Красное и черное

The Tiger

           Hehasakeenandinstinctiveappreciationofthedifferenceofsocialrank.ItwasI(Iconfessitwithablushtomybestfriend,andIshallnevermakesuchaconfessiontoanyoneelse)whoclaspedhisarmonedayinthegarden.

           "Whyneedyoubeirritatedwithhim,aftertwenty-fourhourshaveelapsed?Myownlapseisirreparable.Ifyouinsistonit,theassuranceofhisprofoundrespectandofhisdesperategriefathavingdispleasedyou,canbeconveyedtoyouthroughme.Youneednotseehimatall,butIshallgoandjoinhimwhereverhewishes.Itishisrightanditismyduty.Heisthefatherofmychild.Ifyourkindnesswillgosofarastograntussixthousandfrancstoliveon,Iwillreceiveitwithgratitude;ifnot,JulienreckonsonestablishinghimselfatBesançon,wherehewillsetupasaLatinandliteraturemaster.Howeverlowmayhavebeenthestationfromwhichhesprings,Iamcertainhewillraisehimself.WithhimIdonotfearobscurity.Ifthereisarevolution,Iamsurethathewillplayaprimepart.Canyousayasmuchforanyofthosewhohaveaskedformyhand?Theyhavefineestates,yousay.Icannotconsiderthatcircumstanceareasonforadmiringthem.MyJulienwouldattainahighposition,evenunderthepresentrégime,ifhehadamillionandmyfather’sprotection...."

           Mathilde,whoknewthatthemarquiswasamanwhoalwaysabandonedhimselftohisfirstimpulse,hadwritteneightpages.

           "WhatamItodo?"saidJulientohimselfwhileM.delaMolewasreadingthisletter."Whereis(first)myduty;(second)myinterest?Mydebttohimisimmense

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