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Intrigue

           

           Exaltedasshewasbyasentimentonwhichsheplumedherself,tothecompletesubordinationofherpride,shewouldhavelikednottohaveletasingleminuteofherlifegobywithoutfillingitwithsomeextraordinaryact.Thestrangestprojects,andonesinvolvingherintheutmostdanger,suppliedthetopicsofherlonginterviewswithJulien.Thewell-paidgaolersallowedhertoreignovertheprison.Mathilde’sideaswerenotlimitedbythesacrificeofherreputation.Shewouldhavethoughtnothingofmakingherconditionknowntosocietyatlarge.Throwingherselfonherkneesbeforetheking’scarriageasitgallopedalong,inordertoaskforJulien’spardon,andthusattractingtheattentionoftheprince,attheriskofbeingcrushedathousandtimesover,wasoneoftheleastfantasticdreamsinwhichthisexaltedandcourageousimaginationchosetoindulge.ShewascertainofbeingadmittedintothereservedportionoftheparkofSt.Cloud,throughthosefriendsofherswhowereemployedattheking’scourt.

           Julienthoughthimselfsomewhatunworthyofsomuchdevotion.Asamatteroffact,hewastiredofheroism.Asimple,naïve,andalmosttimidtendernesswaswhatwouldhaveappealedtohim,whileMathilde’shaughtysoul,ontheotherhand,alwaysrequiredtheideaofapublicandanaudience.

           Inthemidstofallheranguishandallherfearsforthelifeofthatloverwhomshewasunwillingtosurvive,shefeltasecretneedofastonishingthepublicbytheextravaganceofherloveandthesublimityofheractions.

           Julienfeltirritatedatnotfindinghimselftouchedbyallthisheroism.

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