The Tiger

           

           AnEnglishtravellertellsoftheintimacyinwhichhelivedwithatiger.Hehadtraineditandwouldcaressit,buthealwayskeptacockedpistolonhistable.

           JulienonlyabandonedhimselftothefulnessofhishappinessinthosemomentswhenMathildecouldnotreadtheexpressioninhiseyes.Hescrupulouslyperformedhisdutyofaddressingsomeharshwordtoherfromtimetotime.

           WhenMathilde’ssweetness,whichhenoticedwithsomesurprise,togetherwiththecompletenessofherdevotionwereonthepointofdeprivinghimofallself-control,hewascourageousenoughtoleavehersuddenly.

           Mathildelovedforthefirsttimeinherlife.

           Lifehadpreviouslyalwaysdraggedalongatatortoisepace,butnowitflew.

           As,however,herpriderequiredtofindaventinsomewayorother,shewishedtoexposeherselftoallthedangersinwhichherlovecouldinvolveher.ItwasJulienwhowasprudent,anditwasonlywhenitwasaquestionofdangerthatshedidnotfollowherowninclination;butsubmissive,andalmosthumbleasshewaswhenwithhim,sheonlyshowedadditionalhaughtinesstoeveryoneinthehousewhocamenearher,whetherrelativesorfriends.

           IntheeveningshewouldcallJulientoherinthesaloninthepresenceofsixtypeople,andhavealongandprivateconversationwithhim.

           ThelittleTanbeauinstalledhimselfonedayclosetothem.SherequestedhimtogoandfetchfromthelibrarythevolumeofSmolletwhichdealswiththerevolutionof1688,andwhenhehesitated,addedwithanexpressionofinsultinghaughtiness,whichwasaveritablebalmtoJulien’ssoul,"Don’thurry.

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