Красное и черное

A Plot

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           WemustadmitthatJulien’sexpressionwasawful,hiscountenanceghastly;itbreathedunmitigatedcriminality.Itrepresentedtheunhappymanatwarwithallsociety.

           "Toarms,"exclaimedJulien.Andheboundeduptheflightofstepsofthehotelwithonestride.Heenteredthestallofthestreetscrivener;hefrightenedhim."Copythis,"hesaid,givinghimmademoiselledelaMole’sletter.

           Whilethescrivenerwasworking,hehimselfwrotetoFouqué.Heaskedhimtotakecareofavaluabledeposit."Buthesaidtohimself,"breakinginuponhistrainofthought,"thesecretserviceofthepost-officewillopenmyletter,andwillgiveyougentlementheoneyouarelookingfor...notquite,gentlemen."HewentandboughtanenormousBiblefromaProtestantbookseller,skillfullyhidMathilde’sletterinthecover,andpackeditallup.HisparcelleftbythediligenceaddressedtooneofFouqué’sworkmen,whosenamewasknowntonobodyatParis.

           Thisdone,hereturnedtotheHôteldelaMole,joyousandbuoyant.

           Nowit’sourturnheexclaimedashelockedhimselfintotheroomandthrewoffhiscoat.

           "What!mademoiselle,"hewrotetoMathilde,"isitmademoiselledelaMolewhogetsArsèneherfather’slackeytohandanonlytooflatteringlettertoapoorcarpenterfromtheJura,inordernodoubttomakefunofhissimplicity?"Andhecopiedoutthemostexplicitphrasesintheletterwhichhehadjustreceived.HisownletterwouldhavedonehonourtothediplomaticprudenceofM.theChevalierdeBeauvoisis

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