Красное и черное

A Small Town

           Thatsmilethrewafatalfloodoflightintothesoulofthemayor.Fromthattimeon,heisofopinionthathecouldhaveobtainedtheexchangeatacheaperrate.

           InordertowinthepublicesteemofVerrièresitisessentialthat,thoughyoushouldbuildasmanywallsasyoucan,youshouldnotadoptsomeplanimportedfromItalybythosemasonswhocrossthepassesoftheJurainthespringontheirwaytoParis.Suchaninnovationwouldbringdownupontheheadoftheimprudentbuilderaneternalreputationforwrongheadedness,andhewillbelostforeverinthesightofthosewise,well-balancedpeoplewhodispensepublicesteeminFranche-Comté.

           Asamatteroffact,theseprudentpeopleexerciseintheplacethemostoffensivedespotism.Itisbyreasonofthisawfulword,thatanyonewhohaslivedinthatgreatrepublicwhichiscalledParis,findslivinginlittletownsquiteintolerable.Thetyrannyofpublicopinion(andwhatpublicopinion!)isasstupidinthelittletownsofFranceasintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

           

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