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           deRênalwasintown,heventuredtoread;soon,insteadofreadingatnighttime,aprocedure,moreover,whichinvolvedcarefullyhidinghislampatthebottomofaflower-potturnedupsidedown,hewasabletoindulgeinsleep;intheday,however,intheintervalsbetweenthechildren’slessons,hewouldcomeamongtheserockswiththatbookwhichwastheoneguideofhisconductandobjectofhisenthusiasm.Hefoundinitsimultaneouslyhappiness,ecstasyandconsolationforhismomentsofdiscouragement.

           CertainremarksofNapoleonaboutwomen,severaldiscussionsaboutthemeritsofthenovelswhichwerefashionableinhisreign,furnishedhimnowforthefirsttimewithsomeideaswhichanyotheryoungmanofhisagewouldhavehadforalongtime.

           Thedogdaysarrived.Theystartedthehabitofspendingtheeveningsunderanimmensepinetreesomeyardsfromthehouse.Thedarknesswasprofound.Oneevening,Julienwasspeakingandgesticulating,enjoyingtothefullthepleasureofbeingathisbestwhentalkingtoyoungwomen;inoneofhisgestures,hetouchedthehandofMadamedeRênalwhichwasleaningonthebackofoneofthosechairsofpaintedwood,whicharesofrequentlytobeseeningardens.

           Thehandwasquicklyremoved,butJulienthoughtitapointofdutytosecurethatthathandshouldnotberemovedwhenhetouchedit.Theideaofadutytobeperformedandtheconsciousnessofhisstultification,orratherofhissocialinferiority,ifheshouldfailinachievingit,immediatelybanishedallpleasurefromhisheart.

           

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