Красное и черное

An Attack of Gout

           Whenhegotuptogo,themarquisapologisedfornotbeingabletoaccompanyhimbyreasonofhisgout.

           Julienwaspreoccupiedbythisstrangeidea."Perhapsheismakingfunofme,"hethought.HewenttoaskadviceoftheabbéPirard,whobeinglesspolitethanthemarquis,madenootheranswerexcepttowhistleandchangethesubject.

           Julienpresentedhimselftothemarquisthenextmorninginhisblacksuit,withhislettercaseandhislettersforsignature.Hewasreceivedintheoldway,butwhenheworethebluesuitthatevening,themarquis’stonewasquitedifferent,andabsolutelyaspoliteasonthepreviousday.

           "Asyouarenotexactlybored,"saidthemarquistohim,"bythesevisitswhichyouarekindenoughtopaytoapooroldman,youmusttellhimaboutallthelittleincidentsofyourlife,butyoumustbefrankandthinkofnothingexceptnarratingthemclearlyandinanamusingway.Foronemustamuseoneself,"continuedthemarquis."That’stheonlyrealityinlife.Ican’thavemylifesavedinabattleeveryday,orgetapresentofamillionfrancseveryday,butifIhadRivarolherebymysofahewouldridmeeverydayofanhourofsufferingandboredom.IsawalotofhimatHamburgduringtheemigration."

           AndthemarquistoldJulienthestoriesofRivarolandtheinhabitantsofHamburgwhoneededthecombinedeffortsoffourindividualstounderstandanepigram.M.delaMole,beingreducedtothesocietyofthislittleabbé,triedtoteachhim.HeputJulien’sprideonitsmettle.

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