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Manners and Customs in 1830

           

           Hetriedtohideitinthegreenglass,buthefounditabsolutelyimpossibletodojusticetotheRhinewine."Preventingsinginghesaidtohimself:Oh,myGod,andyousufferit."

           Fortunatelynobodynoticedhisill-bredemotion.Thecollectoroftaxeshadstruckuparoyalistsong."Sothis,"reflectedJulien’sconscienceduringthehubbuboftherefrainwhichwassunginchorus,"isthesordidprosperitywhichyouwilleventuallyreach,andyouwillonlyenjoyitundertheseconditionsandincompanylikethis.Youwill,perhaps,haveapostworthtwentythousandfrancs;butwhileyougorgeyourselfonmeat,youwillhavetopreventapoorprisonerfromsinging;youwillgivedinnerswiththemoneywhichyouhavestolenoutofhismiserablerationsandduringyourdinnershewillbestillmorewretched.Oh,Napoleon,howsweetitwastoclimbtofortuneinyourwaythroughthedangersofabattle,buttothinkofaggravatingthepainoftheunfortunateinthiscowardlyway."

           IownthattheweaknesswhichJulienhadbeenmanifestinginthissoliloquygivesmeapooropinionofhim.Heisworthyofbeingtheaccompliceofthosekid-glovedconspiratorswhopurporttochangethewholeessenceofagreatcountry’sexistence,withoutwishingtohaveontheirconsciencethemosttrivialscratch.

           Julienwassharplybroughtbacktohisrole.Hehadnotbeeninvitedtodineinsuchgoodcompanysimplytomoondreamilyandsaynothing.

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