Червоне та чорне

The World, or What the Rich Lack

           

           Seminaristshaveaspecialway,evenofeatingapoachedegg,whichbetokensprogressinthedevoutlife.

           ThereaderwhosmilesatthiswillperhapsbegoodenoughtorememberallthemistakeswhichtheabbéDelillemadeovertheeatingofaneggwhenhewasinvitedtobreakfastwithaladyoftheCourtofLouisXVI.

           Julienfirsttriedtoarriveatthestateofnonculpa,thatistosaythestateoftheyoungseminaristwhosedemeanourandmannerofmovinghisarms,eyes,etc.whileinfactwithoutanytraceofworldliness,donotyetindicatethatthepersonisentirelyabsorbedbytheconceptionoftheotherworld,andtheideaofthepurenothingnessofthisone.

           Julienincessantlyfoundsuchphrasesasthesecharcoaledonthewallsofthecorridors."Whataresixtyyearsofordealsbalancedagainstaneternityofdelightsoranyeternityofboilingoilinhell?"Hedespisedthemnolonger.Herealisedthatitwasnecessarytohavethemincessantlybeforehiseyes."WhatamIgoingtodoallmylife,"hesaidtohimself."Ishallselltothefaithfulaplaceinheaven.HowamIgoingtomakethatplacevisibletotheireyes?Bythedifferencebetweenmyappearanceandthatofalayman."

           Afterseveralmonthsofabsolutelyunremittingapplication,Julienstillhadtheappearanceofthinking.Thewayinwhichhewouldmovehiseyesandholdhismouthdidnotbetokenthatimplicitfaithwhichisreadytobelieveeverythingandundergoeverything,evenatthecostofmartyrdom.Juliensawwithangerthathewassurpassedinthisbythecoarsestpeasants.Therewasgoodreasonfortheirnotappearingfullofthought.

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