Красное и черное

The Office of Virtue

           Issheaprudetiredofherrôleandonlymaliciousbecausesheisunhappy?"

           "Or,"saidAltamiraemergingatlastfromhisdeepsilence,"canitbeasIhavesaidtwentytimesbefore,simplyacaseofFrenchvanity;thememoryofherfather,thecelebratedclothmerchant,constitutestheunhappinessofthisfrigidmelancholynature.TheonlyhappinessshecouldfindwouldbetoliveinToledoandtobetorturedbyaconfessorwhowouldshowherhellwideopeneveryday."

           "Altamirainformsmeyouareoneofus,"saidDonDiego,whosedemeanourwasgrowinggraverandgravertoJulienashewentout."Youwillhelpusonedayinre-winningourliberty,soIwouldliketohelpyouinthislittleamusement.Itisrightthatyoushouldknowthemaréchale’sstyle;herearefourlettersinherhand-writing."

           "Iwillcopythemout,"exclaimedJulien,"andbringthembacktoyou."

           "Andyouwillneverletanyoneknowawordofwhatwehavebeensaying."

           "Never,onmyhonour,"criedJulien.

           "Well,Godhelpyou,"addedtheSpaniard,andhesilentlyescortedAltamiraandJulienasfarasthestaircase.

           Thissomewhatamusedourhero;hewasonthepointofsmiling."SowehavethedevoutAltamira,"hesaidtohimself,"aidingmeinanadulterousenterprise."

           DuringDonDiego’ssolemnconversationJulienhadbeenattentivetothehoursstruckbytheclockoftheHôteld’Aligre.

           Thedinnerhourwasdrawingnear,hewasgoingtoseeMathildeagain.Hewentinanddressedwithmuchcare.

           "MistakeNo.1,"hesaidtohimselfashedescendedthestaircase:"Imustfollowtheprince’sinstructionstotheletter.

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