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

obliged�察  �in   solitary   confinement�察  �to   perform   a   certain   quantity   of   work 

each day�察�as a necessary condition for obtaining the most unpalatable food。 

I did not learn this till a long time after�察�when I had myself endured some 

months of rough and cruel treatment。 

     ;My   guards      not  having    told  me    where    it  was   that  they   had  been 

ordered   to   conduct   me�察  �it   was   only   on   my   arrival   at   St。   Lazare   that   I 

learned my destination。         I would have preferred death�察�at that moment�察�to 



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the   state   into   which   I   believed   myself   about   to   be   thrown。 I   had   the 

utmost terror of this place。         My   misery  was increased by the guards   on 

my entrance�察�examining once more my pockets�察�to ascertain whether I had 

about me any arms or weapons of defence。 

     ;The governor appeared。          He had been informed of my apprehension。 

He saluted me with great mildness。             `Do not�察�my good sir��' said I to him�察�

`allow me to be treated with indignity。            I would suffer a hundred deaths 

rather than quietly submit to degrading treatment。'               `No�察�no��' he replied�察�

`you will act quietly and prudently�察�and we shall be mutually content with 

each other。'     He begged of   me to ascend   to one of   the highest rooms�察  �I 

followed him without a murmur。             The archers accompanied us to the door�察�

and the governor�察�entering the room�察�made a sign for them to depart。                     `I 

am your prisoner�察�I suppose��' said I�察 �well�察�what do you intend to do with 

me��'     He said�察�he was delighted to see me adopt so reasonable a tone�察�that 

it would be his duty to endeavour to inspire me with a taste for virtue and 

religion�察�and mine to profit by his exhortations and advice�此�that lightly as I 

might be disposed to rate his attentions to me�察�I should find nothing but 

enjoyment   in   my   solitude。     `Ah�察  �enjoyment�察  �indeed��'   replied   I�察   �you   do 

not   know�察  �my   good   sir�察  �the   only   thing   on   earth  that   could   afford   me 

enjoyment。'       `I  know     it��'  said  he�察  �but  I  trust  your    inclinations    will 

change。'     His   answer   showed   that   he   had   heard   of   my   adventures�察  �and 

perhaps of my name。          I begged to know if such were the fact。              He told 

me candidly that they had informed him of every particular。 

     ;This blow was the severest of any I had yet experienced。                  I literally 

shed a torrent of tears�察�in all the bitterness of unmixed despair�察�I could not 

reconcile myself to the humiliation which would make me a proverb to all 

my acquaintances�察�and the disgrace of my family。                I passed a week in the 

most      profound     dejection�察    �without     being    capable     of   gaining     any 

information�察      �or  of   occupying      myself     with    anything     but   my    own 

degradation。       The   remembrance   even   of   Manon   added   nothing   to   my 

grief�察�it only occurred to me as a circumstance that had preceded my new 

sorrow�察  �and   the   sense   of   shame   and   confusion   was   at   present   the   all´ 

absorbing passion。 

     ;There     are  few   persons    who    have    experienced     the  force   of  these 



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special workings of the mind。           The generality of men are only sensible of 

five or six passions�察�in the limited round of which they pass their lives�察�and 

within   which   all   their   agitations   are   confined。    Remove   them   from   the 

influence of love and hate�察�pleasure and pain�察�hope and fear�察�and they have 

no    further   feeling。   But     persons    of  a  finer  cast   can   be  affected    in  a 

thousand   different   ways�察  �it   would   almost   seem   that   they   had   more   than 

five senses�察�and that they are accessible to ideas and sensations which far 

exceed   the   ordinary   faculties   of   human   nature�察  �and�察  �conscious   that   they 

possess   a   capacity   which   raises   them   above   the   common   herd�察  �there   is 

nothing of which they are more jealous。               Hence springs their impatience 

under contempt and ridicule�察�and hence it is that a sense of debasement is 

perhaps the most violent of all their emotions。 

     ;I had this melancholy advantage at St。 Lazare。               My grief appeared to 

the governor so excessive�察�that�察�dreading the consequences�察�he thought he 

was bound to   treat me with   more  mildness and indulgence。                   He  visited 

me two or three times a day�察�he often made me take a turn with him in the 

garden�察�and showed his interest for me in his exhortations and good advice。 

I   listened   always    attentively�察   �and   warmly     expressed     my    sense   of   his 

kindness�察�from which he derived hopes of my ultimate conversion。 

     ;`You   appear   to   me��'   said   he   one   day�察   �of   a   disposition   so   mild   and 

tractable�察  �that   I   cannot   comprehend   the   excesses   into   which   you   have 

fallen。    Two   things   astonish   me�此  �one   is�察  �how�察  �with   your   good   qualities�察�

you   could   have   ever   abandoned   yourself   to   vice�察  �and   the   other�察  �which 

amazes me still more�察�is�察�how you can receive with such perfect temper 

my   advice   and   instructions�察  �after   having   lived   so   long   in   a   course   of 

debauchery。       If it be sincere repentance�察�you present a singular example 

of the benign mercy of Heaven�察�if it proceed from the natural goodness of 

your disposition�察�then you certainly have that within you which warrants 

the hope that a protracted residence in this place will not be required to 

bring you back to a regular and respectable life。' 

     ;I was delighted to find that he had such an opinion of me。                 I resolved 

to strengthen it by a continuance of good conduct�察�convinced that it was 

the surest means of abridging the term of my confinement。                      I begged of 

him to furnish me with books。             He was agreeably surprised to find that 



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when he requested me to say what I should prefer�察�I mentioned only some 

religious and instructive works。          I pretended to devote myself assiduously 

to study�察�and I thus gave him convincing proof of the moral reformation he 

was     so  anxious     to  bring   about。    It   was   nothing�察   �however�察    �but   rank 

hypocrisyI   blush   to   confess   it。   Instead   of   studying�察  �when   alone   I   did 

nothing but curse my destiny。            I lavished the bitterest execrations on my 

prison�察�and the tyrants who detained me there。               If I ceased for a moment 

from     these   lamentations�察     �it  was   only   to  relapse    into   the  tormenting 

remembrance         of  my    fatal  and    unhappy     love。    Manon's      absencethe 

mystery in which her fate was veiledthe dread of never again beholding 

her�察�these formed the subject of my melancholy thoughts。                     I fancied her 

in the arms of G M。          Far from imagining that he could have been 

brute    enough     to  subject    her   to  the   same    treatment    to   which    I  was 

condemned�察  �I   felt   persuaded   that   he   had   only   procured   my   removal�察  �in 

order that he might possess her in undisturbed enjoyment。 

     ;Oh�   �how   miserable   were   the   days   and   nights   I   thus   passed�    �They 

seemed to be of endless duration。             My only hope of escape now�察�was in 

hypocrisy�察     �I  scrutinised    the  countenance�察     �and   carefully    marked     every 

observation that fell from the governor�察�in order to ascertain what he really 

thought of me�察�and looking on him as the sole arbiter of my future fate�察�I 

made      it  my   study   to   win�察  �if  possible�察  �his   favour。    I   soon    had   the 

satisfaction to find that I was firmly established in his good graces�察�and no 

longer doubted his disposition to befriend me。 

     ;I�察�one day�察�ventured to ask him  whether my liberation depended   on 

him。     He replied that it was not altogether in his hands�察�but that he had no 

doubt   that   on   his   representation   M。   G   M�察  �at   whose   instance   the 

lieutenant´general of police had ordered me to be confined�察�would consent 

to   my   being    set  at  liberty。   `May     I  flatter  myself��'   rejoined    I�察 �in  the 

mildest tone�察 �that he will consider two months�察�which I have now spent in 

this prison�察�as a sufficient atonement��'            He offered to speak to him�察�if I 

wished it。     I implored him without delay to do me that favour。 

     ;He   told   me   two   days   afterwards   that   G   M   was   so   sensibly 

affected by what he had heard�察�that he not only was ready to consent to my 

liberation�察�but that he had even expressed a strong desire to become better 



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acquainted   with   me�察  �and   that   he   himself   purposed   to   pay   me   a   visit   in 

prison。    Although       his   presence   could   not   afford   me   much   pleasure�察    �I 

looked upon it as a certain prelude to my liberation。 

     ;He   accordingly   came   to   St。   Lazare。     I   met   him   with   an   air   more 

grave and certainly less silly than I had exhibited at his house with Manon。 

He spoke reasonably enough of my former b

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