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The Day After

           Sheleftthegardenearlyandwentandensconcedherselfinherroom,butnotbeingabletocontrolherimpatience,shewentandgluedhereartoJulien’sdoor.Inspiteoftheuncertaintyandpassionwhichdevouredher,shedidnotdaretoenter.Thisactionseemedtoherthegreatestpossiblemeanness,foritformsthebasisofaprovincialproverb.

           Theservantshadnotyetallgonetobed.Prudenceatlastcompelledhertoreturntoherroom.Twohoursofwaitingweretwocenturiesoftorture.

           Julienwastoofaithfultowhathecalledhisdutytofailtoaccomplishstagebystagewhathehadmappedoutforhimself.

           Asoneo’clockstruck,heescapedsoftlyfromhisroom,assuredhimselfthatthemasterofthehousewassoundlyasleep,andappearedinMadamedeRênal’sroom.To-nightheexperiencedmorehappinessbythesideofhislove,forhethoughtlessconstantlyabouttheparthehadtoplay.Hehadeyestosee,andearstohear.WhatMadamedeRênalsaidtohimabouthisagecontributedtogivehimsomeassurance.

           "Alas!Iamtenyearsolderthanyou.Howcanyouloveme?"sherepeatedvaguely,becausetheideaoppressedher.

           Juliencouldnotrealiseherhappiness,buthesawthatitwasgenuineandheforgotalmostentirelyhisownfearofbeingridiculous.

           Thefoolishthoughtthathewasregardedasaninferior,byreasonofhisobscurebirth,disappearedalso.AsJulien’stransportsreassuredhistimidmistress,sheregainedalittleofherhappiness,andofherpowertojudgeherlover.

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