Красное и черное

Elective Affinities

           Louis,whenJulienwastakingasolitarywalkandrecitinghisbreviaryinthelittlewoodcalledtheBelvedere,whichdominatestheCoursdelaFidélité,hehadendeavouredinvaintoavoidhistwobrotherswhomhesawcomingalonginthedistancebyalonelypath.Thejealousyofthesecoarseworkmenhadbeenprovokedtosuchapitchbytheirbrother’sfineblacksuit,byhisairofextremerespectability,andbythesincerecontemptwhichhehadforthem,thattheyhadbeatenhimuntilhehadfaintedandwasbleedingallover.

           MadamedeRênal,whowastakingawalkwithM.deRênalandthesub-prefect,happenedtoarriveinthelittlewood.ShesawJulienlyingonthegroundandthoughtthathewasdead.ShewassoovercomethatshemadeM.Valenodjealous.

           Hisalarmwaspremature.JulienfoundMadamedeRênalverypretty,buthehatedheronaccountofherbeauty,forthathadbeenthefirstdangerwhichhadalmoststoppedhiscareer.

           Hetalkedtoheraslittleaspossible,inordertomakeherforgetthetransportwhichhadinducedhimtokissherhandonthefirstday.

           MadamedeRênal’shousemaid,Elisa,hadlostnotimeinfallinginlovewiththeyoungtutor.Sheoftentalkedabouthimtohermistress.Elisa’slovehadearnedforJulienthehatredofoneofthemen-servants.OnedayheheardthemansayingtoElisa,"Youhaven’tawordformenowthatthisdirtytutorhasenteredthehousehold."Theinsultwasundeserved,butJulienwiththeinstinctivevanityofaprettyboyredoubledhiscareofhispersonalappearance.M.Valenod’shatealsoincreased.

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