Красное и черное

The Torment of the Weak

           

           "Here,"hesaidtohisdaughterinamomentofemotion,"isagiftoftenthousandfrancsayear.SendittoyourJulien,andlethimquicklymakeitimpossibleformetoretractit."

           InordertoobeyMathilde,whoseimperioustemperhewellknew,Julienhadtravelledfortyuselessleagues;hewassuperintendingtheaccountsofthefarmersatVillequier.Thisactofbenevolenceonthepartofthemarquisoccasionedhisreturn.HewentandaskedasylumoftheabbéPirard,whohadbecomeMathilde’smostusefulallyduringhisabsence.Everytimethathewasquestionedbythemarquis,hewouldprovetohimthatanyothercourseexceptpublicmarriagewouldbeacrimeintheeyesofGod.

           "Andhappily,"addedtheabbé,"worldlywisdomisinthisinstanceinagreementwithreligion.Couldone,inviewofMdlle.delaMole’spassionatecharacter,relyforaminuteonherkeepinganysecretwhichshedidnotherselfwishtopreserve?Ifonedoesnotreconcileoneselftothefranknessofapublicmarriage,societywillconcernitselfmuchlongerwiththisstrangemésalliance.Everythingmustbesaidallatoncewithouteithertheappearanceortherealityoftheslightestmystery."

           "Itistrue,"saidthemarquispensively.

           TwoorthreefriendsofM.delaMolewereofthesameopinionastheabbéPirard.ThegreatobstacleintheirviewwasMathilde’sdecidedcharacter.Butinspiteofallthesefineargumentsthemarquis’ssoulcouldnotreconcileitselftogivingupallhopesofacoronetforhisdaughter

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