Риф, або Там, де розбивається щастя

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           “Butifyouadmitthattheyareprejudices——?”

           “Thereareprejudicesandprejudices.Mymother,ofcourse,gothersfromMonsieurdeChantelle,andtheyseemtomeasmuchintheirplaceinthishouseasthepot-pourriinyourhawthornjar.TheypreserveasocialtraditionofwhichIshouldbesorrytolosetheleastperfume.OfcourseIdon’texpectyou,justatfirst,tofeelthedifference,toseethenuance.InthecaseoflittleMadamedeVireville,forinstance:youpointoutthatshe’sstillunderherhusband’sroof.Verytrue;andifsheweremerelyaParisacquaintance—especiallyifyouhadmether,asonestillmight,intherightkindofhouseinParis—Ishouldbethelasttoobjecttoyourvisitingher.Butinthecountryit’sdifferent.Eventhebestprovincialsocietyiswhatyouwouldcallnarrow:Idon’tdenyit;andifsomeofourfriendsmetMadamedeVirevilleatGivre—well,itwouldproduceabadimpression.You’reinclinedtoridiculesuchconsiderations,butgraduallyyou’llcometoseetheirimportance;andmeanwhile,dotrustmewhenIaskyoutobeguidedbymymother.ItisalwayswellforastrangerinanoldsocietytoerralittleonthesideofwhatyoucallitsprejudicesbutIshouldratherdescribeasitstraditions.”

           Afterthatshenolongertriedtolaughorargueherhusbandoutofhisconvictions.Theywereconvictions,andthereforeunassailable.Norwasanyinsincerityimpliedinthefactthattheysometimesseemedtocoincidewithhers.

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