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He went to seek a breath ofair in the garden. I admit that the weakness which
Julien displays in this monologuegives me a poor opinion of him.
The onething I
must insist on is that you do not speak to him. In these unfortunate
circumstances heventured to write to M.
This house is paved with enemies; think
of the passionate hatred thatElisa has for me.
Julien read in his features the
uneasiness of a man in cruel torment. He had made out the wife of thecollector
who sang so well.
Shortly before the dinner bell sounded, Julien returned with
thechildren.
He is not a wise creature, swayedby reason.
The pair ofrooms which
he had taken were littered with his books.
On the contrary, this language
amusedthem by its unfamiliarity; they laughed at it.
You never payattention to
what is reasonable; how should you have any knowledge? When willthese fools
tire of listening to this Biblical language, of which theyunderstand nothing?
He, without opening it,gazed at his wife with madness in his eyes.
Who would
have said that with my rank, my fortune, myCrosses, I should one day regret
it?
She congratulated herself on the step she had taken.
A man of family, who
respects his rank as I do, isalways hated by plebeians.
My wife loves her
children,it will all come to them in the end.
This tendency wasincreased by the
sight of the Governors house.
No, he cried, I shallcertainly not part with my
wife, she is too useful to me.
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