Красное и черное

One o’Clock in the Morning

           Hesawthathewasrespectedbythisproudyounggirlwhonevergaveundeservedpraise;bymeansofthisreasoninghemanagedtoenjoythehappinessofsatisfiedvanity.Itwasnot,itwastrue,thatsoulfulpleasurewhichhehadsometimesfoundwithmadamedeRênal.Therewasnoelementoftendernessinthefeelingsofthesefirstfewminutes.Itwasthekeenhappinessofagratifiedambition,andJulienwas,aboveall,ambitious.Hetalkedagainofthepeoplewhomhehadsuspectedandoftheprecautionswhichhehaddevised.Ashespoke,hethoughtofthebestmeansofexploitinghisvictory.

           Mathildewasstillveryembarrassedandseemedparalysedbythestepswhichshehadtaken.Sheappeareddelightedtofindatopicofconversation.Theytalkedofhowtheyweretoseeeachotheragain.Julienextractedadeliciousjoyfromtheconsciousnessoftheintelligenceandthecourage,ofwhichheagainprovedhimselfpossessedduringthisdiscussion.Theyhadtoreckonwithextremelysharppeople,thelittleTanbeauwascertainlyaspy,butMathildeandhimselfaswellhadtheirshareofcleverness.

           Whatwaseasierthantomeetinthelibrary,andtheremakeallarrangements?

           "Icanappearinallpartsofthehôtel,"addedJulien,"withoutrousingsuspicionalmost,infact,inmadamedelaMole’sownroom."Itwasabsolutelynecessarytogothroughitinordertoreachherdaughter’sroom.IfMathildethoughtitpreferableforhimalwaystocomebyaladder,thenhewouldexposehimselftothatpaltrydangerwithaheartintoxicatedwithjoy.

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