The Sorrows of an Official

           

           Letusleavethispettymantohispettyfears;whydidhetakeamanofspiritintohishouseholdwhenheneededsomeonewiththesoulofavalet?Whycan’theselecthisstaff?Theordinarytrendofthenineteenthcenturyisthatwhenanobleandpowerfulindividualencountersamanofspirit,hekillshim,exileshimandimprisonshim,orsohumiliateshimthattheotherisfoolishenoughtodieofgrief.Inthiscountryitsohappensthatitisnotmerelythemanofspiritwhosuffers.ThegreatmisfortunesofthelittletownsofFranceandofrepresentativegovernments,likethatofNewYork,isthattheyfinditimpossibletoforgettheexistenceofindividualslikeM.deRênal.Itisthesemenwhomakepublicopinioninatownoftwentythousandinhabitants,andpublicopinionisterribleinacountrywhichhasacharterofliberty.Aman,thoughofanaturallynobleandgenerousdisposition,whowouldhavebeenyourfriendinthenaturalcourseofevents,butwhohappenstoliveahundredleaguesoff,judgesyoubythepublicopinionofyourtownwhichismadebythosefoolswhohavechancedtobebornnoble,richandconservative.Unhappyisthemanwhodistinguisheshimself.

           ImmediatelyafterdinnertheyleftforVergy,butthenextdaybutoneJuliensawthewholefamilyreturntoVerrières.AnhourhadnotpassedbeforehediscoveredtohisgreatsurprisethatMadamedeRênalhadsomemysteryuphersleeve.Wheneverhecameintotheroomshewouldbreakoffherconversationwithherhusbandandwouldalmostseemtodesirethatheshouldgoaway.Juliendidnotneedtobegiventhishinttwice.

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