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the   degrading   and   unhappy   life   which   you   now   wish   me   to   lead   in   this 

house�拭     �Say nothing of my birth�察�or of my feelings of honour�察�love like 

mine   derives   no   aid   from   arguments   of   that   feeble   nature�察  �but   do   you 

imagine that I can without emotion see my love so badly recompensed�察�or 

rather so cruelly treated�察�by an ungrateful and unfeeling mistress��' 

     ;She interrupted me。 `Stop�察�chevalier��' said she�察 �it is useless to torture 

me with reproaches�察�which�察�coming from you�察�always pierce my heart。                          I 

see   what   annoys   you。     I   had   hoped   that   you   would   have   agreed   to   the 

project which I had devised for mending our shattered fortunes�察�and it was 

from a feeling of delicacy to you that I began the execution of it without 

your assistance�察�but I give it up since it does not meet your approbation。' 

She added that she would now merely request a little patient forbearance 

during     the   remainder     of  the   day�察  �that   she  had    already    received    five 

hundred crowns from the old gentleman�察�and that he had promised to bring 

her   that   evening   a   magnificent   pearl   necklace   with   other   jewels�察  �and�察  �in 

advance�察�half of the yearly pension he had engaged to allow her。                     `Leave 

me only time enough��' said she to me�察�to get possession of these presents�察�I 

promise you that he will have little to boast of from his connection with 

me�察�for in the country I repulsed all his advances�察�putting him off till our 

return to   town。      It   is   true   that   he   has   kissed   my  hand   a   thousand   times 

over�察�and it is but just that he should pay for even this amusement�此                   �I am 

sure  that�察  �considering   his   riches   as   well   as   his   age�察  �five  or   six   thousand 

francs is not an unreasonable price��' 



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     ;Her     determination      was    of  more     value   in   my    eyes   than   twenty 

thousand crowns。         I could feel that I was not yet bereft of every sentiment 

of honour�察�by the satisfaction I experienced at escaping thus from infamy�察�

But I was born for brief joys�察�and miseries of long duration。                   Fate never 

rescued me from one precipice�察�but to lead me to another。                      When I had 

expressed my delight to Manon at this change in her intentions�察�I told her 

she   had    better   inform   Lescaut   of    it�察  �in  order   that  we   might   take   our 

measures      in  concert。     At    first  he  murmured�察     �but   the  money      in  hand 

induced   him   to   enter   into   our   views。    It   was   then   determined   that   we 

should   all   meet   at   G   M's   supper   table�察  �and   that�察  �for   two   reasons�此�

first�察�for the amusement of passing me off as a schoolboy�察�and brother to 

Manon�察      �and   secondly�察   �to  prevent     the  old   profligate    from    taking   any 

liberties    with   his  mistress�察   �on   the  strength    of  his  liberal   payments     in 

advance。      Lescaut and I were to retire�察�when he went to the room where 

he   expected   to    pass   the   night�察  �and   Manon�察  �instead     of   following    him�察�

promised to come out�察�and join us。               Lescaut undertook to have a coach 

waiting at the door。 

     ;The supper hour having arrived�察�M。 G M made his appearance。 

Already Lescaut was with his sister in the supper room。                  The moment the 

lover   entered�察  �he   presented   his   fair   one   with   a   complete   set   of   pearls�察�

necklaces�察     �ear´rings�察   �and   bracelets�察   �which    must    have    cost   at  least  a 

thousand crowns。         He then placed   on the table before her�察�in louis d'or�察�

two thousand four hundred francs�察�the half of her year's allowance。                       He 

seasoned his present with many pretty speeches in the true style of the old 

court。    Manon could not refuse him a few kisses�此�it was sealing her right 

to   the   money   which   he   had   just   handed   to   her。  I   was   at   the   door�察  �and 

waiting for Lescaut's signal to enter the room。 

     ;He   approached to   take   me   by  the   hand�察  �while   Manon   was   securing 

the money and jewels�察�and leading me towards M。 G M�察�he desired 

me to make my bow。             I made two or three most profound ones。                 `Pray 

excuse     him�察   �sir��'  said  Lescaut�察   �he   is  a  mere    child。   He     has  not   yet 

acquired much   of   the   ton of   Paris�察�but   no doubt with a   little trouble   we 

shall    improve     him。    You     will   often   have    the  honour     of  seeing    that 

gentleman�察�here��' said he�察�turning towards me �此 �take advantage of it�察�and 



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endeavour to imitate so good a model。' 

     ;The old libertine appeared to be pleased with me。                  He patted me on 

the cheek�察�saying that I was a fine boy�察�but that I should be on my guard in 

Paris�察  �where   young   men   were   easily   debauched。          Lescaut   assured   him 

that I was naturally of so grave a character that I thought of nothing but 

becoming a clergyman�察�and that�察�even as a child�察�my favourite amusement 

was   building   little   chapels。    `I   fancy  a   likeness   to   Manon��'   said   the   old 

gentleman�察  �putting   his   hand   under   my   chin。       I   answered   him�察  �with   the 

most simple air `Sir�察�the fact is�察�that we are very closely connected�察�and I 

love my sister as another portion of myself。'               `Do you hear that��' said he 

to   Lescaut�察   �he   is   indeed   a   clever   boy�  �It   is   a   pity   he   should   not   see 

something of the world。'          `Oh�察�sir��' I replied�察 �I have seen a great deal of it 

at home�察�attending church�察�and I believe I might find in Paris some greater 

fools than myself。'        `Listen I said he�察 �it is positively wonderful in a boy 

from the country。' 

     ;The     whole     conversation      during    supper     was    of  the   same     kind。 

Manon�察�with her usual gaiety�察�was several times on the point of spoiling 

the joke by her bursts of laughter。            I contrived�察�while eating�察�to recount 

his   own   identical   history�察  �and   to   paint   even   the   fate   that   awaited   him。 

Lescaut and Manon were in an agony of fear during my recital�察�especially 

while I was drawing his portrait to the life�此�but his own vanity prevented 

him   from   recognising   it�察  �and   I   did   it   so   well   that   he   was   the   first   to 

pronounce it extremely laughable。              You will allow that I had reason for 

dwelling on this ridiculous scene。 

     At length it was time to retire。          He hinted at the impatience of love。 

Lescaut   and   I   took   our   departure。     G   M   went   to   his   room�察  �and 

Manon�察�making some excuse for her absence�察�came to join us at the gate。 

The coach�察�that was waiting for us a few doors off�察�drove up towards us�察�

and we were out of the street in an instant。 

     ;Although   I   must   confess   that   this   proceeding   appeared   to   me   little 

short   of   actual   robbery�察  �it   was   not   the   most   dishonest   one   with   which   I 

thought I had to reproach myself。             I had more scruples about the money 

which I had won at play。           However�察�we derived as little advantage from 

one as from the other�察�and Heaven sometimes ordains that the lightest fault 



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shall meet the severest punishment。 

     ;M。 G M was not long in finding out that he had been duped。                   I 

am not sure whether he took any steps that night to discover us�察�but he had 

influence enough to ensure an effectual pursuit�察�and we were sufficiently 

imprudent to rely upon the extent of Paris and the distance between our 

residence      and   his。   Not     only    did  he   discover     our   abode    and    our 

circumstances�察�but also who I wasthe life that I had led in ParisManon's 

former connection with B��the manner in which she had deceived him�此�

in a word�察�all the scandalous facts of our history。              He therefore resolved 

to have us apprehended�察�and treated less as criminals than as vagabonds。 

An   officer   came   abruptly   one   morning   into   our   bedroom�察  �with   half   a 

dozen archers of the guard。          They first took possession of our money�察�or I 

should   rather   say�察   �of   GM's。   They   made     us   quickly   get   up�察 �and 

conducted us to the door�察�where we found two coaches�察�into one of which 

they forced poor Manon�察�without any explanation�察�and I was taken in the 

other to St。 Lazare。 

     One   must   have   experienced   this   kind   of   reverse�察  �to   understand   the 

despair that is caused by it。         The police were savage enough to deny me 

the   consolation     of   embracing     Manon�察    �or   of  bidding    her   farewell。    I 

remained for a long time ignorant of her fate。               It was perhaps fortunate 

for me that I was kept in a state of ignorance�察�for had I known what she 

suffered�察�I should have lost my senses�察�probably my life。 

     ;My unhappy mistress was dragged then from my presence�察�and taken 

to a place the very name of which fills me with horror to remember。                   This 

to be the lot of a creature the most perfect�察�who must have shared the most 

splendid   throne   on   earth�察  �if   other   men   had   only   seen   and   felt   as   I   did� �

She was not treated harshly there�察�but was shut up in a narrow prison�察�and 

obliged�察  �in   soli

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