Красное и черное

A Man of Spirit

           Butamidstallthisgenerosity,myfatherhasforgottenme;yourdaughter’shonourisinperil.Anindiscretionmayproduceaneverlastingblotwhichanincomeoftwentythousandcrownscouldnotputright.IwillonlysendthecommissiontoM.delaVernayeifyougivemeyourwordthatmymarriagewillbepubliclycelebratedatVillequierinthecourseofnextmonth.Shortlyafterthatperiod,whichIentreatyounottoprolong,yourdaughterwillonlybeabletoappearinpublicunderthenameofMadamedelaVernaye.HowIthankyou,dearpapa,forhavingsavedmefromthenameofSorel,etc.,etc."

           Thereplywasunexpected:

           "ObeyorIretracteverything.Tremble,youimprudentyounggirl.IdonotyetknowwhatyourJulienis,andyouyourselfknowlessthanI.LethimleaveforStrasbourg,andtrytoactstraightly.Iwillnotifyhimfromhereofmywisheswithinafortnight."

           Mathildewasastonishedbythisfirmanswer.IdonotknowJulien.Thesewordsthrewherintoareveriewhichsoonfinishedinthemostfascinatingsuppositions;butshebelievedintheirtruth.MyJulien’sintellectisnotclothedinthepettymeanuniformofthesalons,andmyfatherrefusestobelieveinhissuperioritybyreasonoftheveryfactwhichprovesit.

           Allthesame,ifIdonotobeythiswhimofhis,Iseethepossibilityofapublicscene;ascandalwouldlowermypositioninsociety,andmightrendermelessfascinatinginJulien’seyes.Afterthescandal...tenyearsofpoverty;andtheonlythingwhichcanpreventmarryingformeritbecomingridiculousisthemostbrilliantwealth

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