dilemma

Julien Sorel was a man of carefully calculated moves. His cunning and ambition had led him through the multifaceted society of post-revolution France, from his humble beginnings in Verrières to the dazzling salons of Paris. However, when it came to Mathilde de la Mole, his plans and strategies seemed to crumble.

The sun had long set by the time Jack Burden reached the outskirts of Mason City. His mind whirled with the hectic events of the day; meeting with Willie Stark had left him both troubled and intrigued. Stark, a man of dynamic charisma and brutish ways, had an unnerving way of making a man examine his own conscience.