Красное и черное

Queen Marguerite

           Theonlyrivalshehadinherheartwasthefearofherchildrens’death.Itwasareasonable,naturalfeelingtome,andeventhoughIsufferedfromitIfounditcharming.Ihavebeenafool.TheideasIhadinmyheadaboutParispreventedmefromappreciatingthatsublimewoman.

           "GreatGodwhatacontrastandwhatdoIfindhere?Arid,haughtyvanity:allthefineshadesofwoundedegotismandnothingmore."

           Theygotupfromtable."Imustnotletmyacademiciangetsnappedup,"saidJulientohimself.Hewentuptohimastheywerepassingintothegarden,assumedanairofsoftsubmissivenessandsharedinhisfuryagainstthesuccessofHernani.

           "Ifonlywewerestillinthedaysoflettresdecachet!"hesaid.

           "Thenhewouldnothavedared,"exclaimedtheacademicianwithagestureworthyofTalma.

           JulienquotedsomewordsfromVirgil’sGeorgicsinreferencetoaflowerandexpressedtheopinionthatnothingwasequaltotheabbéDelille’sverses.Inawordheflatteredtheacademicianineverypossibleway.Hethensaidtohimwiththeutmostindifference,"IsupposemademoiselledelaMolehasinheritedsomethingfromsomeuncleforwhomsheisinmourning."

           "What!youbelongtothehouse?"saidtheacademicianstoppingshort,"andyoudonotknowherfolly?Asamatteroffactitisstrangehermothershouldallowhertodosuchthings,butbetweenourselves,theydonotshineinthishouseholdexactlybytheirforceofcharacter.Mademoiselle’ssharehastodoforallofthem,andgovernsthem.To-dayisthethirtiethofApril!"andtheacademicianstoppedandlookedmeaninglyatJulien.

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