Красное и черное

The Ball

           

           "AtthatdinneryouandIwillbetheonlyoneswhosebloodispure,butIshallbedespisedandalmosthatedasamonster,whileyouwillbesimplydespisedasamanofthepeoplewhohaspushedhiswayintogoodsociety."

           "Nothingcouldbetruer,"saidmademoiselledelaMole.

           Altamiralookedatherinastonishment;butJuliendidnotdeigntolookather.

           "Observethattherevolution,atwhoseheadIfoundmyself,"continuedthecomteAltamira,"onlyfailedfortheonereasonthatIwouldnotcutoffthreeheadsanddistributeamongourpartisanssevenoreightmillionswhichhappenedtobeinaboxofwhichIhappenedtohavethekey.Myking,whoisburningtohavemehangedto-day,andwhocalledmebymychristiannamebeforetherebellion,wouldhavegivenmethegreatribbonofhisorderifIhadhadthosethreeheadscutoffandhadhadthemoneyinthoseboxesdistributed;forIshouldhavehadatleastasemi-successandmycountrywouldhavehadachartalike.Sowagstheworld;it’sagameofchess."

           "Atthattime,"answeredJulienwithafieryeye,"youdidnotknowthegame;now...."

           "YoumeanIwouldhavetheheadscutoff,andIwouldnotbeaGirondin,asyousaidIwastheotherday?Iwillgiveyouyouranswer,"saidAltamirasadly,"whenyouhavekilledamaninaduelafarlessuglymatterthanhavinghimputtodeathbyanexecutioner."

           "Uponmyword,"saidJulien,"theendjustifiesthemeans.IfinsteadofbeinganinsignificantmanIhadsomepowerIwouldhavethreemenhangedinordertosavefourmen’slives.

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