The Best Positions in the Church

           

           TheideaofabishoprichadthusbecomeassociatedwiththeideaofJulieninthemindofawoman,whowouldsoonerorlaterhaveatherdisposalthefinestplacesintheChurchofFrance.ThisideahadnotstruckJulienatall;atthepresenttimehisthoughtswerestrictlylimitedtohisactualunhappiness.Everythingtendedtointensifyit.Thesightofhisroom,forinstance,hadbecomeunbearable.Whenhecamebackintheeveningwithhiscandle,eachpieceoffurnitureandeachlittleornamentseemedtobecomearticulate,andtoannounceharshlysomenewphaseofhisunhappiness.

           "Ihaveahardtaskbeforemetoday,"hesaidtohimselfashecameinwithavivacitywhichhehadnotexperiencedforalongtime;"letushopethatthesecondletterwillbeasboringasthefirst."

           Itwasmoreso.Whathewascopyingseemedsoabsurdthathefinishedupbytranscribingitlineforlinewithoutthinkingofthesense.

           "Itisevenmorebombastic,"hesaidtohimself,"thanthoseofficialdocumentsofthetreatyofMunsterwhichmyprofessorofdiplomacymademecopyoutatLondon."

           ItwasonlythenthatherememberedmadamedeFervaque’sletterswhichhehadforgottentogivebacktothegraveSpaniardDonDiegoBustos.Hefoundthem.TheywerereallyalmostasnonsensicalasthoseoftheyoungRussiannobleman.Theirvaguenesswasunlimited.Itmeanteverythingandnothing."It’stheÆolianharpofstyle,"thoughtJulien."TheonlyrealthingIseeinthemiddleofalltheseloftythoughtsaboutannihilation,death,infinity,etc.,isanabominablefearofridicule.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 563 з 702