Червоне та чорне

The Hotel de La Mole

           WhatanameBaronBâton,"saidM.deCaylus.

           "What’sinaname?"hesaidtoustheotherday,wentonMatilde."ImaginetheDukedeBouillonannouncedforthefirsttime.SofarasIamconcernedthepubliconlyneedtogetusedtome."

           "Julienleftthevicinityofthesofa."

           Stillinsufficientlyappreciativeofthecharmingsubtletiesofadelicateraillerytolaughatajoke,heconsideredthatajestoughttohavesomelogicalfoundation.Hesawnothingintheseyoungpeoples’conversationexceptaveinofuniversalscandal-mongeringandwasshockedbyit.HisprovincialorEnglishpruderywentsofarastodetectenvyinit,thoughinthishewascertainlymistaken.

           "CountNorbert,"hesaidtohimself,"whohashadtomakethreedraftsforatwenty-linelettertohiscolonelwouldbeonlytoogladtohavewrittenonceinhiswholelifeonepageasgoodasM.Sainclair."

           Julienapproachedsuccessivelytheseveralgroupsandattractednoattentionbyreasonofhislackofimportance.HefollowedtheBaronBâtonfromadistanceandtriedtohearhim.

           ThiswittymanappearednervousandJuliendidnotseehimrecoverhisequanimitybeforehehadhituponthreeorfourstingingphrases.Julienthoughtthatthiskindofwithadgreatneedofspace.

           TheBaroncouldnotmakeepigrams.Heneededatleastfoursentencesofsixlineseach,inordertobebrilliant.

           "Thatmanargues,hedoesnottalk,"saidsomeonebehindJulien.HeturnedroundandreddenedwithpleasurewhenheheardthenameofthecomteChalvet.Hewasthesubtlestmanofthecentury.JulienhadoftenfoundhisnameintheMemorialofSt.

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