Червоне та чорне

The Clergy, their Forests, Liberty

           

           "Fiftythousandpriestsrepeatthesamewordsonthedayappointedbytheirchiefs,andthepeoplewhoafterallprovidesoldierswillbemoretouchedbythevoicesofitsprieststhanbyalltheversifyinginthewholeworld."(Thispersonalityprovokedsomemurmurs.)

           "Theclergyhasageniussuperiortoyours,"wentonthecardinalraisinghisvoice."AlltheprogressthathasbeenmadetowardsthisessentialpointofhavinganarmedpartyinFrancehasbeenmadebyus."Atthisjuncturefactswereintroduced."WhousedeightythousandriflesinVendée?"etc.,etc.

           "Solongastheclergyiswithoutitsforestsitishelpless.Atthefirstwartheministeroffinancewillwritetohisagentsthatthereisnomoneytobehadexceptforthecuré.AtbottomFrancedoesnotbelieve,andsheloveswar.Whoevergivesherwarwillbedoublypopular,formakingwaris,touseavulgarphrase,thesameasstarvingtheJesuits;makingwarmeansdeliveringthosemonstersofpridethemenofFrancefromthemenaceofforeignintervention."

           Thecardinalhadafavourablehearing."M.deNerval,"hesaid,"willhavetoleavetheministry,hisnameirritatesandtonopurpose."

           Atthesewordseverybodygotupandtalkedatthesametime."Iwillbesentawayagain,"thoughtJulien,butthesapientpresidenthimselfhadforgottenboththepresenceandexistenceofJulien.

           AlleyeswereturneduponamanwhomJulienrecognised.ItwasM.deNerval,theprimeminister,whomhehadseenatM.theducdeRetz’sball.

           Thedisorderwasatitsheight,asthepaperssaywhentheytalkoftheChamber.

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