Manon Lescaut

           

           Accordinglyoncehewasthoroughlyconvincedoftheasininestupidityoftheprior,hewouldusuallysucceedwellenoughbycallingwhiteblack,andblackwhite.Lichtenberg.

           TheRussianinstructionsperemptorilyforbadethewriterfromevercontradictinginconversationtherecipientoftheletters.Nopretextcouldexcuseanydeviationfromtherôleofthatmostecstaticadmiration.Theletterswerealwaysbasedonthathypothesis.

           Oneeveningattheopera,wheninmadamedeFervaques’box,JulienspokeoftheballetofManonLescautinthemostenthusiasticterms.Hisonlyreasonfortalkinginthatstrainwasthefactthathethoughtitinsignificant.

           ThemaréchalesaidthattheballetwasveryinferiortotheabbéPrévost’snovel.

           "Theidea,"thoughtJulien,bothsurprisedandamused,"ofsohighlyvirtuousapersonpraisinganovel!MadamedeFervaquesusedtoprofesstwoorthreetimesaweekthemostabsolutecontemptforthosewriters,who,bymeansoftheirinsipidworks,trytocorruptayouthwhichis,alas!onlytooinclinedtotheerrorsofthesenses."

           "ManonLescaut"continuedthemaréchale,"issaidtobeoneofthebestofthisimmoralanddangeroustypeofbook.Theweaknessesandthedeservedanguishofacriminalheartare,theysay,portrayedwithatruthwhichisnotlackingindepth;afactwhichdoesnotpreventyourBonapartefromstatingatSt.Helenathatitissimplyanovelwrittenforlackeys."

           ThewordBonaparterestoredtoJulienalltheactivityofhismind."Theyhavetriedtoruinmewiththemaréchale;theyhavetoldherofmyenthusiasmforNapoleon.

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