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brought all this misery upon myself。' 

     ;My lamentations were interrupted by a visit I little expected�察�it was 

from   Lescaut。       `Assassin��'     cried   I�察 �putting   my   hand    upon    my   sword�察�

`where is Manon�拭�what have you done with her��'                     My agitation startled 

him。     He replied�察�that if this was the reception he was to meet�察�when he 

came to offer me the most essential service it was in his power to render 

me�察�he should take his leave�察�and never again cross my threshold。                       I ran 

to the door of the apartment�察�which I shut。 `Do not imagine��' I said�察�turning 

towards him�察 �that you can once more make a dupe of me with your lies 

and   inventions。      Either   defend   your   life�察  �or   tell   me   where   I   can   find 

Manon。'      `How   impatient   you   are��'   replied   he�察   �that   was   in   reality   the 

object   of   my   visit。  I   came   to   announce   a   piece   of   good   fortune   which 

you    little  expected�察    �and   for  which     you   will   probably     feel  somewhat 

grateful。'    My curiosity was at once excited。 

     ;He   informed   me   that   Manon�察  �totally   unable   to   endure   the   dread   of 

want�察  �and�察  �above   all�察  �the   certainty   of   being   at   once   obliged   to   dispense 

with her equipage�察�had begged of him to make her acquainted with M。 G 

 M�察�who had a character for liberality。             He carefully avoided telling 

me that this was the result of his own advice�察�and that he had prepared the 

way before he introduced his sister。            `I took her there this morning��' said 

he�察 �and the fellow was so enchanted with her looks that he at once invited 

her to accompany him to his country seat�察�where he is gone to pass some 

days。     As I plainly perceived��' said Lescaut�察 �the advantage it may be to 

you�察  �I   took   care   to   let   him   know   that   she   had   lately   experienced   very 

considerable losses�察�and I so piqued his generosity that he began by giving 

her    four   hundred     crowns。      I   told  him    that   was    well   enough     for  a 



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commencement�察         �but   that  my    sister  would    have�察   �for  the  future�察  �many 

demands for money�察�that she had the charge of a young brother�察�who had 

been thrown upon her hands since the death of our parents�察�and that�察�if he 

wished to prove himself worthy of her affections�察�he would not allow her 

to suffer uneasiness upon account of this child�察�whom she regarded as part 

of herself。     This speech produced its effect�察�he at once promised to take a 

house for you and Manon�察�for you must know that you are the poor little 

orphan。      He   undertook   to   set   you   up   in   furniture�察  �and   to   give   you   four 

hundred livres a month�察�which if I calculate rightly�察�will amount to   four 

thousand   eight   hundred   per   annum。        He   left   orders   with   his   steward   to 

look out for a house�察�and to have it in readiness by the time he returned。 

You will soon�察�therefore�察�again see Manon�察�who begged of me to give you 

a   thousand   tender   messages�察  �and   to   assure   you   that   she   loves   you   more 

dearly than ever。' 



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       Infected with that leprosy of lust�察�Which taints the hoariest years of 

vicious men Making them ransack to the very last The dregs of pleasure 

for their vanished joys。 

                                           BYRON。 

       ;On   sitting   down   to   reflect   upon   this   strange   turn   of   fate�察  �I   found 

myself   so   perplexed�察  �and   consequently   so   incapable   of   arriving   at   any 

rational conclusion�察�that I allowed Lescaut to put repeated questions to me 

without in the slightest degree attending to their purport。               It was then that 

honour   and   virtue   made   me   feel   the   most   poignant   remorse�察  �and   that   I 

recalled with bitterness Amiens�察�my father's house�察�St。 Sulpice�察�and every 

spot   where     I  had   ever   lived  in   happy   innocence。      By   what     a  terrific 

interval   was   I   now   separated   from   that   blessed   state�     �I   beheld   it   no 

longer but as a dim shadow in the distance�察�still attracting my regrets and 

desires�察   �but   without    the  power    of  rousing    me    to  exertion。    `By   what 

fatality��'   said   I�察   �have   I   become   thus   degraded�拭   �Love   is   not   a   guilty 

passion� �why then has it been to me the source of profligacy and distress�拭�

Who prevented me from leading a virtuous and tranquil life with Manon�拭�

Why did I not marry her before I obtained any concession from her love�拭�

Would not my father�察�who had the tenderest regard for me�察�have given his 

consent�察�if I had taken the fair and candid course of soliciting him�拭                  �Yes�察�

my father would himself have cherished her as one far too good to be his 

son's   wife�    �I   should   have   been     happy   in   the   love   of   Manon�察  �in  the 

affection of my father�察�in the esteem of the world�察�with a moderate portion 

of the good things of life�察�and above all with the consciousness of virtue。 

Disastrous change�         �Into what an infamous character is it here proposed 

that   I   should   sink�拭  �To   share    But   can   I   hesitate�察  �if   Manon   herself 

suggests      it�察 �and  if  I  am    to  lose   her   except    upon    such    conditions�拭�

`Lescaut��'   said   I�察  �putting   my   hands   to   my   eyes   as   if   to   shut   out   such   a 

horrifying vision�察 �if your intention was to render me a service�察�I give you 

thanks。     You might perhaps have struck out a more reputable course�察�but 

it   is   so   settled�察  �is   it   not�拭�Let   us   then   only   think   of   profiting   by   your 

labour�察�and fulfilling your engagements。' 



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     ;Lescaut�察  �who   had   been   considerably   embarrassed�察  �not   only   by   my 

fury�察�but by the long silence which followed it�察�was too happy to see me 

now take a course so different from what he had anticipated。                   He had not 

a particle of courage�察�of which indeed I have�察�in the sequel of my story�察�

abundant   proof。      `Yes�察  �yes��'   he   quickly   answered�察   �it   is   good   service   I 

have rendered you�察�and you will find that we shall derive infinitely more 

advantage from it than you now expect。'              We consulted then as to the best 

mode   of   preventing   the   suspicions   which   G   M   might   entertain   of 

our relationship�察�when he found me older and of riper manhood than he 

probably imagined。          The only plan we could hit upon was to assume in 

his   presence   an   innocent   and   provincial   air�察  �and   to   persuade   him   that   it 

was   my   intention   to   enter   the   Church�察  �and   that   with   that   view   I   was 

obliged to go every day to the college。             We also determined that I should 

appear as awkward as I possibly could the first time I was admitted to the 

honour of an introduction。 

     ;He returned to town three or four days after�察�and at once conducted 

Manon   to   the   house   which   his   steward   had   in   the   meantime   prepared。 

She immediately apprised Lescaut of her return�察�and he having informed 

me�察�we went together to her new abode。                The old lover had already gone 

out。 

     ;In spite   of   the   submission   with   which   I   had resigned   myself   to   her 

wishes�察�I could not�察�at our meeting�察�repress the compunctious visitings of 

my conscience。        I appeared before her grieved and dejected。                The joy I 

felt at seeing her once more could not altogether dispel my sorrow for her 

infidelity�此�she�察�on the contrary�察�appeared transported with the pleasure of 

seeing me。       She accused me of coldness。           I could not help muttering the 

words perfidious and   unfaithful�察�though they  were profusely  mixed   with 

sighs。 

     ;At first she laughed at me for my simplicity�察�but when she found that 

I continued to look at her with an unchanging expression of melancholy�察�

and   that   I   could   not   bring   myself   to   enter   with   alacrity   into   a   scene   so 

repugnant   to   all   my   feelings�察  �she   went   alone   into   her   boudoir。   I   very 

soon followed her�察�and then I found her in a flood of tears。                   I asked the 

cause of her sorrow。         `You can easily understand it��' said she�察 �how can 



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you wish me to live�察�if my presence can no longer have any other effect 

than to give you an air of sadness and chagrin�拭                 �Not one kiss have you 

given me during the long hour you have been in the house�察�while you have 

received   my   caresses   with   the   dignified   indifference   of   a   Grand   Turk�察�

receiving the forced homage of the Sultanas of his harem。' 

     ;`Hearken   to   me�察  �Manon��'   said   I�察  �embracing   her�察   �I   cannot   conceal 

from  you   that my  heart is bitterly afflicted。          I do not now allude   to   the 

uneasiness your sudden flight caused me�察�nor to the unkindness of quitting 

me   without   a   word   of   consolation�察  �after   having   passed   the   night   away 

from me。       The pleasure of seeing you again would more than compensate 

for all�察�but do you imagine that I can reflect without sighs and tears upon 

the   degrading   and   unhappy   life   which

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