Красное и черное

A Mayor

           ThisyoungecclesiasticwassenttoBesançonsomeyearsagotokeepwatchontheabbéChélanandsomecuresintheneighbouringdistricts.AnoldSurgeon-MajorofNapoleon’sItalianArmy,whowaslivinginretirementatVerrières,andwhohadbeeninhistimedescribedbyM.themayorasbothaJacobinandaBonapartiste,daredtocomplaintothemayoronedayoftheperiodicalmutilationofthesefinetrees.

           "Iliketheshade,"answeredM.deRênal,withjustatingeofthathauteurwhichbecomesamayorwhenheistalkingtoasurgeon,whoisamemberoftheLegionofHonour."Iliketheshade,Ihavemytreesclippedinordertogiveshade,andIcannotconceivethatatreecanhaveanyotherpurpose,providedofcourseitisnotbringinginanyprofit,liketheusefulwalnuttree."

           ThisisthegreatwordwhichisalldecisiveatVerrières."BRINGINGINPROFIT,"thiswordalonesumsupthehabitualtrendofthoughtofmorethanthree-quartersoftheinhabitants.

           Bringinginprofitistheconsiderationwhichdecideseverythinginthislittletownwhichyouthoughtsopretty.Thestrangerwhoarrivesinthetownisfascinatedbythebeautyofthefreshdeepvalleyswhichsurroundit,andheimaginesatfirstthattheinhabitantshaveanappreciationofthebeautiful.Theytalkonlytoofrequentlyofthebeautyoftheircountry,anditcannotbedeniedthattheylaygreatstressonit,butthereasonisthatitattractsanumberofstrangers,whosemoneyenrichestheinn-keepers,aprocesswhichbringsinprofittothetown,owingtothemachineryoftheoctroi.

           Itwasonafine,autumndaythatM.

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