Красное и черное

The Clergy, their Forests, Liberty

           Themasterofthehousehadbeensleepingforsometime.M.delaMolewasobligedtoringfornewcandles.M.deNerval,theminister,hadleftatthequartertotwo,butnotwithouthavingrepeatedlystudiedJulien’sfaceinamirrorwhichwasattheminister’sside.Hisdeparturehadseemedtoputeverybodyattheirease.

           Whiletheywerebringingnewcandles,themaninthewaistcoats,whisperedtohisneighbour:"Godknowswhatthatmanwillsaytotheking.Hemaythrowridiculeuponusandspoilourfuture."

           "Onemustownthathemustpossessanunusualself-assurance,nottosayimpudence,toputinanappearancehereThereweresignsofitbeforehebecameaminister;butaportfoliochangeseverythingandswampsallaman’sinterests;hemusthavefeltitseffect."

           TheministerhadscarcelyleftbeforethegeneralofBuonaparteclosedhiseyes.Henowtalkedofhishealthandhiswounds,consultedhiswatch,andwentaway.

           "Iwillwager,"saidthemaninthewaistcoats,"thatthegeneralisrunningaftertheminister;hewillapologiseforhavingbeenhereandpretendthatheisourleader."

           "Letusnowdeliberate,gentlemen,"saidthepresident,afterthesleepyservantshadfinishedbringingandlightingnewcandles."Letusleaveofftryingtopersuadeeachother.Letusthinkofthecontentsofthenotewhichwillbereadbyourfriendsoutsideinforty-eighthoursfromnow.Wehaveheardministersspokenof.NowthatM.deNervalhasleftus,weareatlibertytosay’whatwedocareforministers.’"

           Thecardinalgaveasubtlesmileofapproval.

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