Красное и черное

Manon Lescaut

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           Butveryoftenallthisfinelogicprovedunavailingagainsttheawfulreality.HesawMathildeeverydayatbreakfastandatdinner.HeknewfromthenumerousletterswhichdelaMoledictatedtohimthatshewasontheeveofmarryingdeCroisenois.ThischarmingmanalreadycalledtwiceadayattheHôteldelaMole;thejealouseyeofajiltedloverwasalivetoeveryoneofhismovements.WhenhethoughthehadnoticedthatmademoiselledelaMolewasbeginningtoencourageherintended,Juliencouldnothelplookingtenderlyathispistolsashewentuptohisroom.

           "Ah,"hesaidtohimself,"woulditnotbemuchwisertotakethemarksoutofmylinenandtogointosomesolitaryforesttwentyleaguesfromParistoputanendtothisatrociouslife?Ishouldbeunknowninthedistrict,mydeathwouldremainasecretforafortnight,andwhowouldbotheraboutmeafterafortnight?"

           Thisreasoningwasverylogical.ButonthefollowingdayaglimpseofMathilde’sarmbetweenthesleeveofherdressandherglovesufficedtoplungeouryoungphilosopherintomemorieswhich,thoughagonising,nonethelessgavehimaholdonlife."Well,"hesaidtohimself,"IwillfollowthisRussianplantotheend.Howwillitallfinish?"

           "Sofarasthemaréchaleisconcerned,afterIhavecopiedoutthesefifty-threeletters,Ishallnotwriteanyothers.

           "AsforMathilde,thesesixweeksofpainfulactingwilleitherleaveherangerunchanged,orwillwinmeamomentofreconciliation.GreatGod!Ishoulddieofhappiness."Andhecouldnotfinishhistrainofthought

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