Красное и черное

The Trial

           Theseprovincialshavebeenshockedbytherapidityofmysuccess,forwhichIhavetothankyou,andbelieveme,thereisnotoneofthemwhodoesnotdesiremyconviction,thoughhewouldbequitereadytocrylikeanidiotwhenIamtakentomydeath."

           "Theydesiretoseeyouhumiliated.Thatisonlytootrue,"answeredMathilde,"butIdonotthinktheyareatallcruel.MypresenceatBesançon,andthesightofmysufferingshaveinterestedallthewomen;yourhandsomefacewilldotherest.Ifyousayafewwordstoyourjudges,thewholeaudiencewillbeonyourside,etc.,etc."

           Atnineo’clockonthefollowingday,whenJulienlefthisprisonforthegreathallofthePalaisdeJustice,thegendarmeshadmuchdifficultyindrivingawaytheimmensecrowdthatwaspackedinthecourtyard.Julienhadsleptwell.Hewasverycalm,andexperiencednoothersentimentexceptasenseofphilosophicpitytowardsthatcrowdofjealouscreatureswhoweregoingtoapplaudhisdeathsentence,thoughwithoutcruelty.Hewasverysurprisedwhen,havingbeendetainedinthemiddleofthecrowdmorethanaquarterofanhour,hewasobligedtoadmitthathispresenceaffectedthepublicwithatenderpity.Hedidnothearasingleunpleasantremark."TheseprovincialsarelessevilthanIthought,"hesaidtohimself.

           Asheenteredthecourtroom,hewasstruckbytheeleganceofthearchitecture.ItwasrealGothic,withanumberofprettylittlecolumnshewnoutofstonewiththeutmostcare.HethoughthimselfinEngland.

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