Червоне та чорне

The World, or What the Rich Lack

           

           Julienwentonwithhisstorywithoutbeingintheleastintimidated:

           "ThedayofmyarrivalatBesançonIwashungry,andIenteredacafé.Myspiritwasfullofrevulsionforsoprofaneaplace,butIthoughtthatmybreakfastwouldcostmelessthanataninn.Alady,whoseemedtobethemistressoftheestablishment,tookpityonmyinexperience.’Besançonisfullofbadcharacters,’shesaidtome.’Ifearsomethingwillhappentoyou,sir.Ifsomemishapshouldoccurtoyou,haverecoursetomeandsendtomyhousebeforeeighto’clock.Iftheportersoftheseminaryrefusetoexecuteyourerrand,sayyouaremycousinandanativeofGenlis.’"

           "Iwillhaveallthischatterverified,"exclaimedtheabbéPirard,unabletostandstill,andwalkingabouttheroom.

           "Backtothecell."

           TheabbéfollowedJulienandlockedhimin.Thelatterimmediatelybegantoexaminehistrunk,atthebottomofwhichthefatalcardshadbeensocarefullyhidden.Nothingwasmissinginthetrunk,butseveralthingshadbeendisarranged.Nevertheless,hehadneverbeenwithoutthekey.Whatluckthat,duringthewholetimeofmyblindness,saidJulientohimself,IneveravailedmyselfofthepermissiontogooutthatMonsieurCastanèdewouldoffermesofrequently,withakindnesswhichInowunderstand.PerhapsIshouldhavehadtheweaknesstohavechangedmyclothesandgonetoseethefairAmanda,andthenIshouldhavebeenruined.Whentheygaveuphopeofexploitingthatpieceofinformationfortheaccomplishmentofhisruin,theyhadusedittoinformagainsthim

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