They will never allow Julien Sorel to leave, they will manage to cover themselves with the cleverest excuses, they will reply that he is ill, letters will have gone astray in the post,' etc., etc.
On ne voudra pas laisser partir Julien Sorel, on saura se couvrir des prétextes les plus habiles, on me répondra qu’il est malade, la poste aura perdu les lettres, etc., etc.