Червоне та чорне

A Storm

           "SheclimbedintothefiacrewithJulien.

           "Icouldforgiveeverythingexcepttheplanofseducingyoubecauseyouarerich.That,unhappygirl,istheawfultruth.IgiveyoumywordofhonourthatIwillneverconsenttoamarriagewiththatman.Iwillguaranteehimanincomeof10,000francsifhewilllivefarawaybeyondtheFrenchfrontiers,orbetterstill,inAmerica.ReadtheletterwhichIhavejustreceivedinanswertotheenquirieswhichIhavemade.TheimpudentscoundrelhadhimselfrequestedmetowritetomadamedeRênal.Iwillneverreadasinglelineyouwriteconcerningthatman.IfeelahorrorforbothParisandyourself.Iurgeyoutocoverwhatisboundtohappenwiththeutmostsecrecy.Befrank,havenothingmoretodowiththevileman,andyouwillfindagainthefatheryouhavelost."

           "WhereisMadamedeRênal’sletter?"saidJuliencoldly.

           "Hereitis.Ididnotwanttoshewittoyoubeforeyouwerepreparedforit."

           "Mydutiestothesacredcauseofreligionandmorality,obligeme,monsieur,totakethepainfulcoursewhichIhavejustdonewithregardtoyourself:aninfallibleprincipleordersmetodoharmtomyneighbouratthepresentmoment,butonlyinordertoavoidanevengreaterscandal.MysentimentofdutymustovercomethepainwhichIexperience.Itisonlytootrue,monsieur,thattheconductofthepersonaboutwhomyouaskmetotellyouthewholetruthmayseemincredibleorevenhonest.Itmaypossiblybeconsideredpropertohideortodisguisepartofthetruth:thatwouldbeinaccordancewithbothprudenceandreligion.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 619 з 702