A Plot

           

           Disconnectedremarks,casualmeetings,becometransformedintheeyesofanimaginativemanintothemostconvincingproofs,ifhehasanyfireinhistemperament.Schiller.

           ThefollowingdayheagaincaughtNorbertandhissistertalkingabouthim.Afunerealsilencewasestablishedonhisarrivalasonthepreviousday.Hissuspicionswerenowunbounded."Canthesecharmingyoungpeoplehavestartedtomakefunofme?Imustownthisismuchmoreprobable,muchmorenaturalthananysuggestedpassiononthepartofmademoiselledeLaMoleforapoordevilofasecretary.Inthefirstplace,havethosepeoplegotanypassionsatall?Mystificationistheirstrongpoint.Theyarejealousofmypoorlittlesuperiorityinspeaking.Beingjealousagainisoneoftheirweaknesses.Onthatbasiseverythingisexplicable.MademoiselledeLaMolesimplywantstopersuademethatsheismarkingmeoutforspecialfavourinordertoshowmeofftoherbetrothed?"

           ThiscruelsuspicioncompletelychangedJulien’spsychologicalcondition.Theideafoundinhisheartabuddinglovewhichithadnodifficultyindestroying.ThislovewasonlyfoundedonMathilde’srarebeauty,orratheronherqueenlymannersandheradmirabledresses.Julienwasstillaparvenuinthisrespect.Weareassuredthatthereisnothingequaltoaprettysocietywomenfordazzlingapeasantwhoisatthesametimeamanofintellect,whenheisadmittedtofirstclasssociety.IthadnotbeenMathilde’scharacterwhichhadgivenJulienfoodfordreamsinthedaysthathadjustpassed.

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