jezebel by irène némirovsky (excerpt)

8/2/2019 Jezebel by Irne Nmirovsky (Excerpt)

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D ZLK_DAC LK_CVKD_LHKDM HVLALKDM, ED\ 6>46

_rdksmdtlhk ihpyrlabt 6>4> fy Ydkord Yeltb

Dmm rlabts rcscrvco. ^ufmlsbco lk tbc Skltco Ytdtcs fy Zlktdac Fhhgs,d olvlslhk hj Vdkohe Bhusc, Lki., Kcw \hrg. Hrlalkdmmy

pufmlsbco lk Jrdkic ds@zdfcmfy oltlhks Dmflk Elibcm, ^drls, lk4.

Zlktdac ls d rcalstcrco trdocedrg dkoZlktdac Lktcrkdtlhkdm dko ihmhpbhk drc trdocedrgs

hj Vdkohe Bhusc, Lki.

_bls ls d whrg hj jlitlhk. Kdecs, ibdrditcrs, pmdics, dkolkilockts cltbcr drc tbc prhouit hj tbc dutbhrs ledalkdtlhk hrdrc usco jlitltlhusmy. Dky rcscefmdkic th ditudm pcrshks, mlvlka

hr ocdo, cvckts, hr mhidmcs ls cktlrcmy ihlkilocktdm.

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D whedk tdgcs tbc stdko, diiusco hj eurocrlka bcr yhukamhvcr. D suiicsslhk hj wltkcsscs drc idmmco th tcstljy th bcribdrditcr. Amdoys Cysckdib mlstcks lk slmckic, doelttlka thtbc irlec fut rcjuslka th cxpmdlk wby sbc bds iheelttcoeurocr.

@czcfcm . . . tbc vcry kdec leecoldtcmy ihk`urcs upd bhst hj leprcsslhks, dmm kcadtlvc0 scouitrcss, trdlthr,wbhrc. \ct tbc @czcfcm hj tbc Hmo _cstdeckt wds khthrlalkdmmy ihkocekco jhr bcr mhhsc ehrdms, fut jhrihkvlkilka bcr busfdko, Glka Dbdf, th rc`cit tbc Ahohj Lsrdcm lk hrocr th whrsblp tbc ^bhcklildk aho, Fddm.

Kelrhvsgys @czcfcm whrsblps dk lohm ds wcmm0 bcr hwkfcduty. _h bcr, fcduty ls phwcr7 lt ocjlkcs bcr mljc dkobcr whrtb. Ds Amdoys dacs dko bcr jcdrs turk thhfscsslhks, Kelrhvsgy cxpmhrcs tbc jlkc fdmdkicfctwcck vlitle dko irlelkdm, dko tbc rcdocr ls thrkfctwcck syepdtby dko bhrrhr. @czcfcm ls d jdsilkdtlkapsyibhmhalidm stuoy tbdt bds rcshkdkic lk hur ehocrkiumturcs icmcfrdtlhk hj yhutb dko fcduty. Olsscitlka tbcelko hj d whedk hfscssco wltb fcduty dko bduktco fytbc jcdr hj arhwlka hmo, Kelrhvsgy ocmlvcrs d jdsilkdtlka,

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trdali stuoy hj bhw suib d whedk sccs bcrscmj dko lsscck fy htbcrs.

Lk@czcfcm, Amdoys ocsirlfcs bcr hwk ehtbcr, wbhe sbcoctcstco0 Sktlm sbc wds clabtcck ycdrs hmo, sbc bdo mlvcowltb bcr ehtbcr, d ihmo whedk, bdrsb dko vlrtudmmy edo,dk cmocrmy pdlktco ohmm wbh wds shectlecs jrlvhmhus dkoshectlecs tcrrljylka . . . Lk Odvlo Ahmocr, Mc Fdm dko_bc Qlkc hj Yhmltuoc, Kelrhvsgy dmsh ocplits d icrtdlktypc hj ehtbcr lk d fflcricmy kcadtlvc mlabt. _bls wds dmehsticrtdlkmy d rcstcitlhk hj bcr dktdahklstli rcmdtlhksblp wltbbcr hwk ehtbcr, Jdkky, wbh orcssco bcr oduabtcr lkiblmorcks imhtblka wbck sbc wds wcmm lkth bcr tccks, lkhrocr th alvc tbc leprcsslhk tbdt sbc bcrscmj wds stlmmyhutbjum dko scouitlvc.

Dt tbc cko hj Qhrmo Qdr LL, tbc flttcr rcmdtlhksblp

fctwcck ehtbcrs dko oduabtcrs tbdt Kelrhvsgy ocplitcoedky tlecs lk fflitlhk wds th fc rcstcitco lk rcdmlty. FhtbKelrhvsgy dko bcr busfdko, Elibcm Cpstclk, wcrceurocrco dt Dusibwltz. Qbck tbc wdr wds hvcr, JdkkyKelrhvsgy jdehusmy rcjusco th hpck bcr ohhr th bcrardkooduabtcrs, Ocklsc, daco ffljtcck dko Cmlsdfctb, daco

scvck, tcmmlka tbclr audroldk th tdgc tbce th dk hrpbdkac.Fhtb iblmorck survlvco, tbdkgs th tbc ackcrhslty hj tbcpufmlsbcr Dmflk Elibcm dko htbcr jrlckos hj Kelrhvsgy.

Qbck Jdkky Kelrhvsgy olco, wcmm lkth bcr klkctlcs,hkmy twh tblkas wcrc jhuko lk tbc sdjc hj bcr dpdrteckt0d ihpy hj Odvlo Ahmocr dko d ihpy hj @czcfcm.

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Amdoys edy bdvc fcck hmocr dko lk ocimlkc, fut sbc wdsstlmm fcdutljum. _lec bdo thuibco bcr rcmuitdktmy, wltb didrcjum, acktmc bdko. Lt bdo sidricmy dmtcrco tbc sbdpc hjbcr jdic0 bcr cvcry jcdturc scceco mhvlkamy siumptco,tckocrmy idrcssco. Bcr mhka wbltc kcig rcedlkco

ukthuibco7 hkmy bcr cycs, wblib khtblka ihumo edgcyhukacr, kh mhkacr spdrgmco ds fcjhrc. _bc cxprcsslhk lkbcr cycs fctrdyco tbc dkxlhus wlsohe dko wcdrlkcss hjdac, fut wbck sbc mhwcrco tbce, cvcryhkc wdtiblka bcrihumo scc tbc yhuka alrm wbh bdo odkico jhr tbc fflrst tlecdt tbc Ecmfhurkcs fdmm lk Mhkohk, hkc fcdutljum @ukc

cvcklka sh vcry mhka dah.Lk tbc Ecmfhurkcs rcicptlhk rhhe, wltb lts pdmc whhopdkcmmlka dko bdro wlkohw scdts upbhmstcrco lk rcoodedsg, kdrrhw elrrhrs sct lkth tbc pdkcmmlka bdo rcstcitcod smle yhuka alrm, stlmm shecwbdt dwgwdro dko rdtbcr sby7sbc bdo ahmock bdlr tbdt jcmm lk d jrlkac hk th bcr pdmcjhrcbcdo dko spdrgmlka odrg cycs. Kh hkc gkcw wbh sbcwds0 bcr kdec wds Amdoys Furkcrd.

Ybc whrc mhka amhvcs, d wbltc orcss wbhsc sglrt wdsocihrdtco wltb ibljjhk, dko d ihrsdac hj jrcsb rhscs7 d

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wloc sdtlk fcmt sbhwco hjj bcr wdlst7 wbck sbc odkico,sbc mhhgco ds lj bdpplkcss wcrc mljtlka bcr hjj tbc arhuko,

ds lj d aust hj wlko elabt idrry bcr dwdy7 bcr bdlr, mltcrdmmytbc ihmhur hj ahmo, wds pmdltco dko whuko rhuko bcr bcdolk d irhwk7 kh ohuft sbc wds wcdrlka lt tbdt wdy jhr tbcfflrst tlec0 sbc pdusco lk jrhkt hj cvcry elrrhr, tlmtco bcrbcdo dko mhhgco dt bcr pdmc, smckocr kcig, ihepmctcmyfdrc, wltbhut cvck d ocmlidtc ahmo ibdlk. D mlttmc fhuqucthj sedmm rco rhscs, rlibmy ihmhurco dko swcct-secmmlka, bcrjdvhurltc sthwcrs, wds tuigco lkth bcr fcmt dt tbc wdlst7cvcry khw dko dadlk sbc whumo imhsc bcr cycs th frcdtbclk tbclr pcrjuec, dko sbc gkcw tbdt sbc whumo kcvcr, cvcrjhract tbdt sickt hj rhscs lk tbc wdre fdmmrhhe, tbc jccmhj tbc klabt frcczc hk bcr sbhumocrs, tbc frlmmldkt mlabts,tbc wdmtz tbdt mlkacrco lk bcr cdrs. Ybc wds sh vcry bdppy.

Kh, kht bdppy, kht yct, fut lt wds tbc cxpcitdtlhk hjbdpplkcss, tbc bcdvckmy ocslrc dko pdsslhkdtc tblrst jhrbdpplkcss, tbdt fflmmco bcr bcdrt.

Hkmy ycstcrody sbc bdo fcck tbc phwcrmcss, sdo iblmohj d ehtbcr sbc octcstco. _hody sbc mhhgco mlgc d whedk,fcdutljum, doelrco, shhk th fc mhvco. Mhvco, sbc tbhuabt

dko leecoldtcmy jcmt prhjhuko dkxlcty0 sbc fcmlcvco bcrscmjuamy, phhrmy orcssco, fdomy couidtco7 bcr acsturcs fcidecfrusquc dko dwgwdro0 jcdrjummy sbc mhhgco drhuko jhrbcr ihuslk, _crcsd Fcduibdep, wbh wds slttlka wltb tbchtbcr ehtbcrs. Fut ardoudmmy, odkilka edoc bcr jccm alooy7bcr fmhho rdk jdstcr, furklka tbrhuab bcr vclks7 sbc turkcobcr bcdo, stuolco tbc trccs lk tbc prlvdtc pdrg, tbc wdre,buelo klabt lmmuelkdtco fy ycmmhw mlabts, tbc wbltcihmueks lk tbc fdmmrhhe, ds smckocr dko cmcadkt ds tbcyhuka wheck. Cvcrytblka wds fcwltiblka7 cvcrytblka

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mhhgco fcdutljum th bcr, rdrc dko ckibdktlka7 mljc thhg hkd kcw stdvhur sbc bdo kcvcr tdstco fcjhrc0 lt wds flttcr-

swcct.Sktlm sbc wds clabtcck ycdrs hmo, sbc bdo mlvco wltb bcrehtbcr, d ihmo whedk, bdrsb dko vlrtudmmy edo, dk cmocrmypdlktco ohmm wbh wds shectlecs jrlvhmhus dko shectlecstcrrljylka, wbh ordaaco bcr ^crsldk idts, bcr oduabtcr, bcrrcstmcsskcss, dmm hvcr tbc whrmo.

Ds sbc odkico tbdt cvcklka dt tbc Ecmfhurkcs bhec,sbc wds bduktco fy tbc ledac hj tbdt sedmm, orlco-hut,ihmo whedk wltb bcr arcck cycs. _bc twh ehktbs sbcihumo spcko lk Mhkohk wltb tbc Fcduibdeps whumo pdsssh quligmy . . . Ybc sbhhg bcr bcdo7 sbc olselssco suibtbhuabts dko odkico ehrc mlabtmy, ehrc quligmy7 bcr sglrtsswdyco drhuko bcr dko tbclr swdylka mlabt ibljjhk advc

bcr d ocmlabtjum jccmlka hj aloolkcss.Ybc whumo kcvcr, cvcr jhract tbdt frlcj sueecr. Kcvcr

whumo sbc rcidpturc tbdt uklquc jccmlka hj hy. Occp wltblkcvcryhkcs bcdrt tbcrc dmwdys rcedlks d scksc hj mhkalkajhr tbdt bhur, tbdt sueecr, tbdt hkc frlcj eheckt hjfmhsshelka. Jhr scvcrdm wccgs hr ehktbs, rdrcmy mhkacr,

d fcdutljum yhuka whedk mlvcs hutsloc hrolkdry mljc. Ybcls lkthxlidtco. Ybc jccms ds lj sbc cxlsts fcyhko tlec, fcyhkolts mdws7 sbc cxpcrlckics, kht tbc ehkhthkhus suiicsslhkhj odys pdsslka fy, fut eheckts hj lktcksc, dmehstocspcrdtc bdpplkcss. Dko sh sbc odkico, sbc rdk, tbrhuabtbc Fcduibdeps adrocks dt odwk, dko tbck suoockmy sbcjcmt tbdt sbco fcck smccpwdmglka, tbdt sbc wds dmrcdoybdmj dwdgc, tbdt tbc orcde wds hvcr.

Bcr ihuslk, _crcsd Fcduibdep, olo kht ukocrstdko suibpdsslhk, suib`hlc oc vlvrc tbdt dt tlecs wds trdksjhreco

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lkth eheckts hj occp sdokcss. _crcsd bdo dmwdys fcckehrc jrdalmc, ihhmcr. Ybc wds d jcw ycdrs hmocr tbdk Amdoys.

Ybc wds tblk, smlabt7 sbc bdo tbc pbyslquc hj d ffljtcck-ycdr-hmo alrm, d ocmlidtc mlttmc bcdo wltb sglk pummco rdtbcrtlabtmy dirhss bcr tcepmcs, d ycmmhwlsb ihepmcxlhk,fcdutljum odrg cycs dko d shjt, wbcczlka vhlic tbdt fctrdycotbc cdrmy slaks hj tbc odedac idusco fy tbc pumehkdryihkoltlhk jrhe wblib sbc sujjcrco.

Ybc bdo edrrlco d Jrckibedk, fut slkic sbc bdo fcckfhrk dko rdlsco lk Ckamdko, sbc dmwdys spckt tlec tbcrc7sbc hwkco d fcdutljum bhusc lk Mhkohk. _crcsds iblmobhhobdo fcck bdppy, bcr dohmcsickic cxcepmdry7 sbc bdo fccklktrhouico lkth blab shilcty ardoudmmy, fut Amdoys bdofcck tbrhwk lkth lt suoockmy, dmm dt hkic. _crcsd bdo kcvcrfcck ds fcdutljum ds Amdoys7 kh edk bdo cvcr mhhgco dt

bcr tbc wdy tbcy mhhgco dt tbls aduibc yhuka alrm.Qbck tbcy drrlvco dt tbc Ecmfhurkcs, Amdoys bdo

ardffco _crcsds bdko dko squcczco lt mlgc d tcrrlfflco iblmo.Khw sbc wds odkilka7 sbc ehvco pdst _crcsd wltbhutscclka bcr, d swcct, trluepbdkt selmc hk bcr fcdutljum mlps._crcsd, wbh jcmt tlrco djtcr ust hkc wdmtz, mhhgco ckvlhusmy

dt Amdoys, doelrlka tbc ocmlidtc jrdec tbdt blo kcrvcs hjstccm. \ct, wbckcvcr sbc wds dsgco Lskt yhur mlttmc ihuslkfcdutljum8 sbc whumo smhwmy kho bcr bcdo wltb tbcsurprlsco, wcdry acsturc tbdt edoc bcr mhhg ds ardicjumds dk lk`urco flro, tbck alvc d ecdsurco rcpmy0 Ybc bdstbc edglkas hj d arcdt fcduty, jhr wheck oh kht sccbhw tbc stcctlka dko dmehst tcrrljylka rdoldkic hj fcdutywlmm jdoc jrhe tbc jdics hj tbclr pccrs.

Khus cssdyhks oc md olstrdlrc, sbc sdlo, fflrst lk Jrckib.Qcrc trylka th alvc bcr d ahho tlec.

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Ybc sdt up cvck strdlabtcr hk tbc bdro iusblhks hj tbcscttcc7 sbc kcvcr mcdkco dadlkst tbc fdig hj jurklturc7

sbc kcvcr sbhwco slaks hj lepdtlckic. Ybc bdoukbcdmtblmy frlabt ibccgs7 sbc selmco kcrvhusmy, wcdrlmy,dko smhwmy jdkkco bcrscmj. Lt wds acttlka mdtc7 sbc jcmthvcrwbcmeco fy prhjhuko sdokcss. Dt jlrst lt bdo alvckbcr pmcdsurc th wdtib Amdoys wltb tbc lkoumackt djjcitlhkhj tbc hmocr whedk7 fut khw, sbc olokt gkhw wby, ltwds pdlkjum th scc bcr sh fcdutljum, sh jumm hj mljc7 dt hkcphlkt sbc jcmt ds lj sbc wdktco th ardf bcr fy tbc dredko sbhut, Ckhuab. Ythp. \hu drc thh odzzmlka, thhbdppy.

Ybc bdo kh locd tbdt jhr edky ycdrs th ihec Amdoyswhumo drhusc tbc sdec ckvlhus sdokcss lk tbc bcdrts hjdmm wheck.

_crcsd jcmt dsbdeco7 sbc jdkkco bcrscmj ehrc quligmy.Ybc wds wcdrlka d sdtlk orcss hj d oummlsb frhkzc ihmhurwltb d ohufmc mdic sglrt7 lts fholic wds cefrhlocrco wltbibcklmmc mcdvcs dko frhkzc pcdrms. Ybc mhhgco dt bcrscmj lktbc elrrhr dko tbhuabt sbc wds uamy7 sbc ocspcrdtcmy,bhpcmcssmy ckvlco Amdoyss slepmc wbltc orcss dko ahmock

bdlr. Ybc rcelkoco bcrscmj tbdt sbc wds edrrlco, bdppy,tbdt sbc bdo d shk, tbdt tbls mlttmc Amdoys wds dt tbctbrcsbhmo hj dk ukicrtdlk juturc.

Ah hk tbck, ey odrmlka, yhu thh wlmm ibdkac hkc ody. . . suib odrlka, suib yhutb0 bhw quligmy tbcy drc mhst,dko tbc trluepbdkt wdy yhu mhhg dt cvcryhkc, tbdt wlmmdmsh jdoc dwdy. \humm bdvc iblmorck, arhw hmo. \hu stlmmohkt gkhw wbdt ls lk sthrc jhr yhu, ey phhr odrmlka.

Yuoockmy sbc sthho up dko wdmgco hvcr th Amdoys, wbhwds stdkolka lk jrhkt hj tbc rco iurtdlk hj d wlkohw. Ybc

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thuibco bcr sbhumocr wltb bcr jdk. Qc bdvc th ah bheckhw, odrmlka, ihec dmhka . . .

Amdoys turkco thwdros bcr. _crcsd wds sbhigco fy tbcibdkac tbdt d slkamc bhur hj pmcdsurc bdo edoc th tblsohilmc, qulct yhuka alrm. Amdoyss cvcry acsturc wds edocwltb arcdt cdsc dko sympbmlgc ardic7 bcr cxprcsslhk wdstrluepbdkt, bcr mduabtcr `hyjum dko ehiglka. Ybc sccecofdrcmy th bcdr wbdt _crcsd wds sdylka.

Hb, kh, _css, sbc sdlo, lepdtlcktmy sbdglka bcr bcdo,kh, pmcdsc, _css . . .

\cs, odrmlka . . .Hkc ehrc bhur, `ust hkc.Kh, odrmlka, lts mdtc7 ledalkc stdylka up dmm klabt, dt

yhur dac . . .Hkc ehrc odkic tbck, `ust hkc ehrc odkic . . .

_css slabco7 bcr frcdtblka fcidec ehrc lrrcaumdr, ehrcpdlkjum, ds dmwdys wbck sbc wds tlrco hr lrrltdtco7 sbc wdswbcczlka.

L wds dmsh clabtcck hkic, Amdoys, sbc sdlo, dko khttbdt mhka dah. L ukocrstdko tbdt yhu fflko tbc fdmmwhkocrjum, fut yhu eust mcdrk bhw th mcdvc pmcdsurc

fcblko fcjhrc lt mcdvcs yhu fcblko. Lts mdtc. Bdvckt yhubdo d ahho ckhuab tlec8\cs, fut khw lts hvcr, Amdoys eureurco lk spltc hj

bcrscmj._hehrrhw yhu wlmm fc pdmc dko tlrco fcidusc yhu olokt

wdkt th ah bhec wbck yhu sbhumo. _bls lskt tbc mdst fdmmyhumm ah th7 sueecr lskt hvcr yct.

Fut lt wlmm fc hvcr shhk, sdlo Amdoys, dko bcr wlocodrg cycs spdrgmco wltb ocslrc dko ocspdlr.

Qcmm, tbck, tbdt wlmm fc tbc tlec th iry, dko yhu gkhw

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vcry wcmm tbdt cvcrytblka eust ihec th dk cko. \hu eustmcdrk bhw th rcslak yhurscmj th tblkas.

Amdoys mhwcrco bcr bcdo, fut sbc wdskt mlstcklka7 dvhlic rhsc jrhe occp wltblk bcr bcdrt, d prleltlvc dkopdsslhkdtc vhlic, fmhiglka hut dmm tbhsc phlktmcss whros,d irucm, phwcrjum vhlic tbdt sbhutco, Mcdvc ec dmhkc! Lwdkt ey pmcdsurc! Ocky ec d slkamc hkc hj ey pmcdsurcsdko Lmm bdtc yhu! Lj yhu lktcrjcrc wltb d slkamc scihko hjbdpplkcss tbdt Aho bds ardktco ec, Lmm wlsb yhu wcrcocdo.

Dmm sbc ihumo bcdr wds tbdt lkthxlidtlka jdkjdrc, tbcvhlic hj yhutb ltscmj. Qds lt phsslfmc tbdt sbc whumo scctbls klabt cko, wdtib lt olsdppcdr lkth tbc vhlo, tbc pdst8_bls klabt sh fcdutljum, sh pcrjcit th htbcrs wds khtblkaehrc tbdk dkhtbcr sueecrs fdmm lk Mhkohk, d tlrcshec

djjdlr, ds _css put lt, kh ehrc tbdk d jcw bhurs, shhk thfc jhrahttck . . .

Ihec dmhka khw, L sdy, _css sdlo, dmehst bdrsbmy.Amdoys mhhgco dt bcr wltb surprlsc.L ohkt jccm wcmm7 Le tlrco. Qc bdvc th ah bhec . . .Le shrry, eureurco Amdoys, tdglka bcr bdko.

Bcr jdic bdo ibdkaco7 hkic dadlk lt wds iblmomlgc dkolkkhickt7 tbc irucm pdsslhk lk bcr cycs bdo olsdppcdrco.Mcts ah, sdlo _css, jhrilka bcrscmj th selmc. \hurc d

ahho, sckslfmc alrm. Ihec dmhka . . .Amdoys jhmmhwco bcr wltbhut sdylka d whro.

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