Красное и черное

A Storm

           Buttheconductaboutwhichyoudesireinformationhasbeeninfactreprehensibletothelastdegree,andmorethanIcansay.Poorandgreedyasthemanis,itisonlybytheaidofthemostconsummatehypocrisy,andbyseducingaweakandunhappywoman,thathehasendeavouredtomakeacareerforhimselfandbecomesomeoneintheworld.ItispartofmypainfuldutytoaddthatIamobligedtobelievethatM.Julienhasnoreligiousprinciples.Iamdrivenconscientiouslytothinkthatoneofhismethodsofobtainingsuccessinanyhouseholdistotrytoseducethewomanwhocommandstheprincipalinfluence.Hisonegreatobject,inspiteofhisshowofdisinterestedness,andhisstock-in-tradeofphrasesoutofnovels,istosucceedindoingwhathelikeswiththemasterofthehouseholdandhisfortune.Heleavesbehindhimunhappinessandeternalremorse,etc.,etc.,etc."

           Thisextremelylongletter,whichwasalmostblottedoutbytears,wascertainlyinmadamedeRênal’shandwriting;itwasevenwrittenwithmorethanordinarycare.

           "IcannotblameM.delaMole,"saidJulien,"afterhehadfinishedit.Heisjustandprudent.Whatfatherwouldgivehisbeloveddaughtertosuchaman?Adieu!"Julienjumpedoutofthefiacreandrushedtohispost-chaise,whichhadstoppedattheendofthestreet.Mathilde,whomhehadapparentlyforgotten,tookafewstepsasthoughtofollowhim,butthelooksshereceivedfromthetradesmen,whowerecomingoutonthethresholdsoftheirshops,andwhoknewwhoshewas,forcedhertoreturnprecipitatelytothegarden.

           JulienhadleftforVerrières

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