Червоне та чорне

An Evening in the Country

           Inspiteofhisownexcitement,hecouldnothelpbeingstruckbytheicycoldnessofthehandwhichhewastaking;hepresseditconvulsively;alasteffortwasmadetotakeitaway,butintheendthehandremainedinhis.

           Hissoulwasinundatedwithhappiness,notthathelovedMadamedeRênal,butanawfultorturehadjustended.Hethoughtitnecessarytosaysomething,toavoidMadameDervillenoticinganything.Hisvoicewasnowstrongandringing.MadamedeRênal’s,onthecontrary,betrayedsomuchemotionthatherfriendthoughtshewasill,andsuggestedhergoingin.Julienscenteddanger,"ifMadamedeRênalgoesbacktothesalon,IshallrelapseintotheawfulstateinwhichIhavebeenallday.Ihaveheldthehandfartooshortatimeforitreallytocountasthescoringofanactualadvantage."

           AtthemomentwhenMadameDervillewasrepeatinghersuggestiontogobacktothesalon,Juliensqueezedvigorouslythehandthatwasabandonedtohim.

           MadamedeRênal,whohadstartedtogetup,satdownagainandsaidinafaintvoice,

           "Ifeelalittleill,asamatteroffact,buttheopenairisdoingmegood."

           ThesewordsconfirmedJulien’shappiness,whichatthepresentmomentwasextreme;hespoke,heforgottopose,andappearedthemostcharmingmanintheworldtothetwofriendswhowerelisteningtohim.Nevertheless,therewasaslightlackofcourageinallthiseloquencewhichhadsuddenlycomeuponhim.HewasmortallyafraidthatMadameDervillewouldgettiredofthewindbeforethestorm,whichwasbeginningtorise,andwanttogobackaloneintothesalon.

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