Красное и черное

One o’Clock in the Morning

           

           "Itisverybig,andmaybreakthewindowsofthesalondownbelowortheroomonthegroundfloor."

           "Youmustnotbreakthewindows,"repliedMathildemakingavainefforttoassumeanordinaryconversationaltone;"itseemstomeyoucanlowertheladderbytyingacordtothefirstrung.Ihavealwaysasupplyofcordsathand."

           "Sothisisawomaninlove,"thoughtJulien."Sheactuallydarestosaythatsheisinlove.Somuchself-possessionandsuchshrewdnessintakingprecautionsaresufficientindicationsthatIamnottriumphingoverM.deCroisenoisasIfoolishlybelieved,butthatIamsimplysucceedinghim.Asamatteroffact,whatdoesitmattertome?DoIloveher?Iamtriumphingoverthemarquisinsofarashewouldbeveryangryathavingasuccessor,andangrierstillatthatsuccessorbeingmyself.HowhaughtilyhelookedatmethiseveningintheCaféTortoniwhenhepretendednottorecogniseme!Andhowmaliciouslyhebowedtomeafterwards,whenhecouldnotgetoutofit."

           Julienhadtiedthecordtothelastrungoftheladder.Helowereditsoftlyandleantfaroutofthebalconyinordertoavoiditstouchingthewindowpane."Afineopportunitytokillme,"hethought,"ifanyoneishiddeninMathilde’sroom;"butaprofoundsilencecontinuedtoreigneverywhere.

           Theladdertouchedtheground.Juliensucceededinlayingitontheborderoftheexoticflowersalongsidethewall.

           "Whatwillmymothersay,"saidMathilde,"whensheseesherbeautifulplantsallcrushed?Youmustthrowdownthecord,"sheaddedwithgreatself-possession.

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