Червоне та чорне

An Evening in the Country

           Juliendidnotvouchsafeanyanswertothekindlyconsiderationofwhichhewastheobjectduringalltherestofthewalk.M.deRênalhadscarcelygoneawaybeforethetwofriendsmadetheexcuseofbeingfatigued,andeachaskedhimforanarm.

           Walkingashedidbetweenthesetwowomenwhoseextremenervousnessfilledtheircheekswithablushingembarrassment,thehaughtypallorandsombre,resoluteairofJulienformedastrangecontrast.Hedespisedthesewomenandalltendersentiments.

           "What!"hesaidtohimself,"notevenanincomeoffivehundredfrancstofinishmystudies!Ah!howIshouldliketosendthempacking."

           Andabsorbedashewasbythesesternideas,suchfewcourteouswordsofhistwofriendsashedeignedtotakethetroubletounderstand,displeasedhimasdevoidofsense,silly,feeble,inawordfeminine.

           Astheresultofspeakingforthesakeofspeakingandofendeavouringtokeeptheconversationalive,itcameaboutthatMadamedeRênalmentionedthatherhusbandhadcomefromVerrièresbecausehehadmadeabargainfortheMaystrawwithoneofhisfarmers.(InthisdistrictitistheMaystrawwithwhichthebedmattressesarefilled).

           "Myhusbandwillnotrejoinus,"addedMadamedeRênal;"hewilloccupyhimselfwithfinishingthere-stuffingofthehousemattresseswiththehelpofthegardenerandhisvalet.HehasputtheMaystrawthismorninginallthebedsonthefirststorey;heisnowatthesecond."

           Julienchangedcolour.HelookedatMadamedeRênalinasingularway,andsoonmanagedsomehowtotakeherononeside,doublinghispace.

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