Красное и черное

A Storm

           "SheclimbedintothefiacrewithJulien.

           "Icouldforgiveeverythingexcepttheplanofseducingyoubecauseyouarerich.That,unhappygirl,istheawfultruth.IgiveyoumywordofhonourthatIwillneverconsenttoamarriagewiththatman.Iwillguaranteehimanincomeof10,000francsifhewilllivefarawaybeyondtheFrenchfrontiers,orbetterstill,inAmerica.ReadtheletterwhichIhavejustreceivedinanswertotheenquirieswhichIhavemade.TheimpudentscoundrelhadhimselfrequestedmetowritetomadamedeRênal.Iwillneverreadasinglelineyouwriteconcerningthatman.IfeelahorrorforbothParisandyourself.Iurgeyoutocoverwhatisboundtohappenwiththeutmostsecrecy.Befrank,havenothingmoretodowiththevileman,andyouwillfindagainthefatheryouhavelost."

           "WhereisMadamedeRênal’sletter?"saidJuliencoldly.

           "Hereitis.Ididnotwanttoshewittoyoubeforeyouwerepreparedforit."

           "Mydutiestothesacredcauseofreligionandmorality,obligeme,monsieur,totakethepainfulcoursewhichIhavejustdonewithregardtoyourself:aninfallibleprincipleordersmetodoharmtomyneighbouratthepresentmoment,butonlyinordertoavoidanevengreaterscandal.MysentimentofdutymustovercomethepainwhichIexperience.Itisonlytootrue,monsieur,thattheconductofthepersonaboutwhomyouaskmetotellyouthewholetruthmayseemincredibleorevenhonest.Itmaypossiblybeconsideredpropertohideortodisguisepartofthetruth:thatwouldbeinaccordancewithbothprudenceandreligion.

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