The Tutor

With the vivacity and grace which came naturally to her when she was beyond the reach of male vision, Madame de Renal was coming out through the glass door which opened from the drawing-room into the garden, when she saw, standing by the front door, a young peasant, almost a boy still, extremely pale and showing traces of recent tears.

Pere and his Son

In the following paragraphs, from “The Red and the Black”, the father gives his innocent child a demonstration of brute force without any considerations for love or kindness. Have you ever seen a treatment like this before? I have. Here in Latin America many people still consider that the whip is the best way to raise children and keep them away from the “bad road.”

Mr. de Renal offers Pere Sorel a payment to one of his sons to serve as an instructor, guide and counsellor…