Красное и черное

The Clergy, their Forests, Liberty

           Attheendofalongquarterofanhouralittlequietwasestablished.

           ThenM.deNervalgotupandsaidinanapostolictoneandasingularvoice:

           "IwillnotgosofarastosaythatIdonotsetgreatstoreonbeingaminister.

           "Ithasbeendemonstratedtome,gentlemen,thatmynamewilldoubletheforcesoftheJacobinsbymakingmanymoderatesdivideagainstus.Ishouldthereforebewillingtoretire;butthewaysoftheLordareonlyvisibletoasmallnumber;but,"headded,lookingfixedlyatthecardinal,"Ihaveamission.Heavenhassaid:’Youwilleitherlooseyourheadonthescaffoldoryouwillre-establishthemonarchyofFranceandreducetheChamberstotheconditionoftheparliamentofLouisXV.,’andthat,gentlemen,Ishalldo."

           Hefinishedhisspeech,satdown,andtherewasalongsilence.

           "Whatagoodactor,"thoughtJulien.Hemadehisusualmistakeofascribingtoomuchintelligencetothepeople.Excitedbythedebatesofsolivelyanevening,andaboveallbythesincerityofthediscussion,M.deNervaldidatthismomentbelieveinhismission.Thismanhadgreatcourage,butatthesametimenosense.

           Duringthesilencethatfollowedtheimpressivewords,"Ishalldoit,"midnightstruck.Julienthoughtthatthestrikingoftheclockhadinitacertainelementoffunerealmajesty.Hefeltmoved.

           Thediscussionwassoonresumedwithincreasingenergy,andaboveallwithanincrediblenaivety."Thesepeoplewillhavemepoisoned,"thoughtJulienattimes."Howcantheysaysuchthingsbeforeaplebian."

           Theywerestilltalkingwhentwoo’clockstruck.

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