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Elective Affinities

           

           Owingtosomemysteriousidea,derivedfromsometaleofgoodsociety,suchastheoldSurgeon-Majorhadseenit,Julienfelthumiliatedwhenevertheconversationlanguishedonanyoccasionwhenhefoundhimselfinawoman’ssociety,asthoughtheparticularpausewerehisownspecialfault.Thissensationwasahundredtimesmorepainfulintête-à-tête.Hisimagination,fullasitwasofthemostextravagantandmostSpanishideasofwhatamanoughttosaywhenheisalonewithawoman,onlysuggestedtothetroubledyouththingswhichwereabsolutelyimpossible.Hissoulwasintheclouds.Neverthelesshewasunabletoemergefromthismosthumiliatingsilence.Consequently,duringhislongwalkswithMadamedeRênalandthechildren,theseverityofhismannerwasaccentuatedbythepoignancyofhissufferings.Hedespisedhimselfterribly.If,byanyluck,hemadehimselfspeak,hecameoutwiththemostabsurdthings.Toputthefinishingtouchonhismisery,hesawhisownabsurdityandexaggerateditsextent,butwhathedidnotseewastheexpressioninhiseyes,whichweresobeautifulandbetokenedsoardentasoul,thatlikegoodactors,theysometimesgavecharmtosomethingwhichisreallydevoidofit.

           MadamedeRênalnoticedthatwhenhewasalonewithherheneverchancedtosayagoodthingexceptwhenhewastakenoutofhimselfbysomeunexpectedevent,andconsequentlyforgottotryandturnacompliment.Asthefriendsofthehousedidnotspoilherbyregalingherwithnewandbrilliantideas,sheenjoyedwithdelightalltheflashesofJulien’sintellect

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