Червоне та чорне

A Procession

           

           Allthetimethathehadpassedintheseminaryseemedtohimnomorethanamoment.HisthoughtswereofVergy,andoftheprettyAmandawhomhemightperhapsmeet,forhercaféwasnotveryfaroff.HesawinthedistancetheabbéChas-Bernardonthethresholdofhisbelovedcathedral.Hewasabigmanwithajovialfaceandafrankair.To-dayhelookedtriumphant."Iwasexpectingyou,mydearson,"hecriedassoonashesawJulieninthedistance."Bewelcome.Thisday’sdutywillbeprotractedandarduous.Letusfortifyourselvesbyafirstbreakfast.Wewillhavethesecondatteno’clockduringhighmass."

           "Idonotwish,sir,"saidJulientohimgravely,"tobealoneforasingleinstant.Deigntoobserve,"headded,showinghimtheclockovertheirheads,"thatIhavearrivedatoneminutetofive."

           "Sothoselittlerascalsattheseminaryfrightenedyou.Itisverygoodofyoutothinkofthem,"saidtheabbé."Butistheroadlessbeautifulbecausetherearethornsinthehedgeswhichborderit.Travellersgoontheirway,andleavethewickedthornstowaitinvainwheretheyare.Andnowtoworkmydearfriend,towork."

           TheabbéChaswasrightinsayingthatthetaskwouldbearduous.Therehadbeenagreatfuneralceremonyatthecathedralthepreviousday.Theyhadnotbeenabletomakeanypreparations.TheyhadconsequentlyonlyonemorningfordressingalltheGothicpillarswhichconstitutethethreenaveswithakindofreddamaskclothascendingtoaheightofthirtyfeet.

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