Night Thoughts

           

           YetJulia’sverycoldnessstillwaskind,

           Andtremulouslygentlyhersmallhand

           Withdrewitselffromhis,butleftbehind

           Alittlepressure,thrilling,andsobland,

           Andslight,soveryslightthattothemind,

           ’Twasbutadoubt.

           DonJuan,c.I.st,71.

           Itwasnecessary,however,toputinanappearanceatVerrières.AsJulienleftthecuréhousehewasfortunateenoughtomeetM.Valenod,whomhehastenedtotelloftheincreaseinhissalary.

           OnreturningtoVergy,Julienwaitedtillnighthadfallenbeforegoingdownintothegarden.Hissoulwasfatiguedbythegreatnumberofviolentemotionswhichhadagitatedhimduringtheday."WhatshallIsaytothem?"hereflectedanxiously,ashethoughtabouttheladies.Hewasfarfromrealisingthathissoulwasjustinamoodtodiscussthosetrivialcircumstanceswhichusuallymonopoliseallfeminineinterests.JulienwasoftenunintelligibletoMadameDerville,andeventoherfriend,andheinhisturnonlyhalfunderstoodallthattheysaidtohim.Suchwastheeffectoftheforceand,ifImayventuretousesuchlanguage,thegreatnessofthetransportsofpassionwhichoverwhelmedthesoulofthisambitiousyouth.Inthissingularbeingitwasstormnearlyeveryday.

           Asheenteredthegardenthisevening,Julienwasinclinedtotakeaninterestinwhattheprettycousinswerethinking.Theywerewaitingforhimimpatiently.HetookhisaccustomedseatnexttoMadamedeRênal.Thedarknesssoonbecameprofound.Heattemptedtotakeholdofawhitehandwhichhehadseensometimenearhim,asitleantonthebackofachair.

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