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`I had a better opinion of you��' said I�察 �I had imagined that your motive for 

bestowing   your   friendship   upon   me   was   very   different   indeed   from   the 

one you now betray。'          With the greatest effrontery he acknowledged that 

he   had   been   always   of   the   same   mind�察  �and   that   his   sister   having   once 

sacrificed   her   virtue�察  �though   it   might   be   to   the   man   she   most   loved�察  �he 

would never have consented to a reconciliation with her�察�but with the hope 

of deriving some advantage from her past misconduct。 

     ;It    was    easy    to   see    that   we     had    been    hitherto     his   dupes。 

Notwithstanding the disgust with which his proposition inspired me�察�still�察�

as    I  felt  that  I  had   occasion     for  his   services�察  �I  said�察  �with   apparent 

complacency�察�that we ought only to entertain such a plan as a last resource。 

I begged of him to suggest some other。 

     ;He proposed to me to turn my youth and the good looks nature had 

bestowed upon me to some account�察�by establishing a liaison with some 

generous   old   dame。        This   was   just   as   little   to   my   taste�察  �for   it   would 

necessarily have rendered me unfaithful to Manon。 

     ;I mentioned play as the easiest scheme�察�and the most suitable to my 

present situation。       He admitted that play certainly was a resource�察�but that 

it was necessary to consider the point well。             `Mere play��' said he�察 �with its 

ordinary chances�察�is the certain road to ruin�察�and as for attempting�察�alone 

and   without   an   ally�察  �to   employ   the   little   means   an   adroit   man   has   for 

correcting the vagaries of luck�察�it would be too dangerous an experiment。' 

There was�察�he stated�察�a third course�察�which was to enter into what he called 

a partnership�察�but he feared his confederates would consider my youth an 

objection to my admittance。            He�察�however�察�promised to use his influence 

with them�察�and�察�what was more than I expected at his hands�察�he said that 

he would supply me with a little money whenever I had pressing occasion 

for   any。    The   only   favour   I   then   asked   of   him   was   to   say   nothing   to 

Manon       of   the   loss   I  had    experienced�察     �nor   of   the   subject    of   our 

conversation。 

     ;I certainly derived little comfort from my visit to Lescaut�察�I felt even 

sorry for having confided my secret to him�此�not a single thing had he done 

for   me    that  I  might    not   just  as  well    have   done    for  myself�察   �without 

troubling   him�察  �and   I   could   not   help   dreading   that   he   would   violate   his 



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promise to keep the secret from Manon。               I had also reason to apprehend�察�

from his late avowals�察�that he might form the design of making use of her 

for his own vile purposes�察�or at least of advising her to quit me for some 

happier and more wealthy lover。            This idea brought in its train a thousand 

reflections�察�which had no other effect than to torment me�察�and throw me 

again   into   the   state   of   despair   in   which   I   had   passed   the   morning。 It 

occurred to me�察 �more than once�察�to write to my father�察�and to pretend a 

new reformation�察�in order to obtain some pecuniary assistance from him�察�

but    I  could   not   forget   that�察 �notwithstanding       all  his  natural   love   and 

affection for me�察�he had shut me up for six months in a confined room for 

my     first  transgression�察    �and   I  was    certain    that�察 �after  the   scandalous 

sensation caused by my flight from St。 Sulpice�察�he would be sure to treat 

me with infinitely more rigour now。 

     ;At length�察�out of this chaos of fancies came an idea that all at once 

restored   ease   to   my   mind�察  �and   which   I   was   surprised   at   not   having   hit 

upon sooner�察�this was�察�to go again to my friend Tiberge�察�in whom I might 

be always sure of finding the same unfailing zeal and friendship。                     There 

is   nothing   more   gloriousnothing   that   does   more   honour   to   true   virtue�察�

than the confidence with which one approaches a friend of tried integrity�察�

no apprehension�察�no risk of unkind repulse�此�if it be not always in his power 

to afford the required succour�察�one is sure at least of meeting kindness and 

compassion。          The     heart    of   the    poor    supplicant�察    �which     remains 

impenetrably closed to the rest of the world�察�opens in his presence�察�as a 

flower expands before the orb of day�察�from which it instinctively knows it 

can derive a cheering and benign influence only。 

     ;I   consider   it   a   blessing   to   have   thought   so   apropos   of  Tiberge�察  �and 

resolved to take measures to find him before evening。                  I returned at once 

to   my   lodgings   to   write   him   a   line�察  �and   fix   a   convenient   place   for   our 

meeting。      I   requested     secrecy    and   discretion�察   �as  the   most    important 

service he could render me under present circumstances。 

     ;The pleasure I derived from the prospect of seeing Tiberge dissipated 

every trace of melancholy�察�which Manon would not have failed otherwise 

to detect in my countenance。           I described our misfortune at Chaillot as a 

trifle which ought not to annoy her�察�and Paris being the spot she liked best 



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in the world�察�she was not sorry to hear me say that it would be necessary 

for us to remain there entirely�察�until the little damage was repaired which 

had been caused by the fire at Chaillot。 

     ;In an hour I received an answer from Tiberge�察�who promised to be at 

the appointed rendezvous。           I went there punctually。        I certainly felt some 

shame      at  encountering      a  friend   whose    presence     alone   ought    to  be   a 

reproach to my iniquities�察�but I was supported by the opinion I had of the 

goodness of his heart�察�as well as by my anxiety about Manon。 

     ;I had   begged   of him  to   meet   me in   the garden of the   Palais   Royal。 

He was there before me。            He hastened towards me�察�the moment he saw 

me approach and shook me warmly by both hands。                     I said that I could not 

help feeling perfectly ashamed to meet him�察�and that I was weighed down 

by a sense of my ingratitude�察�that the first thing I implored of him was to 

tell me whether I might still consider him my friend�察�after having so justly 

incurred the loss of his esteem and affection。               He replied�察�in the kindest 

possible   manner�察  �that   it   was   not   in   the   nature   of   things   to   destroy   his 

regard for me�察�that my misfortunes even�察�or�察�if he might so call them�察�my 

faults and transgressions�察�had but increased the interest he felt for me�察�but 

that he must confess his affection was not unalloyed by a sentiment of the 

liveliest   sorrow�察  �such   as   a   person   may   be   supposed   to   feel   at   seeing   a 

beloved object on the brink of ruin�察�and beyond the reach of his assistance。 

     ;We sat   down   upon   a  bench。       `Alas��'  said I  with   a deep   sigh�察  �your 

compassion must be indeed great�察�my dear Tiberge�察�if you assure me it is 

equal   to   my   sufferings。     I   am   almost   ashamed   to   recount   them�察  �for   I 

confess they have been brought on by no very creditable course of conduct�此�

the   results�察  �however�察    �are  so   truly   melancholy�察    �that  a  friend   even    less 

attached than you would be affected by the recital。' 

     ;He    then   begged     of  me�察  �in  proof    of  friendship�察   �to  let  him   know�察�

without any disguise�察�all that had occurred to me since my departure from 

St。   Sulpice。    I   gratified   him�察  �and   so   far   from   concealing   anything�察  �or 

attempting   to   extenuate   my   faults�察  �I   spoke   of   my   passion   with   all   the 

ardour with which it still inspired me。             I represented it to him as one of 

those especial visitations of fate�察�which draw on the devoted victim to his 

ruin�察�and which it is as impossible for virtue itself to resist�察�as for human 



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wisdom       to  foresee。    I  painted    to  him    in  the  most    vivid   colours�察  �my 

excitement�察�my fears�察�the state of despair in which I had been two hours 

before I saw him�察�and into which I should be again plunged�察�if I found my 

friends     as  relentless    as   fate  had    been。    I   at  length    made     such    an 

impression   upon   poor   Tiberge�察  �that   I   saw   he   was   as   much   affected   by 

compassion�察�as I by the recollection of my sufferings。 

     ;He took my hand�察�and exhorted me to have courage and be comforted�察�

but�察�as he seemed to consider it settled that Manon and I were to separate�察�

I   gave   him    at  once   to   understand     that  it  was   that   very   separation    I 

considered as the most intolerable of all my  misfortunes�察�and that I was 

ready to endure not only the last degree of misery�察�but death itself�察�of the 

cruellest   kind�察  �rather   than   seek   relief   in   a   remedy   worse   than   the   whole 

accumulation of my woes。 

     ;`Explain yourself�察�then��' said he to me�察 �what assistance can I afford 

you�察  �if   you   reject   everything   I   propose��'   I   had   not   courage   to   tell   him 

that it was from his purse I wanted relief。            He�察�however�察�comprehended it 


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