Красное и черное

Elective Affinities

           MysonsaregettingonsowonderfullythatIshouldliketoaskyoutoacceptasmallpresentasatokenofmygratitude.Itisonlyamatterofafewlouistoenableyoutogetsomelinen.But"sheadded,blushingstillmore,andsheleftoffspeaking

           "Butwhat,Madame?"saidJulien.

           "Itisunnecessary,"shewentonloweringherhead,"tomentionthistomyhusband."

           "Imaynotbebig,Madame,butIamnotmean,"answeredJulien,stopping,anddrawinghimselfuptohisfullheight,withhiseyesshiningwithrage,"andthisiswhatyouhavenotrealisedsufficiently.IshouldbelowerthanamenialifIweretoputmyselfinthepositionofconcealingfromMde.Rênalanythingatallhavingtodowithmymoney."

           MadamedeRênalwasthunderstruck.

           "TheMayor,"wentonJulien,"hasgivenmeonfiveoccasionssumsofthirty-sixfrancssinceIhavebeenlivinginhishouse.Iamreadytoshowanyaccount-booktoM.deRênalandanyoneelse,eventoM.Valenodwhohatesme."

           Astheresultofthisoutburst,MadamedeRênalremainedpaleandnervous,andthewalkendedwithouteitheroneortheotherfindinganypretextforrenewingtheconversation.Julien’sproudhearthadfounditmoreandmoreimpossibletoloveMadamedeRênal.

           Asforher,sherespectedhim,sheadmiredhim,andshehadbeenscoldedbyhim.Underthepretextofmakingupfortheinvoluntaryhumiliationwhichshehadcausedhim,sheindulgedinactsofthemosttendersolicitude.ThenoveltyoftheseattentionsmadeMadamedeRênalhappyforeightdays.TheireffectwastoappeasetosomeextentJulien’sanger.

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