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One o’Clock in the Morning

           Thehappinesswhichfilledhissoulfromtimetotimeresembledthatofayoungsub-lieutenantwhoastheresultofsomesurprisingfeathasjustbeenmadeafull-fledgedcolonelbythecommander-in-chief;hefelthimselflifteduptoanimmenseheight.Everythingwhichwasabovehimthedaybeforewasnowonalevelwithhimorevenbelowhim.LittlebylittleJulien’shappinessincreasedinproportionashegotfurtherawayfromParis.

           Iftherewasnotendernessinhissoul,thereasonwasthat,howeverstrangeitmayappeartosayso,Mathildehadineverythingshehaddone,simplyaccomplishedaduty.Theonlythingshehadnotforeseeninalltheeventsofthatnight,wastheshameandunhappinesswhichshehadexperiencedinsteadofthatabsolutefelicitywhichisfoundinnovels.

           "CanIhavemadeamistake,andnotbeinlovewithhim?"shesaidtoherself.

           

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