Красное и черное

Exit Julien

           "Ha,Ha!IhavecaughtyouatitIhavecaughtyouaswell,myfather,playingapartlikeanymissionary."

           "Youryouth,"repliedtheJansenistgravely,"theinterestingappearancewhichProvidencehasgivenyou,thestillunsolvedmysteryofthemotiveforyourcrime,theheroicstepswhichmademoiselledelaMolehassofreelytakenonyourbehalf,everything,uptothesurprisingaffectionwhichyourvictimmanifeststowardsyou,hascontributedtomakeyoutheherooftheyoungwomenofBesançon.Theyhaveforgotteneverything,evenpolitics,onyouraccount.Yourconversionwillreverberateintheirheartsandwillleavebehinditadeepimpression.Youcanbeofconsiderableusetoreligion,andIwasabouttohesitateforthetrivialreasonthatinasimilarcircumstancetheJesuitswouldfollowasimilarcourse.ButifIdid,evenintheonecasewhichhasescapedtheirgreedyclutchestheywouldstillbeexercisingtheirmischief.ThetearswhichyourconversationwillcausetobeshedwillannulthepoisonouseffectofteneditionsofVoltaire’sworks."

           "Andwhatwillbeleftforme,"answeredJulien,coldly,"ifIdespisemyself?Ihavebeenambitious;Idonotmeantoblamemyselfinanyway.Further,Ihaveactedinaccordancewiththecodeoftheage.NowIamlivingfromdaytoday.ButIshouldmakemyselfveryunhappyifIweretoyieldtowhatthelocalitywouldregardasapieceofcowardice...."

           MadamedeRênalwasresponsiblefortheotherepisodewhichaffectedJulieninquiteanotherway.

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