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The Japanese Vase

           Shecouldnotconceivehowhecouldhavetheaudacitytointerrupther.

           Shewasrenderedequallyunhappythismorningbyremorsefulvirtueandremorsefulpride.Shefelttosomeextentpulverisedbytheideaofhavinggivenalittleabbé,whowasthesonofapeasant,rightsoverher."Itisalmost,"shesaidtoherself,inthosemomentswhensheexaggeratedherownmisfortune,"asthoughIhadaweaknessforoneofmyfootmentoreproachmyselfwith."Inbold,proudnaturesthereisonlyonestepfromangeragainstthemselvestowrathagainstothers.Inthesecasestheverytransportsoffuryconstituteavividpleasure.

           InasingleminutemademoiselledelaMolereachedthepointofloadingJulienwiththesignsofthemostextremecontempt.Shehadinfinitewit,andthiswitwasalwaystriumphantintheartoftorturingvanityandwoundingitcruelly.

           ForthefirsttimeinhislifeJulienfoundhimselfsubjectedtotheenergyofasuperiorintellect,whichwasanimatedagainsthimbythemostviolenthate.Farfromhavingatpresenttheslightestthoughtofdefendinghimself,hecametodespisehimself.Hearinghimselfoverwhelmedwithsuchmarksofcontemptwhichweresocleverlycalculatedtodestroyanygoodopinionthathemighthaveofhimself,hethoughtthatMathildewasright,andthatshedidnotsayenough.

           Asforher,shefounditdeliciouslygratifyingtoherpridetopunishinthiswaybothherselfandhimfortheadorationthatshehadfeltsomedayspreviously.

           Shedidnothavetoinventandimprovisethecruelremarkswhichsheaddressedtohimwithsomuchgusto.

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