Красное и черное

The Tiger

           Myeyesarefulloftears,IamthinkingofthepainthatIamcausingyou,butifmyshamewastobepreventedfrombecomingpublic,andyouweretobegiventimetoreflectandact,IcouldnotpostponeanylongertheconfessionthatIoweyou.Ifyouraffectionforme,whichIknowisextremelydeep,isgoodenoughtograntmeasmallallowance,Iwillgoandsettlewithmyhusbandanywhereyoulike,inSwitzerland,forinstance.HisnameissoobscurethatnoonewouldrecognizeinMadameSorel,thedaughter-in-lawofaVerrièrescarpenter,yourdaughter.ThatisthenamewhichIhavesomuchdifficultyinwriting.IfearyourwrathagainstJulien,itseemssojustified.Ishallnotbeaduchess,myfather;butIknewitwhenIlovedhim;forIwastheonewholovedhimfirst,itwasIwhoseducedhim.Ihaveinheritedfromyoutooloftyasoultofixmyattentiononwhateitherisorappearstobevulgar.ItisinvainthatIthoughtofM.Croisenoiswithaviewtopleasingyou.Whydidyouplacerealmeritundermyeyes?YoutoldmeyourselfonmyreturnfromHyères,’thatyoungSorelistheonepersonwhoamusesme,’thepoorboyisasgrievedasIamifitispossible,atthepainthisletterwillgiveyou.Icannotpreventyoubeingirritatedasafather,butlovemeasafriend.

           "Julienrespectedme.Ifhesometimesspoketome,itwasonlybyreasonofhisdeepgratitudetowardsyourself,forthenaturaldignityofhischaracterinduceshimtokeeptohisofficialcapacityinanyanswershemaymaketoanyonewhoissomuchabovehim.

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