Red and black spells第三节Word文档下载推荐.docx
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Butyoumusthavelookedather,youshamelessscoundrel?
Never!
YouknowthatinchurchIseenonebutGod,'
Julienaddedwithahypocriticalair,calculated,tohismind,towardofffurtherblows.
Thereissomethingbehindthis,allthesame,'
repliedthesuspiciouspeasant,andwassilentforamoment;
'
butIshallgetnothingoutofyou,youdamnedhypocrite.Thefactis,I'
mgoingtoberidofyou,andmysawwillrunallthebetterwithoutyou.Youhavemadeafriendoftheparsonorsomeone,andhe'
sgotyouafinepost.Goandpackyourtraps,andI'
lltakeyoutoM.deRenal'
swhereyou'
retobetutortothechildren.'
WhatamItogetforthat?
Board,clothingandthreehundredfrancsinwages.'
Idonotwishtobeaservant,'
Animal,whoeverspokeofyourbeingaservant?
WouldIallowmysontobeaservant?
But,withwhomshallIhavemymeals?
ThisquestionleftoldSorelataloss;
hefeltthatifhespokehemightbeguiltyofsomeimprudence;
heflewintoaragewithJulien,uponwhomheshoweredabuse,accusinghimofgreed,andlefthimtogoandconsulthisothersons.
PresentlyJuliensawthem,eachleaninguponhisaxeanddeliberatingtogether.Afterwatchingthemforsometime,Julien,seeingthathecouldmakeoutnothingoftheirdiscussion,wentandtookhisplaceonthefarsideofthesaw,soasnottobetakenbysurprise.Hewantedtimetoconsiderthissuddenannouncementwhichwasalteringhisdestiny,butfelthimselftobeincapableofprudence;
hisimaginationwaswhollytakenupwithformingpicturesofwhathewouldseeinM.deRenal'
sfinehouse.
Imustgiveupallthat,'
hesaidtohimself,'
ratherthanletmyselfbebroughtdowntofeedingwiththeservants.Myfatherwilltrytoforceme;
Iwouldsoonerdie.Ihavesavedfifteenfrancsandeightsous,Ishallrunawaytonight;
intwodays,bykeepingtoside-roadswhereIneednotfearthepolice,IcanbeatBesancon;
thereIenlistasasoldier,and,ifnecessary,crosstheborderintoSwitzerland.Butthen,good-byetoeverything,good-byetothatfineclericalprofessionwhichisastepping-stonetoeverything.'
ThishorroroffeedingwiththeservantswasnotnaturaltoJulien;
hewould,inseekinghisfortune,havedoneotherthingsfarmoredisagreeable.HederivedthisrepugnancefromRousseau'
sConfessions.Itwastheonebookthathelpedhisimaginationtoformanyideaoftheworld.ThecollectionofreportsoftheGrandArmyandtheMemorialdeSainte-HelenecompletedhisKoran.Hewouldhavegonetothestakeforthosethreebooks.Neverdidhebelieveinanyother.RememberingasayingoftheoldSurgeon-Major,heregardedalltheotherbooksintheworldasliars,writtenbyroguesinordertoobtainadvancement.
WithhisfierynatureJulienhadoneofthoseastonishingmemoriessooftenfoundinfoolishpeople.TowinovertheoldpriestChelan,uponwhomhesawquiteclearlythathisownfuturedepended,hehadlearnedbyhearttheentireNewTestamentinLatin;
heknewalsoM.deMaistre'
sbookDuPape,andhadaslittlebeliefinoneasintheother.
Asthoughbyamutualagreement,Sorelandhissonavoidedspeakingtooneanotherfortherestoftheday.Atdusk,Julienwenttothecureforhisdivinitylesson,butdidnotthinkitprudenttosayanythingtohimofthestrangeproposalthathadbeenmadetohisfather.'
Itmaybeatrap,'
hetoldhimself;
Imustpretendtohaveforgottenaboutit.'
Earlyonthefollowingday,M.deRenalsentforoldSorel,who,afterkeepinghimwaitingforanhourortwo,finallyappeared,beginningasheenteredthedoorahundredexcusesinterspersedwithasmanyreverences.Bydintofgivingvoicetoeverysortofobjection,Sorelsucceededingatheringthathissonwastotakehismealswiththemasterandmistressofthehouse,andondayswhentheyhadcompanyinaroombyhimselfwiththechildren.FindinganincreasingdesiretoraisedifficultiesthemorehediscernedagenuineanxietyontheMayor'
spart,andbeingmoreoverfilledwithdistrustandbewilderment,Sorelaskedtoseetheroominwhichhissonwastosleep.Itwasalargechamberverydecentlyfurnished,buttheservantswerealreadyengagedincarryingintoitthebedsofthethreechildren.
Atthistheoldpeasantbegantoseedaylight;
heatonceaskedwithassurancetoseethecoatwhichwouldbegiventohisson.M.deRenalopenedhisdeskandtookoutahundredfrancs.
Withthismoney,yoursoncangotoM.Durand,theclothier,andgethimselfasuitofblack.'
AndsupposingItakehimawayfromyou,'
saidthepeasant,whohadcompletelyforgottenthereverentialformsofaddress.'
Willhetakethisblackcoatwithhim?
Certainly.'
Oh,verywell!
saidSorelinadrawlingtone,'
thenthere'
sonlyonethingforusstilltosettle:
themoneyyou'
retogivehim.'
What!
M.deRenalindignantlyexclaimed,'
weagreeduponthatyesterday:
Igivethreehundredfrancs;
Iconsiderthatplenty,ifnottoomuch.'
Thatwasyouroffer,Idonotdenyit,'
saidoldSorel,speakingevenmoreslowly;
then,byastrokeofgeniuswhichwillastonishonlythosewhodonotknowtheFranc-Comtoispeasant,headded,lookingM.deRenalsteadilyintheface:
Wecandobetterelsewhere.'
AtthesewordstheMayorwasthrownintoconfusion.Herecoveredhimself,however,and,afteranadroitconversationlastingfullytwohours,inwhichnotawordwassaidwithoutapurpose,thepeasant'
sshrewdnessprevailedoverthatoftherichman,whowasnotdependentonhisforhisliving.AlltheinnumerableconditionswhichweretodetermineJulien'
snewexistencewerefinallysettled;
notonlywashissalaryfixedatfourhundredfrancs,butitwastobepaidinadvance,onthefirstdayofeachmonth.
Verywell!
Ishalllethimhavethirty-fivefrancs,'
saidM.deRenal.
Tomakearoundsum,arichandgenerousgentlemanlikeourMayor,'
thepeasantinsinuatedinacoaxingvoice,'
willsurelygoasfarasthirty-six.'
'
Allright,'
saidM.deRenal,'
butletushavenomoreofthis.'
Foronce,angergavehimatoneofresolution.Thepeasantsawthathecouldadvancenofarther.ThereuponM.deRenalbeganinturntomakeheadway.Heutterlyrefusedtohandoverthethirty-sixfrancsforthefirstmonthtooldSorel,whowasmosteagertoreceivethemoneyonhisson'
sbehalf.ItoccurredtoM.deRenalthathewouldbeobligedtodescribetohiswifetheparthehadplayedthroughoutthistransaction.
LetmehavebackthehundredfrancsIgaveyou,'
hesaidangrily.'
M.
Durandowesmemoney.Ishallgowithyoursontochoosetheblackcloth.'
Afterthisboldstroke,Sorelprudentlyretireduponhisexpressionsofrespect;
theyoccupiedagoodquarterofanhour.Intheend,seeingthattherewascertainlynothingmoretobegained,hewithdrew.Hisfinalreverenceendedwiththewords:
Ishallsendmysonuptothechateau.'
ItwasthusthattheMayor'
ssubordinatesspokeofhishousewhentheywishedtopleasehim.
Returningtohismill,Sorellookedinvainforhisson.Doubtfulastowhatmightbeinstoreforhim,Julienhadlefthomeinthedeadofnight.
Hehadbeenanxioustofindasafehiding-placeforhisbooksandhisCrossoftheLegionofHonour.Hehadremovedthewholeofhistreasurestothehouseofayoungtimber-merchant,afriendofhis,bythenameofFouque,wholivedonthesideofthehighmountainoverlookingVerrieres.
Whenhereappeared:
Heavenknows,youdamnedidler,'
hisfathersaidtohim,'
whetheryouwilleverhaveenoughhonourtopaymeforthecostofyourkeep,whichIhavebeenadvancingtoyoualltheseyears!
Packupyourrubbish,andoffwithyoutotheMayor'
s.'
Julien,astonishednottoreceiveathrashing,madehastetosetoff.Butnosoonerwasheoutofsightofhisterriblefatherthanheslackenedhispace.Hedecidedthatitwouldservetheendsofhishypocrisytopayavisittothechurch.
Theideasurprisesyou?
Beforearrivingatthishorribleidea,thesouloftheyoungpeasanthadhadalongwaytogo.
Whenhewasstillachild,thesightofcertaindragoonsofthe6th,intheirlong,whitecloaks,andhelmetsadornedwithlongcrestsofblackhorsehair,whowerereturningfromItaly,andwhomJuliensawtyingtheirhorsestothebarredwindowofhisfather'
shouse,drovehimmadwithlongingforamilitarycareer.
LateronhelistenedwithecstasytotheaccountsofthebattlesoftheBridgeofLodi,ArcoleandRivoligivenhimbytheoldSurgeon-Major.
HenoticedtheburninggazewhichtheoldmandirectedathisCross.
ButwhenJulienwasfourteen,theybegantobuildachurchatVerrieres,onethatmightbecalledmagnificentforsosmallatown.Therewere,inparticular,fourmarblepillarsthesightofwhichimpressedJulien;
theybecamefamousthroughoutthecountryside,owingtothedeadlyenmitywhichtheyarousedbetweentheJusticeofthePeaceandtheyoungvicar,sentdownfromBesancon,whowasunderstoodtobethespyoftheCongregation.TheJusticeofthePeacecamewithinanaceoflosinghispost,suchatleastwasthecommonreport.Hadhenotdaredtohaveadifferenceofopinionwithapriestwho,almosteveryfortnight,wenttoBesancon,wherehesaw,peoplesaid,theRightReverendLordBishop?
Inthemidstofallthis,theJusticeofthePeace,thefatherofalargefamily,passedanumberofsentenceswhichappearedunjust;
alloftheseweredirectedagainstsuchoftheinhabitantsasreadtheConstitutionnel.
Therightpartywastriumphant
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