Червоне та чорне

The World, or What the Rich Lack

           

           "Yes,myfriend,themostexalteddevoutness.Sheissaidtomakepilgrimages.ButtotheeternalshameoftheabbéMaslon,whohasplayedthespysolongonthatpoorM.Chélan,MadamedeRênalwouldhavenothingtodowithhim.ShegoestoconfessiontoDijonorBesançon."

           "ShegoestoBesançon,"saidJulien,flushingalloverhisforehead.

           "Prettyoften,"saidFouquéinaquestioningmanner.

           "HaveyougotanyConstitutionnelsonyou?"

           "Whatdoyousay?"repliedFouqué.

           "I’maskingifyou’vegotanyConstitutionnels?"wentonJulieninthequietesttoneimaginable."Theycostthirtysousanumberhere."

           "What!"exclaimedFouqué."Liberalsevenintheseminary!PoorFrance,"headded,assumingtheabbéMaslon’shypocriticalvoiceandsugarytone.

           Thisvisitwouldhavemadeadeepimpressiononourhero,ifhehadnotbeenputonthetrackofanimportantdiscoverybysomewordsaddressedtohimthefollowingdaybythelittleseminaristfromVerrières.Julien’sconductsincehehadbeenattheseminaryhadbeennothingbutaseriesoffalsesteps.Hebegantomakebitterfunofhimself.

           Inpointoffacttheimportantactionsinhislifehadbeencleverlymanaged,buthewascarelessaboutdetails,andclevernessinaseminaryconsistsinattentiontodetails.Consequently,hehadalreadythereputationamonghiscomradesofbeingastrong-mindedperson.Hehadbeenbetrayedbyanumberoflittleactions.

           Hehadbeenconvictedintheireyesofthisenormity,hethoughtandjudgedforhimselfinsteadofblindlyfollowingauthorityandexample.TheabbéPirardhadbeennohelptohim.

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