Красное и черное

The Trial

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           "MadameDerville!"exclaimedJulien,andavividblushspreadoverhisforehead."Whensheleaveshere,"hethought,"shewillwritetomadamedeRênal."HewasignorantofmadamedeRênal’sarrivalatBesançon.Thewitnesseswerequicklyheard.Afterthefirstwordsoftheopeningoftheprosecutionbytheadvocate-general,twooftheladiesinthelittlebalconyjustoppositeJulienburstintotears.JuliennoticedthatmadameDervilledidnotbreakdownatall.Heremarked,however,thatshewasveryred.

           Theadvocate-generalwasindulginginmelodramainbadFrenchoverthebarbarityofthecrimethathadbeenperpetrated.JuliennoticedthatmadameDerville’sneighboursseemedtomanifestakeendisapproval.Severaljurors,whowereapparentlyacquaintedwiththeladies,spoketothemandseemedtoreassurethem."Sofarasitgoes,thatiscertainlyagoodomen,"thoughtJulien.

           Uptothepresent,hehadfelthimselfsteepedinanunadulteratedcontemptforallthepersonswhowerepresentatthetrial.Thissentimentofdisgustwasintensifiedbythestaleeloquenceoftheadvocate-general.ButthecoldnessofJulien’ssoulgraduallydisappearedbeforethemarksofinterestofwhichhewasevidentlytheobject.

           Hewassatisfiedwiththesturdydemeanourofhisadvocate."Nophrases,"hesaidtohiminawhisper,ashewasabouttocommencehisspeech.

           "AllthebombastwhichouropponenthasstolenfromBossuetandlavisheduponyou,"saidtheadvocate,"hasdoneyougood."

           Asamatteroffact,hehadscarcelyspokenforfiveminutesbeforepracticallyallthewomenhadtheirhandkerchiefsintheirhands.

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