Червоне та чорне

Ambition

           Hepushedthecasementandleapedlightlyintotheroom.

           Thewhitephantomflittedawayfromhim.Hetookholdofitsarms.Itwasawoman.Allhisideasofcouragevanished."Ifitisshe,whatisshegoingtosay?"Whatwerehisemotionswhenalittlecrygavehimtounderstand,thatitwasMadamedeRênal?

           Heclaspedherinhisarms.Shetrembledandscarcelyhadthestrengthtopushhimaway.

           "Unhappyman.Whatareyoudoing?"Heragonisedvoicecouldscarcelyarticulatethewords.

           Julienthoughtthathervoicerangwiththemostgenuineindignation.

           "Ihavecometoseeyouafteracruelseparationofmorethanfourteenmonths."

           "Goaway,leavemeatonce.Oh,M.Chélan,whydidyoupreventmewritingtohim?Icouldthenhaveforeseenthishorror."Shepushedhimawaywithatrulyextraordinarystrength."Heavenhasdeignedtoenlightenme,"sherepeatedinabrokenvoice."Goaway!Flee!"

           "AfterfourteenmonthsofunhappinessIshallcertainlynotleaveyouwithoutaword.Iwanttoknowallyouhavedone.Yes,Ihavelovedyouenoughtodeservethisconfidence.Iwanttoknoweverything."ThisauthoritativetonedominatedMadamedeRênal’sheartinspiteofherself.Julien,whowashuggingherpassionatelyandresistinghereffortstogetloose,leftoffclaspingherinhisarms.ThisreassuredMadamedeRênalalittle.

           "Iwilltakeawaytheladder,"hesaid,"topreventitcompromisingusincasesomeservantshouldbeawakenedbythenoise,andgoonaround."

           "Ohleaveme,leaveme!"shecriedwithanadmirableanger."Whatdomenmattertome!ItisGodwhoseestheawfulsceneyouarenowmaking.

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