Червоне та чорне

A Storm

           DuringthatrapidjourneyhewasunabletowritetoMathildeashehadintended.Hishandcouldonlyformillegiblecharactersonthepaper.

           HearrivedatVerrièresonaSundaymorning.Heenteredtheshopofthelocalgunsmith,whooverwhelmedhimwithcongratulationsonhisrecentgoodfortune.Itconstitutedthenewsofthelocality.

           Julienhadmuchdifficultyinmakinghimunderstandthathewantedapairofpistols.Athisrequestthegunsmithloadedthepistols.

           Thethreepealssounded;itisawell-knownsignalinthevillagesofFrance,andafterthevariousringingsinthemorningannouncestheimmediatecommencementofMass.

           JulienenteredthenewchurchofVerrières.Alltheloftywindowsofthebuildingwereveiledwithcrimsoncurtains.JulienfoundhimselfsomespacesbehindthepewofmadamedeRênal.ItseemedtohimthatshewasprayingferventlyThesightofthewomanwhomhehadlovedsomuchmadeJulien’sarmtremblesoviolentlythathewasatfirstunabletoexecutehisproject."Icannot,"hesaidtohimself."Itisaphysicalimpossibility."

           Atthatmomenttheyoungpriest,whowasofficiatingattheMass,rangthebellfortheelevationofthehost.MadamedeRênalloweredherhead,which,foramomentbecameentirelyhiddenbythefoldsofhershawl.Juliendidnotseeherfeaturessodistinctly:heaimedapistolshotather,andmissedher:heaimedasecondshot,shefell.

           

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