Красное и черное

The Opera-Bouffe

           

           Noragainisitlovewhichisthedominantprincipleinthecareerofyoungmenwho,likeJulien,aregiftedwithsometalent;theyattachthemselveswithanirresistiblegriptosomecôterie,andwhenthecôteriesucceedsallthegoodthingsofsocietyareraineduponthem.Woetothestudiousmanwhobelongstonocôterie,evenhissmallestandmostdoubtfulsuccesseswillconstituteagrievance,andloftyvirtuewillrobhimandtriumph.Yes,monsieur,anovelisamirrorwhichgoesoutonahighway.Sometimesitreflectstheazureoftheheavens,sometimesthemireofthepoolsofmudontheway,andthemanwhocarriesthismirrorinhisknapsackisforsoothtobeaccusedbyyouofbeingimmoral!Hismirrorshowsthemire,andyouaccusethemirror!Ratheraccusethemainroadwherethemudis,orrathertheinspectorofroadswhoallowsthewatertoaccumulateandthemudtoform.

           NowthatitisquiteunderstoodthatMathilde’scharacterisimpossibleinourownage,whichisasdiscreetasitisvirtuous,Iamlessfrightenedofoffencebycontinuingthehistoryofthefolliesofthischarminggirl.

           Duringthewholeofthefollowingdayshelookedoutforopportunitiesofconvincingherselfofhertriumphoverhermadpassion.HergreataimwastodispleaseJulienineverything;butnotoneofhismovementsescapedher.

           Julienwastoounhappy,andabovealltooagitatedtoappreciatesocomplicatedastratagemofpassion.Stilllesswashecapableofseeinghowfavourableitreallywastohim.Hewasdupedbyit.Hisunhappinesshadperhapsneverbeensoextreme.

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