Червоне та чорне

The World, or What the Rich Lack

           

           "TheabbéCastanèdeistheenemyofPirard,whoissuspectedofJansenism,"addedthelittleseminaristinawhisper.Allthefirststepsofourherowere,inspiteoftheprudenceonwhichheplumedhimself,asmuchmistakesashischoiceofaconfessor.Misledashewasbyalltheself-confidenceofamanofimagination,hetookhisprojectsforfacts,andbelievedthathewasaconsummatehypocrite.Hisfollywentsofarastoreproachhimselfforhissuccessinthiskindofweakness.

           "Alas,itismyonlyweapon,"hesaidtohimself."AtanotherperiodIshouldhaveearnedmylivelihoodbyeloquentdeedsinthefaceoftheenemy."

           Satisfiedashewaswithhisownconduct,Julienlookedaroundhim.Hefoundeverywheretheappearanceofthepurestvirtue.

           Eightortenseminaristslivedintheodourofsanctity,andhadvisionslikeSaintTheresa,andSaintFrancis,whenhereceivedhisstigmataonMountVerniaintheAppenines.Butitwasagreatsecretandtheirfriendsconcealedit.Thesepooryoungpeoplewhohadvisionswerealwaysintheinfirmary.Ahundredotherscombinedanindefatigableapplicationtoarobustfaith.Theyworkedtilltheyfellill,butwithoutlearningmuch.Twoorthreeweredistinguishedbyarealtalent,amongstothersastudentofthenameofChazel,butboththeyandJulienfeltmutuallyunsympathetic.

           Therestofthesethreehundredandtwenty-oneseminaristsconsistedexclusivelyofcoarsepersons,whowerebynomeanssureofunderstandingtheLatinwordswhichtheykeptonrepeatingthelivelongday.

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