Красное и черное

Queen Marguerite

           Theseattemptswereextremelysubtle,butJulienrebuffedthemroughly.

           Onedayhebrusquelyinterruptedher."HasmademoiselledelaMoleanyorderstogiveherfather’ssecretary?"hesaidtoher."Ifsohemustlistentoherorders,andexecutethem,butapartfromthathehasnotasinglewordtosaytoher.Heisnotpaidtotellherhisthoughts."

           Thiskindoflife,togetherwiththesingularsurmiseswhichitoccasioned,dissipatedtheboredomwhichhehadbeenaccustomedtoexperienceinthatmagnificentsalon,whereeveryonewasafraid,andwhereanykindofjestwasinbadform.

           "Itwouldbehumorousifshelovedmebutwhethershelovesmeornot,"wentonJulien,"IhaveformyconfidentialfriendagirlofspiritbeforewhomIseethewholehouseholdquake,whilethemarquisdeCroisenoisdoessomorethananyoneelse.Yes,tobesure,thatsameyoungmanwhoissopolite,sogentle,andsobrave,andwhohascombinedallthoseadvantagesofbirthandfortuneasingleoneofwhichwouldputmyheartatrestheismadlyinlovewithher,heoughttomarryher.HowmanylettershasM.delaMolemademewritetothetwonotariesinordertoarrangethecontract?AndI,thoughIamanabsoluteinferiorwhenIhavemypeninmyhand,why,Itriumphoverthatyoungmantwohoursafterwardsinthisverygarden;for,afterall,herpreferenceisstrikinganddirect.Perhapsshehateshimbecausesheseesinhimafuturehusband.Sheishaughtyenoughforthat.Asforherkindnesstome,Ireceiveitinmycapacityofconfidentialservant.

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