Красное и черное

A Large Heart and a Small Fortune

           Traversinganarrowpaththatwasscarcelymarked,andwasonlyusedbythegoatherds,hesoonfoundhimselfstandinguponanimmenserockwiththecompletecertaintyofbeingfarawayfromallmankind.Thisphysicalpositionmadehimsmile.Itsymbolisedtohimthepositionhewasburningtoattaininthemoralsphere.Thepureairoftheselovelymountainsfilledhissoulwithserenityandevenwithjoy.ThemayorofVerrièresstillcontinuedtotypifyinhiseyesallthewealthandallthearroganceoftheearth;butJulienfeltthatthehatredthathadjustthrilledhimhadnothingpersonalaboutitinspiteofalltheviolencewhichhehadmanifested.IfhehadleftoffseeingM.deRênalhewouldineightdayshaveforgottenhim,hiscastle,hisdogs,hischildrenandallhisfamily."Iforcedhim,Idon’tknowhow,tomakethegreatestsacrifice.What?morethanfiftycrownsayear,andonlyaminutebeforeImanagedtoextricatemyselffromthegreatestdanger;sotherearetwovictoriesinoneday.Thesecondoneisdevoidofmerit,Imustfindoutthewhyandthewherefore.Buttheselaboriousresearchesareforto-morrow."

           Standinguponhisgreatrock,JulienlookedattheskywhichwasallafirewithanAugustsun.Thegrasshopperssanginthefieldabouttherock;whentheyheldtheirpeacetherewasuniversalsilencearoundhim.Hesawtwentyleaguesofcountryathisfeet.Henoticedfromtimetotimesomehawk,whichlaunchingofffromthegreatrocksoverhisheadwasdescribinginsilenceitsimmensecircles.Julien’seyefollowedthebirdofpreymechanically

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