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Updated: July 2, 2025
Nothing ever came to disturb their dreary life. The baron, his wife, and the vicomte paid a visit to the Fourvilles, whom Julien seemed to be already well acquainted with, without one knowing just how. Another ceremonious visit was exchanged with the Brisevilles, who were still hidden in their manor house.
In the net he had eight big fish which were still quivering. As Jeanne and Julien were driving home, well wrapped up in cloaks and rugs which the Fourvilles had lent them, "What a good-hearted man that giant is," said Jeanne, almost to herself. "Yes," answered Julien; "but he makes too much show of his affection, sometimes, before people."
Then he would walk away abruptly as though from something distasteful. The mayor, the doctor and the cure came to dinner occasionally, and sometimes it was the Fourvilles, with whom they were becoming more and more intimate. The comte appeared to worship Paul.
One afternoon, about four o'clock, two persons, a lady and gentleman on horseback, rode up into the courtyard of the chateau. Julien, greatly excited, ran up to Jeanne's room. "Quick, quick, come downstairs; here are the Fourvilles. They have just come as neighbors, knowing your condition. Tell them that I have gone out, but that I will be back. I will just go and make myself presentable."
They would all three walk for hours without speaking a word, and, while they were out, Julien went all over the country on horseback, for he had suddenly become very fond of riding. One afternoon, about four o'clock, two people on horseback trotted up to the château. Julien rushed into his wife's room in great excitement: "Make haste and go down," he exclaimed. "Here are the Fourvilles.
"I don't think we will call on anyone else, unless you want to," said Julien, as they were going back. "The Fourvilles are quite as many friends as I want." And Jeanne agreed with him. Dark, dreary December passed slowly away. Everyone stayed at home like the winter before, but Jeanne's thoughts were too full of Paul for her ever to feel dull.
His nurse took him every evening, and each night his mother would rise, and in her bare feet go to the door, listen at the keyhole to see if he was sleeping quietly, did not wake up and wanted nothing. Julien found her here one night when he came home late, after dining with the Fourvilles. After that they locked her in her room to oblige her to stay in bed.
The young people were not to leave the "Poplars" that winter, so as to get thoroughly settled and to become accustomed to each other and to the place where all their life would be passed. They had a few neighbors to whom Julien would introduce his wife. These were the Brisevilles, the Colteliers and the Fourvilles.
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