Красное и черное

A Storm

           thechevalierdeLaVernayesatthefinesthorseinAlsace,whichhadcosthimsixthousandfrancs.Hewasreceivedasalieutenant,thoughhehadneverbeensub-lieutenantexceptontherollsofaregimentofwhichhehadneverheard.

           Hisimpassivemanner,hissternandalmostmaliciouseyes,hispallor,andhisinvariableself-possession,foundedhisreputationfromtheveryfirstday.Shortlyafterwardshisperfectandcalculatedpoliteness,andhisskillatshootingandfencing,ofwhich,thoughwithoutanyundueostentation,hemadehiscomradesaware,didawaywithallideaofmakingfunofhimopenly.Afterhesitatingforfiveorsixdays,thepublicopinionoftheregimentdeclareditselfinhisfavour.

           "Thisyoungmanhaseverything,"saidthefacetiousoldofficers,"exceptyouth."

           JulienwrotefromStrasbourgtotheoldcuréofVerrières,M.Chélan,whowasnowvergingonextremeoldage.

           "Youwillhavelearnt,withajoyofwhichIhavenodoubt,oftheeventswhichhaveinducedmyfamilytoenrichme.HerearefivehundredfrancswhichIrequestyoutodistributequietly,andwithoutanymentionofmyname,amongthoseunfortunateoneswhoarenowpoorasImyselfwasonce,andwhomyouwilldoubtlesshelpasyouoncehelpedme."

           Julienwasintoxicatedwithambition,andnotwithvanity.Heneverthelessdevotedagreatpartofhistimetoattendingtohisexternalappearance.Hishorses,hisuniform,hisorderlies’liveries,wereallkeptwithacorrectnesswhichwouldhavedonecredittothepunctiliousnessofagreatEnglishnobleman.

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