Красное и черное

A Man of Power

           deFrilairtoinduceMathildetoconfesstohimthatshewasthedaughterofhispowerfulopponent,themarquisdelaMole.

           "Asamatteroffact,IamnotMadameMichelet,"shesaid,reassumingallthehaughtinessofhernaturaldemeanour,"andthisconfessioncostsmebutlittlesinceIhavecometoconsultyou,monsieur,onthepossibilityofprocuringtheescapeofM.delaVernaye.Moreover,heisonlyguiltyofapieceoffolly;thewomanwhomheshotatiswell;and,inthesecondplace,Icanputdownfifty-thousandfrancsstraightawayforthepurposeofbribingtheofficials,andpledgemyselffortwicethatsum.Finally,mygratitudeandthegratitudeofmyfamilywillbereadytodoabsolutelyanythingforthemanwhohassavedM.delaVernaye."

           M.deFrilairseemedastonishedatthename.MathildeshewedhimseverallettersfromtheMinisterofWar,addressedtoM.JulienSoreldelaVernaye.

           "Yousee,monsieur,thatmyfathertookuponhimselftheresponsibilityofhiscareer.Imarriedhimsecretly,myfatherwasdesirousthatheshouldbeasuperiorofficerbeforethenotificationofthismarriage,which,afterall,issomewhatsingularforadelaMole."

           MathildenoticedthatM.deFrilair’sexpressionofgoodwillandmildcheerfulnesswasrapidlyvanishinginproportionashemadecertainimportantdiscoveries.Hisfaceexhibitedasubtletytingedwithdeepperfidiousness,theabbéhaddoubts,hewasslowlyre-readingtheofficialdocuments.

           "WhatcanIgetoutofthesestrangeconfidences?"hesaidtohimself.

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