Красное и черное

Tranquillity

           HeventuredonedaytogiveJulientounderstandthatthiscontention,whethertrueorfalse,wouldbeanexcellentwayofpleading.Buttheaccusedmanbecameinasingleminuteapassionateanddrasticindividual.

           "Asyouvalueyourlife,monsieur,"exclaimedJulien,quitebesidehimself,"mindyouneverputforwardsuchanabominablelie."Thecautiousadvocatewasforamomentafraidofbeingassassinated.

           Hewaspreparinghiscasebecausethedecisivemomentwasdrawingnear.TheonlytopicofconversationinBesançon,andallthedepartment,wasthecausecélèbre.Juliendidnotknowofthiscircumstance.Hehadrequestedhisfriendsnevertotalktohimaboutthatkindofthing.

           Onthisparticularday,FouquéandMathildehadtriedtoinformhimofcertainrumourswhichintheirviewwerecalculatedtogivehope.Julienhadstoppedthemattheveryfirstword.

           "Leavememyideallife.Yourpettifoggingtroublesanddetailsofpracticallifeallmoreorlessjaronmeandbringmedownfrommyheaven.Onediesasbestonecan:butIwishtochosemyownwayofthinkingaboutdeath.WhatdoIcareforotherpeople?Myrelationswithotherpeoplewillbesharplycutshort.Bekindenoughnottotalktomeanymoreaboutthosepeople.Seeingthejudgeandtheadvocateismorethanenough."

           "Asamatteroffact,"hesaidtohimself,"itseemsthatIamfatedtodiedreaming.Anobscurecreaturelikemyself,whoiscertaintobeforgottenwithinafortnight,wouldbeverysilly,onemustadmit,togoandplayapart.

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