Червоне та чорне

Manon Lescaut

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           "Iammakinganimpression,"hesaidtohimself,"soIcansparemyselftheboredomoftherestoftheevening."HelefttheHôteldeFervaquesatarun.Intheeveninghehadanotherlookattheoriginaloftheletterwhichhehadcopiedoutonthepreviousnight,andsooncametothefatalplacewheretheyoungRussianmadementionofLondonandofRichmond.Julienwasveryastonishedtofindthisletteralmosttender.

           Ithadbeenthecontrastbetweentheapparentlightnessofhisconversation,andthesublimeandalmostapocalypticprofundityofhisletterswhichhadmarkedhimoutforfavour.Themaréchalewasparticularlypleasedbythelongnessofthesentences;thiswasveryfarfrombeingthatsprightlystylewhichthatimmoralmanVoltairehadbroughtintofashion.Althoughourheromadeeverypossiblehumanefforttoeliminatefromhisconversationanysymptomofgoodsense,itstillpreservedacertainanti-monarchicalandblasphemoustingewhichdidnotescapemadamedeFervaques.Surroundedasshewasbypersonswho,thougheminentlymoral,hadveryoftennotasingleideaduringawholeevening,thisladywasprofoundlystruckbyanythingresemblinganovelty,butatthesametimeshethoughtsheowedittoherselftobeoffendedbyit.Shecalledthisdefect:Keepingtheimprintofthelightnessoftheage.

           Butsuchsalonsareonlyworthobservingwhenonehasafavourtoprocure.ThereaderdoubtlesssharesalltheennuiofthecolourlesslifewhichJulienwasleading.Thisperiodrepresentsthesteppesofourjourney.

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