Красное и черное

First Appearance in Society

           

           WhenhewasintheCemeteryofPèreLaChaiseaveryobliginggentleman,andwhatismore,onewhowasLiberalinhisviews,suggestedthatheshouldshowJulienthetombofMarshalNeywhichasagaciousstatecrafthaddeprivedofthehonourofanepitaph,butwhenheleftthisLiberal,whowithtearsinhiseyesalmostclaspedhiminhisarms,Julienwaswithouthiswatch.EnrichedbythisexperiencetwodaysafterwardshepresentedhimselftotheabbéPirard,wholookedathimforalongtime.

           "Perhapsyouaregoingtobecomeafop,"saidtheabbétohimseverely.Julienlookedlikeaveryyoungmaninfullmourning;asamatteroffact,helookedverywell,butthegoodabbéwastooprovincialhimselftoseethatJulienstillcarriedhisshouldersinthatparticularwaywhichsignifiesintheprovincesbotheleganceandimportance.WhenthemarquissawJulienhisopinionofhisgracesdifferedsoradicallyfromthatofthegoodabbéashesaid,

           "WouldyouhaveanyobjectiontoM.leSoreltakingsomedancinglessons?"

           Theabbéwasthunderstruck.

           "No,"heansweredatlast."Julienisnotapriest."

           Themarquiswentupthestepsofalittlesecretstaircasetwoatatime,andinstalledourheroinaprettyatticwhichlookedoutonthebiggardenofthehotel.Heaskedhimhowmanyshirtshehadgotatthelinendrapers.

           "Two,"answeredJulien,intimidatedatseeingsogreatalordcondescendtosuchdetails.

           "Verygood,"repliedthemarquisquiteseriously,andwithacertaincurtimperiousnesswhichgaveJulienfoodforthought."Verygood,gettwenty-twomoreshirts.Hereareyourfirstquarter’swages.

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