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A Journey

           Julien’sjudgmentwasdisturbedbynopassion,andhesoonfoundameansofmanifestingtoMadamedeRênalhowlightwasthefriendlyrelationshipthatheconsideredexistedbetweenthem.Hesaidnothingtoheraboutthelittlejourneythathewasgoingtomake;salutedher,andwentaway.

           Asshewatchedhimgo,shewasoverwhelmedbythesombrehaughtinesswhichshereadinthatlookwhichhadbeensograciousthepreviousevening.Hereldestsonranupfromthebottomofthegarden,andsaidashekissedher,

           "Wehaveaholiday,M.Julienisgoingonajourney."

           Atthesewords,MadamedeRênalfeltseizedbyadeadlycoldness.Shewasunhappybyreasonofhervirtue,andevenmoreunhappybyreasonofherweakness.

           Thisneweventengrossedherimagination,andshewastransportedfarbeyondthegoodresolutionswhichsheowedtotheawfulnightshehadjustpassed.Itwasnotnowaquestionofresistingthatcharminglover,butoflosinghimforever.

           Itwasnecessarytoappearatbreakfast.Tocompleteheranguish,M.deRênalandMadameDervilletalkedofnothingbutJulien’sdeparture.ThemayorofVerrièreshadnoticedsomethingunusualinthefirmtoneinwhichhehadaskedforaholiday.

           "Thatlittlepeasanthasnodoubtgotsomebodyelse’sofferuphissleeve,butthatsomebodyelse,eventhoughit’sM.Valenod,isboundtobealittlediscouragedbythesumofsixhundredfrancs,whichtheannualsalarynowtotsupto.

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