Красное и черное

Manon Lescaut

           Thisfacthassufficientlypiquedhertomakeheryieldtothetemptationtomakemefeelit."Thisdiscoveryamusedhimalltheevening,andrenderedhimamusing.Ashetookleaveofthemaréchaleinthevestibuleoftheopera,shesaidtohim,"Remember,monsieur,onemustnotlikeBonaparteifyoulikeme;atthebesthecanonlybeacceptedasanecessityimposedbyProvidence.Besides,themandidnothaveasufficientlysupplesoultoappreciatemasterpiecesofart."

           "Whenyoulikeme,"Julienkeptonrepeatingtohimself,"thatmeansnothingormeanseverything.Herewehavemysteriesoflanguagewhicharebeyonduspoorprovincials."AndhethoughtagreatdealaboutmadamedeRênal,ashecopiedoutanimmenseletterdestinedforthemaréchale.

           "Howisit,"shesaidtohimthefollowingday,withanassumedindifferencewhichhethoughtwasclumsilyassumed,"thatyoutalktomeaboutLondonandRichmondinaletterwhichyouwrotelastnight,Ithink,whenyoucamebackfromtheopera?"

           Julienwasveryembarrassed.Hehadcopiedlinebylinewithoutthinkingaboutwhathewaswriting,andhadapparentlyforgottentosubstituteParisandSaintCloudforthewordsLondonandRichmondwhichoccurredintheoriginal.Hecommencedtwoorthreesentences,butfounditimpossibletofinishthem.Hefeltonthepointofsuccumbingtoafitofidioticlaughter.Finallybypickinghiswordshesucceededinformulatingthisinspiration:"ExaltedasIwasbythediscussionofthemostsublimeandgreatestinterestsofthehumansoul,myownsoulmayhavebeensomewhatabsentinmylettertoyou.

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