Красное и черное

The Shadow of the Guillotine

           ThedutywhichrightlyorwronglyIlaiddownformyself,hasbeentomelikethetrunkofasolidtreewhichIcouldleanonduringthestorm,Istumbled,Iwasagitated.AfterallIwasonlyaman,butIwasnotsweptaway.

           "Itmustbethedampairofthiscellwhichmademethinkofbeingalone.

           "WhyshouldIstillplaythehypocritebycursinghypocrisy?Itisneitherdeath,northecell,northedampair,butmadamedeRênal’sabsencewhichprostratesme.If,inordertoseeheratVerrières,IhadtolivewholeweeksatVerrièresconcealedinthecellarsofherhouse,wouldIcomplain?"

           "Theinfluenceofmycontemporarieswinstheday,"hesaidaloud,withabitterlaugh."ThoughIamtalkingtomyselfandwithinanaceofdeath,Istillplaythehypocrite.Ohyounineteenthcentury!Ahunterfiresagunshotintheforest,hisquarryfalls,hehastensforwardtoseizeit.Hisfootknocksagainstatwo-footanthill,knocksdownthedwellingplaceoftheants,andscatterstheantsandtheireggsfarandwide.Themostphilosophicamongtheantswillneverbeabletounderstandthatblack,giganticandterrifyingbody,thehunter’sboot,whichsuddenlyinvadedtheirhomewithincrediblerapidity,precededbyafrightfulnoise,andaccompaniedbyflashesofreddishfire."

           "Inthesameway,death,lifeandeternity,areverysimplethingsforanyonewhohasorganssufficientlyvasttoconceivethem.Anephemeralflyisbornatnineo’clockinthemorninginthelongsummerdays,todieatfiveo’clockintheevening

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