticedapieceofprintedpaperspreadoutonthestool,whichwasapparentlyintendedtoberead,hecasthiseyesoveritandsaw:"DetailsoftheexecutionandthelastmomentsofLouisJenrel,executedatBesançonthe...."Thepaperwastorn.

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