Making Her Afraid

           

           Sothisisthefinemiracleofyourcivilisation;youhaveturnedloveintoanordinarybusiness.Barnave.

           JulienrushedintomadamedelaMole’sbox.HiseyesfirstmetthetearfuleyesofMathilde;shewascryingwithoutreserve.Therewereonlyinsignificantpersonagespresent,thefriendwhohadleantherbox,andsomemenwhomsheknew.MathildeplacedherhandonJulien’s;sheseemedtohaveforgottenallfearofhermother.Almoststifledasshewasbyhertears,shesaidnothingbutthisoneword:"Guarantees!"

           "SolongasIdon’tspeaktoher,"saidJulientohimself.Hewashimselfverymoved,andconcealedhiseyeswithhishandasbesthecouldunderthepretextofavoidingthedazzlinglightofthethirdtierofboxes."IfIspeakshemaysuspecttheexcessofmyemotion,thesoundofmyvoicewillbetrayme.Allmayyetbelost."Hisstrugglesweremorepainfulthantheyhadbeeninthemorning,hissoulhadhadthetimetobecomemoved.HehadbeenfrightenedatseeingMathildepiquedwithvanity.Intoxicatedashewaswithloveandpleasureheresolvednottospeak.

           Inmyviewthisisoneofthefinesttraitsinhischaracter,anindividualcapableofsuchaneffortofself-controlmaygofarsifatasinant.

           MademoiselledelaMoleinsistedontakingJulienbacktothehôtel.Luckilyitwasrainingagreatdeal,butthemarquisehadhimplacedoppositeher,talkedtohimincessantly,andpreventedhimsayingasinglewordtoherdaughter.

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