Красное и черное

The Secret Note

           

           "Youunderstand,"addedmonsieurdelaMole,"thatonealwaysfallsbackonone’sheartwhenonehascommittedsomemistake."

           AnhourafterwardsJulienwasinthemarquis’sante-chamber.Helookedquitelikeaservantwithhisoldclothes,atieofadubiouswhite,andacertaintouchoftheusherinhiswholeappearance.Themarquisburstoutlaughingashesawhim,anditwasonlythenthatJulien’sjustificationwascomplete.

           "Ifthisyoungmanbetraysme,"saidM.delaMoletohimself,"whomisonetotrust?Andyet,whenoneacts,onemusttrustsomeone.Mysonandhisbrilliantfriendsofthesamecalibrehaveasmuchcourageandloyaltyasahundredthousandmen.Ifitwerenecessarytofight,theywoulddieonthestepsofthethrone.Theyknoweverythingexceptwhatoneneedsinemergency.DeviltakemeifIcanfindasingleoneamongthemwhocanlearnfourpagesbyheartanddoahundredleagueswithoutbeingtrackeddown.Norbertwouldknowhowtosellhislifeasdearlyashisgrandfathersdid.Butanyconscriptcoulddoasmuch."

           Themarquisfellintoaprofoundreverie."Asforsellingone’slifetoo,"hesaidwithasigh,"perhapsthisSorelwouldmanageitquiteaswellashecould.

           "Letusgetintothecarriage,"saidthemarquisasthoughtochaseawayanunwantedidea.

           "Monsieur,"saidJulien,"whiletheyweregettingthissuitreadyforme,Ilearntthefirstpageofto-daysQuotidiennebyheart."

           Themarquistookthepaper.Julienreciteditwithoutmakingasinglemistake."Good,"saidthemarquis,whothisnightfeltverydiplomatic.

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