Красное и черное

First Appearance in Society

           TheabbéPirard,inspiteofhisgravity,laughedtillthetearscameintohiseyes.Thegentlemanwasatailor.

           "Igiveyouyourlibertyfortwodays,"saidtheabbéastheywentout."YoucannotbeintroducedbeforethentoMadamedelaMole.AnyoneelsewouldwatchoveryouasifyouwereayounggirlduringthesefirstfewmomentsofyourlifeinthisnewBabylon.Getruinedatonceifyouhavegottoberuined,andIwillberidofmyownweaknessofbeingfondofyou.Thedayafterto-morrowthistailorwillbringyoutwosuits,youwillgivethemanwhotriesthemonfivefrancs.Apartfromthatdon’tlettheseParisianshearthesoundofyourvoice.Ifyousayawordtheywillmanagesomehowtomakefunofyou.Theyhaveatalentforit.Comeandseemethedayafterto-morrowatnoon....Goandruinyourself....Iwasforgetting,goandorderbootsandahatattheseaddresses."

           Julienscrutinisedthehandwritingoftheaddresses.

           "It’sthemarquis’shand,"saidtheabbé;"heisanenergeticmanwhoforeseeseverything,andprefersdoingtoordering.Heistakingyouintohishouse,sothatyoumaysparehimthatkindoftrouble.Willyouhaveenoughbrainstoexecuteefficientlyalltheinstructionswhichhewillgiveyouwithscarcelyawordofexplanation?Thefuturewillshow,lookafteryourself."

           Julienenteredtheshopsindicatedbytheaddresseswithoutsayingasingleword.Heobservedthathewasreceivedwithrespect,andthatthebootmakerashewrotehisnamedownintheledgerputM.deSorel.

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