Intrigue

           

           Castres1676Abrotherhasjustmurderedhissisterinthehousenexttomine.Thisgentlemanhadalreadybeenguiltyofonemurder.Hisfathersavedhislifebycausingfive-hundredcrownstobedistributedamongthecouncillors.Locke:JourneyinFrance.

           Whensheleftthebishop’spalace,MathildedidnothesitatetodespatchacouriertomadamedeFervaques.Thefearofcompromisingherselfdidnotstopherforamoment.SheentreatedherrivaltoobtainforM.deFrilairanautographletterfromthebishopof.ShewentasfarastoentreathertocomeherselftoBesançonwithallspeed.Thiswasanheroicactonthepartofaproudandjealoussoul.

           ActingonFouqué’sadvice,shehadhadthediscretiontorefrainfrommentioningthestepsshehadtakenforJulien.Herpresencetroubledhimenoughwithoutthat.Abettermanwhenfacetofacewithdeaththanhehadeverbeenduringhislife,hehadremorsenotonlytowardsM.delaMole,butalsotowardsMathilde.

           "Come,"hesaidtohimself,"therearetimeswhenIfeelabsent-mindedandevenboredbyhersociety.Sheisruiningherselfonmyaccount,andthisishowIrewardher.AmIreallyascoundrel?"Thisquestionwouldhavebotheredhimbutlittleinthedayswhenhewasambitious.Inthosedayshelookeduponfailureastheonlydisgrace.

           HismoraldiscomfortwhenwithMathildewasproportionatelyemphasizedbythefactthatheinspiredheratthistimewiththemaddestandmostextraordinarypassion.Shetalkedofnothingbutthestrangesacrificesthatshewasreadytomakeinordertosavehim.

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