Chélan had acted as imprudently for Julien as he had for himself. He had given him the habit of reasoning correctly, and of not being put off by empty words, but he had neglected to tell him that this habit was a crime in the person of no importance, since every piece of logical reasoning is offensive.

The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of the 19th Century (ed. The Floating Press, 2014) - ISBN: 9781776533411