Красное и черное

Night Thoughts

           Somehesitationwasshewn,buteventuallythehandwaswithdrawninamannerwhichindicateddispleasure.Julienwasinclinedtogiveuptheattemptasabadjob,andtocontinuehisconversationquitegaily,whenheheardM.deRênalapproaching.

           ThecoarsewordshehadutteredinthemorningwerestillringinginJulien’sears."Wouldnottakingpossessionofhiswife’shandinhisverypresence,"hesaidtohimself,"beagoodwayofscoringoffthatcreaturewhohasallthatlifecangivehim.Yes!Iwilldoit.I,theverymanforwhomhehasevidencedsogreatacontempt."

           FromthatmomentthetranquillitywhichwassoalientoJulien’srealcharacterquicklydisappeared.HewasobsessedbyananxiousdesirethatMadamedeRênalshouldabandonherhandtohim.

           M.deRênalwastalkingpoliticswithvehemence;twoorthreecommercialmeninVerrièreshadbeengrowingdistinctlyricherthanhewas,andweregoingtoannoyhimovertheelections.MadameDervillewaslisteningtohim.Irritatedbythesetirades,JulienbroughthischairnearerMadamedeRênal.Allhismovementswereconcealedbythedarkness.Hedaredtoputhishandveryneartotheprettyarmwhichwasleftuncoveredbythedress.Hewastroubledandhadlostcontrolofhismind.Hebroughthisfaceneartothatprettyarmanddaredtoputhislipsonit.

           MadamedeRênalshuddered.Herhusbandwasfourpacesaway.ShehastenedtogiveherhandtoJulien,andatthesametimetopushhimbackalittle.AsM.

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