Красное и черное

An Evening in the Country

           

           AsforJulien,hewassoplungedinhisecstasy,andstillsoengrossedbythegreateventswhichhadbeenpassingbeforehiseyesforseveralhours,thathehadsomedifficultyatfirstinbringinghisattentionsufficientlydowntolistentotheharshremarkswhichM.deRênalwasaddressingtohim.Hesaidtohimatlast,ratherabruptly,

           "Iwasill."

           ThetoneofthisanswerwouldhavestungamuchlesssensitivemanthanthemayorofVerrières.HehalfthoughtofansweringJulienbyturninghimoutofthehousestraightaway.Hewasonlyrestrainedbythemaximwhichhehadprescribedforhimself,ofneverhurryingundulyinbusinessmatters.

           "Theyoungfool,"hesaidtohimselfshortlyafterwards,"haswonakindofreputationinmyhouse.ThatmanValenodmaytakehimintohisfamily,orhemayquitewellmarryElisa,andineithercase,hewillbeabletohavethelaughofmeinhisheart."

           Inspiteofthewisdomofthesereflections,M.deRênal’sdissatisfactiondidnotfailtoventitselfanythelessbyastringofcoarseinsultswhichgraduallyirritatedJulien.MadamedeRênalwasonthepointofburstingintotears.Breakfastwasscarcelyover,whensheaskedJulientogiveherhisarmforawalk.Sheleanedonhimaffectionately.JuliencouldonlyanswerallthatMadamedeRênalsaidtohimbywhispering.

           "That’swhatrichpeoplearelike!"

           M.deRênalwaswalkingquiteclosetothem;hispresenceincreasedJulien’sanger.HesuddenlynoticedthatMadamedeRênalwasleaningonhisarminamannerwhichwassomewhatmarked.

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