Красное и черное

A Man of Spirit

           Onthenextdayhisimaginationwouldgooffonanothertack,andhewouldthinkthatJulienwouldreadbetweenthelinesofthisfinancialgenerosity,changehisname,exilehimselftoAmerica,andwritetoMathildethathewasdeadforher.M.delaMoleimaginedthisletterwritten,andwentsofarastofollowitseffectonhisdaughter’scharacter.

           ThedaywhenhewasawakenedfromthesehighlyyouthfuldreamsbyMathilde’sactualletterafterhehadbeenthinkingforalongtimeofkillingJulienorsecuringhisdisappearancehewasdreamingofbuildingupabrilliantpositionforhim.Hewouldmakehimtakethenameofoneofhisestates,andwhyshouldhenotmakehiminheritapeerage?Hisfather-in-law,M.thedukedeChaulnes,had,sincethedeathofhisownsoninSpain,frequentlyspokentohimabouthisdesiretotransmithistitletoNorbert....

           "OnecannothelpowningthatJulienhasasingularaptitudeforaffairs,hadboldness,andispossiblyevenbrilliant,"saidthemarquistohimself..."butIdetectattherootofhischaracteracertainelementwhichalarmsme.Heproducesthesameimpressionuponeveryone,consequentlytheremustbesomethingrealinit,"andthemoredifficultthisrealitywastoseizeholdof,themoreitalarmedtheimaginativemindoftheoldmarquis.

           "Mydaughterexpressedthesamepointveryneatlytheotherday(inasuppressedletter).

           "Julienhasnotjoinedanysalonoranycôterie.Hehasnothingtosupporthimselfagainstme,andhasabsolutelynoresourceifIabandonhim.

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