The English Scissors

           

           Fouqué’sofferhad,asamatteroffact,takenawayallJulien’shappiness;hecouldnotmakeuphismindtoanydefinitecourse."Alas!perhapsIamlackingincharacter.IshouldhavebeenabadsoldierofNapoleon.Atleast,"headded,"mylittleintriguewiththemistressofthehousewilldistractmealittle."

           Happilyforhim,eveninthislittlesubordinateincident,hisinneremotionsquitefailedtocorrespondwithhisflippantwords.HewasfrightenedofMadamedeRênalbecauseofherprettydress.Inhiseyes,thatdresswasavanguardofParis.Hispriderefusedtoleaveanythingtochanceandtheinspirationofthemoment.Hemadehimselfaveryminuteplanofcampaign,mouldedontheconfidencesofFouqué,andalittlethathehadreadaboutloveintheBible.Ashewasverynervous,thoughhedidnotadmitittohimself,hewrotedownthisplan.

           MadamedeRênalwasalonewithhimforamomentinthedrawing-roomonthefollowingmorning.

           "HaveyounoothernameexceptJulien,"shesaid.

           Ourherowasatalosstoanswersonatteringaquestion.Thiscircumstancehadnotbeenanticipatedinhisplan.Ifhehadnotbeenstupidenoughtohavemadeaplan,Julien’squickwitwouldhaveservedhimwell,andthesurprisewouldonlyhaveintensifiedthequicknessofhisperception.

           Hewasclumsy,andexaggeratedhisclumsiness,MadamedeRênalquicklyforgavehim.Sheattributedittoacharmingfrankness.Andanairoffranknesswastheverythingwhichinherviewwasjustlackinginthismanwhowasacknowledgedtohavesomuchgenius.

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