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The Sorrows of an Official

           

           "’Andwhothedevildoyouthinkisgoingtoaskforane’er-do-welllikeyou?DoyouthinkIshouldeverallowyoutoleavetheConservatoire?Doyouwanttomakefunofme?Clearout!Clearout!’hesaid,tryingtogivemeakick,’orlookoutforprisonanddrybread.’"

           OnethingastonishedJulien.ThesolitaryweekspassedatVerrièresindeRênal’shousehadbeenaperiodofhappinessforhim.Hehadonlyexperiencedrevulsionsandsadthoughtsatthedinnerstowhichhehadbeeninvited.Andwashenotabletoread,writeandreflect,withoutbeingdistracted,inthissolitaryhouse?Hewasnotdistractedeverymomentfromhisbrilliantreveriesbythecruelnecessityofstudyingthemovementofafalsesoulinordertodeceiveitbyintrigueandhypocrisy.

           "Tothinkofhappinessbeingsoneartometheexpenseofalifelikethatissmallenough.IcouldhavemychoiceofeithermarryingMademoiselleElisaorofenteringintopartnershipwithFouqué.Butitisonlythetravellerwhohasjustscaledasteepmountainandsitsdownonthesummitwhofindsaperfectpleasureinresting.Wouldhebehappyifhehadtorestallthetime?"

           MadamedeRênal’smindhadnowreachedastateofdesperation.Inspiteofherresolutions,shehadexplainedtoJulienallthedetailsoftheauction."Hewillmakemeforgetallmyoaths!"shethought.

           Shewouldhavesacrificedherlifewithouthesitationtosavethatofherhusbandifshehadseenhimindanger.

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