Красное и черное

An Attack of Gout

           "Butarascallikethat!"

           "Asamatteroffact,"heanswered,"IamtoosmallapersonageintheHôteldelaMoletotakeituponmyselftointroduceanyone."Julientoldthemarquiseverything.IntheeveninghedescribedValenod’spretensions,aswellashisdeedsandfeatssince1814.

           "Notonlywillyoupresentthenewbarontome,"replieddelaMole,veryseriously,"butIwillinvitehimtodinnerforthedayafterto-morrow.Hewillbeoneofournewprefects."

           "Ifthatisthecase,Iaskformyfatherthepostofdirectoroftheworkhouse,"answeredJulien,coldly.

           "Withpleasure,"answeredthemarquisgaily."Itshallbegranted.Iwasexpectingalecture.Youaregettingon."

           M.deValenodinformedJulienthatthemanagerofthelotteryofficeatVerrièreshadjustdied.JulienthoughtithumoroustogivethatplacetoM.deCholin,theolddotardwhosepetitionhehadoncepickedupindelaMole’sroom.Themarquislaughedheartilyatthepetition,whichJulienrecitedashemadehimsigntheletterwhichrequestedthatappointmentoftheministeroffinance.

           M.deCholinhadscarcelybeennominated,whenJulienlearntthatthatposthadbeenaskedbythedepartmentforthecelebratedgeometrician,monsieurGros.Thatgenerousmanhadanincomeofonly1400francs,andeveryyearhadlent600tothelatemanagerwhohadjustdied,tohelphimbringuphisfamily.

           Julienwasastonishedatwhathehaddone.

           "That’snothing,"hesaidtohimself."ItwillbenecessarytocommitseveralotherinjusticesifImeantogeton,andalsotoconcealthembeneathpretty,sentimentalspeeches

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