Красное и черное

Intrigue

           Perhapswhenthetimecomesforyourmarriage,somephilosophiclegislatorwillhavesofarprevailedontheprejudiceofhiscontemporariesastohavesecuredthesuppressionofthedeathpenalty.Thensomefriendlyvoicewillsay,bywayofgivinganinstance:’Why,madamedelaMole’sfirsthusbandwasamadman,butnotawickedmanoracriminal.Itwasabsurdtohavehisheadcutoff.’Somymemorywillnotbeinfamousinanywayatleast,afteracertaintime....Yourpositioninsociety,yourfortune,and,ifyouwillallowmetosayso,yourgenius,willmakeM.deCroisenois,onceheisyourhusband,playapartwhichhewouldhavenevermanagedtosecureunaided.Heonlypossessesbirthandbravery,andthosequalitiesalone,thoughtheyconstitutedanaccomplishedmanin1729,areananachronismacenturylateron,andonlygiverisetounwarrantedpretensions.YouneedotherthingsifyouaretoplaceyourselfattheheadoftheyouthofFrance."

           "Youwilltakeallthehelpofyourfirmandenterprisingcharactertothepoliticalpartywhichyouwillmakeyourhusbandjoin.YoumaybeabletobeasuccessortotheChevreusesandtheLonguevillesoftheFrondebutthen,dearone,thedivinefirewhichanimatesyouatpresentwillhavegrownalittletepid.Allowmetotellyou,"headded,"aftermanyotherpreparatoryphrases,thatinfifteenyears’timeyouwilllookupontheloveyouoncehadformeasamadness,whichthoughexcusable,wasapieceofmadnessallthesame."

           Hestoppedsuddenlyandbecamemeditative

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