Червоне та чорне

Making Her Afraid

           Afterashortsilencehehadsufficientcontroloverhishearttosayinanicytone,

           "OnceweareontheroadtoLondon,onceyouaredishonoured,toemployyourownexpression,whowillanswerthatyouwillstillloveme?thatmyverypresenceinthepost-chaisewillnotseemimportunate?Iamnotamonster;tohaveruinedyourreputationwillonlymakemestillmoreunhappy.Itisnotyourpositioninsocietywhichistheobstacle,itisunfortunatelyyourowncharacter.Canyouyourselfguaranteethatyouwilllovemeforeightdays?"

           "Ah!letherlovemeforeightdays,justeightdays,"whisperedJulientohimself,"andIwilldieofhappiness.WhatdoIcareforthefuture,whatdoIcareforlife?AndyetifIwishthatdivinehappinesscancommencethisveryminute,itonlydependsonme."

           Mathildesawthathewaspensive.

           "SoIamcompletelyunworthyofyou,"shesaidtohim,takinghishand.

           Julienkissedher,butatthesametimetheironhandofdutygrippedhisheart.IfsheseeshowmuchIadoreherIshallloseher.Andbeforeleavingherarms,hehadreassumedallthatdignitywhichispropertoaman.

           Hemanagedonthisandthefollowingdaystoconcealhisinordinatehappiness.Thereweremomentswhenheevenrefusedhimselfthepleasureofclaspingherinhisarms.Atothertimesthedeliriumofhappinessprevailedoverallthecounselsofprudence.

           HehadbeenaccustomedtostationhimselfnearabowerofhoneysuckleinthegardenarrangedinsuchawaysoastoconcealtheladderwhenhehadlookedupatMathilde’sblindinthedistance,andlamentedherinconstancy.

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