How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"As I've become less deceived by mere appearances […] I've learned that Paris drawing rooms are inhabited by respectable people just like my father, or by clever rogues like these old convicts." (2.44.38)
The more time he spends in the fancy drawing rooms of Paris, the more Julien realizes that the upper class people of France are no better than most crooks. They're just hidden behind fancy clothes and fake manners.