Красное и черное

The Trial

           Idonotseeonthejurybenchesanypeasantwhohasmademoney,butonlyindignantbourgeois...."

           Julientalkedinthisstrainfortwentyminutes.Hesaideverythinghehadonhismind.Theadvocate-general,whoaspiredtothefavoursofthearistocracy,writhedinhisseat.ButinspiteofthesomewhatabstractturnwhichJulienhadgiventohisspeech,allthewomenburstoutintotears.EvenmadameDervilleputherhandkerchieftohereyes.Beforefinishing,Julienalludedagaintothefactofhispremeditation,tohisrepentance,andtotherespectandunboundedfilialadmirationwhich,inhappierdays,hehadentertainedformadamedeRênal....MadameDervillegaveacryandfainted.

           Oneo’clockwasstrikingwhenthejuryretiredtotheirroom.Noneofthewomenhadlefttheirplaces;severalmenhadtearsintheireyes.Theconversationswereatfirstveryanimated,but,astherewasadelayintheverdictofthejury,theirgeneralfatiguegraduallybegantoinvestthegatheringwithanatmosphereofcalm.Itwasasolemnmoment;thelightsgrewlessbrilliant.Julien,whowasverytired,heardpeoplearoundhimdebatingthequestionofwhetherthisdelaywasagoodorabadomen.Hewaspleasedtoseethatallthewisheswereforhim.Thejurydidnotcomeback,andyetnotawomanleftthecourt.

           Whentwoo’clockhadstruck,agreatmovementwasheard.Thelittledoorofthejuryroomopened.M.thebarondeValenodadvancedwithaslowandmelodramaticstep.Hewasfollowedbyallthejurors.

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