Красное и черное

A Man of Power

           But,dearMathilde,ifyourarrivalatBesançonissuspected,itwillbeamortalblowforM.delaMole,andthatiswhatIshallneverforgivemyself.Ihavealreadycausedhimsomuchsorrow.Theacademicianwillsaythathehasnursedaserpentinhisbosom.

           "ImustconfessthatIlittleexpectedsomuchcoldreasonandsomuchsolicitudeforthefuture,"saidmademoiselledelaMole,slightlyannoyed."Mymaidwhoisalmostasprudentasyouare,tookapassportforherself,andIpostedhereunderthenameofmadamMichelet."

           "AnddidmadameMicheletfinditsoeasytogettoseeme?"

           "Ah!youarestillthesamesuperiormanwhomIchosetofavour.Istartedbyofferingahundredfrancstooneofthejudge’ssecretaries,whoallegedatfirstthatmyadmissionintothisturretwasimpossible.Butoncehehadgotthemoneytheworthymankeptmewaiting,raisedobjections,andIthoughtthathemeanttorobme"Shestopped.

           "Well?"saidJulien.

           "Donotbeangry,mylittleJulien,"shesaid,kissinghim."Iwasobligedtotellmynametothesecretary,whotookmeforayoungworkinggirlfromParisinlovewithhandsomeJulien.Asamatteroffactthosearehisactualexpressions.Isworetohim,mydear,thatIwasyourwife,andIshallhaveapermittoseeyoueveryday."

           "Nothingcouldbemadder,"thoughtJulien,"butIcouldnothelpit.Afterall,M.delaMoleissogreatanoblemanthatpublicopinionwillmanagetofindanexcusefortheyoungcolonelwhowillmarrysuchacharmingwidow.Mydeathwillatoneforeverything;"andheabandonedhimselfwithdelighttoMathilde’slove.

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