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

He spoke reasonably enough of my former bad conduct。                     He added�察�as if 

to   excuse   his   own   delinquencies�察  �that   it   was   graciously  permitted   to   the 

weakness of man to indulge in certain pleasures�察�almost�察�indeed�察�prompted 

by nature�察�but that dishonesty and such shameful practices ought to be�察�and 

always would be�察�inexorably punished。 

     ;I   listened   to  all  he  said   with   an  air  of   submission�察    �which    quite 

charmed him。        I betrayed no symptoms of annoyance even at some jokes 

in which he indulged about my relationship with Manon and Lescaut�察�and 

about the little chapels of which he supposed I must have had time to erect 

a great many in St。 Lazare�察�as I was so fond of that occupation。                    But he 

happened�察  �unluckily   both   for   me   and   for   himself�察  �to   add�察  �that   he   hoped 

Manon   had   also   employed   herself   in   the   same   edifying   manner   at   the 

Magdalen。       Notwithstanding the thrill of horror I felt at the sound of the 

name�察�I had still presence of mind enough to beg�察�in the gentlest manner�察�

that he would explain himself。           `Oh� �yes��' he replied�察 �she has been these 

last two months at the Magdalen learning to be prudent�察�and I trust she has 

improved herself as much there�察�as you have done at St。 Lazare��' 

     ;If an eternal imprisonment�察�or death itself�察�had been presented to my 

view�察�I could not have restrained the excitement into which this afflicting 

announcement threw me。             I flung myself upon him in so violent a  rage 

that half my strength was exhausted by the effort。               I had�察�however�察�more 

than enough left to drag him to the ground�察�and grasp him by the throat。                   I 

should infallibly have strangled him�察�if his fall�察�and the half´stifled cries 

which he had still the power to utter�察�had not attracted the governor and 

several of the priests to my room。          They rescued him from my fury。 

     ;I was�察�myself�察�breathless and almost impotent from rage。                 `Oh God��' 

I cried`Heavenly justice�         �Must I survive this infamy��'          I tried again to 

seize the barbarian who had thus roused my indignationthey prevented 

me。     My  despairmy   criesmy   tears�察  �exceeded   all   belief�此  �I   raved   in   so 



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incoherent   a   manner   that   all   the   bystanders�察  �who   were   ignorant   of   the 

cause�察�looked at each other with as much dread as surprise。 

     ;G M in the meantime adjusted his wig and cravat�察�and in his 

anger   at   having   been   so   ill´treated�察  �ordered   me   to   be   kept   under   more 

severe restraint than before�察�and to be punished in the manner usual with 

offenders   in   St。   Lazare。    `No�察  �sir��'   said   the   governor�察   �it   is   not   with   a 

person of his birth that we are in the habit of using such means of coercion�察�

besides�察  �he   is   habitually   so   mild   and   well´conducted�察  �that   I   cannot   but 

think    you    must   have    given    provocation     for   such   excessive     violence。' 

This   reply   disconcerted   G   M   beyond   measure   and   he   went   away�察�

declaring that he knew how to be revenged on the governor�察�as well as on 

me�察�and everyone else who dared to thwart him。 

     ;The Superior�察�having ordered some of the brotherhood to escort him 

out of the prison�察�remained alone with me。               He conjured me to tell him at 

once what was the cause of the fracas。`Oh�察�my good sir��' said I to him�察�

continuing to cry like a child�察 �imagine the most horrible cruelty�察�figure to 

yourself the most inhuman of atrocitiesthat is what G M has had 

the   cowardly   baseness   to   perpetrate�此  �he   has   pierced   my   heart。       Never 

shall    I  recover    from   this   blow�     �I  would     gladly   tell  you    the  whole 

circumstance��'   added   I�察  �sobbing   with   grief�察   �you   are   kind´hearted�察  �and 

cannot fail to pity me。' 

     ;I gave him�察�as briefly as I could�察�a history of my long´standing and 

insurmountable   passion   for   Manon�察  �of   the   flourishing   condition   of   our 

fortunes previous to the robbery committed by our servants�察�of the offers 

which G M had made to my mistress�察�of the understanding they had 

come   to�察  �and   the   manner   in   which   it   had   been   defeated。   To   be   sure�察  �I 

represented      things   to  him   in   as   favourable   a   light   for   us   as  possible。 

`Now you can comprehend��' continued I�察 �the source of M。 G M's 

holy zeal for my conversion。            He has had influence enough to have me 

shut up here�察�out of mere revenge。             That I can pardon�察�but�察�my good sir�察�

that is not all。    He has taken from me my heart's blood�此�he has had Manon 

shamefully       incarcerated     in  the   Magdalen�察     �and    had   the   effrontery    to 

announce it to me this day with his own lips。               In the Magdalen�察�good sir� �

Oh heavens� �my adorable mistress�察�my beloved Manon�察�a degraded inmate 



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of   the   Hospital�     �How      shall   I  command       strength    of  mind    enough     to 

survive this grief and shame��' 

     ;The good Father�察�seeing me in such affliction�察�endeavoured to console 

me。     He told me that he had never understood my history�察�as I just now 

related it�察�he had of   course known that I led   a dissolute life�察�but he   had 

imagined   that   M。   G   M's   interest   about   me   was   the   result   of   his 

esteem   and   friendship   for   my   family�察  �that   it   was   in   this   sense   he   had 

explained      the   matter    to   him�察  �that   what    I  had   now     told   him   should 

assuredly produce a change in my treatment�察�and that he had no doubt but 

the accurate detail which he should immediately transmit to the lieutenant´ 

general of police would bring about my liberation。 

     ;He then enquired why I had never thought of informing my family of 

what     had    taken   place�察   �since    they   had    not   been   instrumental      to   my 

incarceration。       I satisfactorily answered this by stating my unwillingness 

to cause my father pain�察�or to bring upon myself the humiliation of such an 

exposure。       In the end�察�he promised to go directly to the lieutenant´general 

of police if it were only�察�said he�察�to be beforehand with M。 G M�察�

who   went   off   in   such   a   rage�察  �and   who   had   sufficient   influence   to   make 

himself formidable。 

     ;I looked for the good Father's return with all the suspense of a man 

expecting sentence of death。             It was torture to me to think of Manon at 

the Magdalen。         Besides the infamy of such a prison�察�I knew not how she 

might   be   treated   there�察  �and   the   recollection   of   some   particulars   I   had 

formerly   heard   of   this   horrible   place�察  �incessantly   renewed   my   misery。 

Cost what   it might�察 �I was   so bent   upon relieving her by  some   means   or 

other�察�that I should assuredly have set fire to St。 Lazare�察�if no other mode 

of escape had presented itself。 

     ;I   considered   what   chances   would   remain   to   me   if   the   lieutenant´ 

general   still   kept   me   in   confinement。      I   taxed   my   ingenuity�此  �I   scanned 

every  imaginable   gleam  of   hopeI   could   discover nothing   that   gave   me 

any prospect of   escape�察�and   I feared that   I should   experience only  more 

rigid confinement�察�if I made an unsuccessful attempt。                    I thought of some 

friends   from   whom   I   might   hope   for   aid�察  �but   then�察  �how   was   I   to   make 

them  aware  of   my  situation�拭         �At   length   I  fancied   that   I  had   hit   upon   a 



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plan so ingenious�察�as to offer a fair probability of success。                I postponed 

the details of its arrangement until after the Superior's return�察�in case of his 

having failed in the object of his visit。 

     ;He soon arrived�此�I did not observe upon his countenance any of those 

marks of   joy  that indicate good   news。          `I have   spoken��' said he�察  �to   the 

lieutenant´general       of  police�察  �but   I  was   too  late�察 �M。   G   M   went 

straight to him after quitting us�察�and so prejudiced him against you�察�that he 

was on the point of sending me fresh instructions to subject you to closer 

confinement。 

     ;`However�察      �when     I  let  him    know     the   truth   of   your    story�察 �he 

reconsidered the matter�察�and�察�smiling at the incontinence of old G M�察�

he said it would be necessary to keep you here for six months longer�察�in 

order   to   pacify   him�察  �the   less   to   be   lamented��'   he   added�察   �because   your 

morals would be sure to benefit by your residence here。                 He desired that I 

would show you every kindness and attention�察�and I need not assure you 

that you shall have no reason to complain of your treatment。' 

     ;This speech of the Superior's was long enough to afford me time to 

form     a  prudent     resolution。    I   saw    that  by   betraying     too   strong   an 

impatience for my liberty�察�I should probably be upsetting all my projects。 

I acknowledged to him�察�that�察�as it was necessary to me to remain�察�it was an 

infinite   comfort   to   know   that   I   possessed a   place   in his   esteem。   I   then 

requested�察�and   with unaffected   sincerity�察 �a favour�察 �which   could   be of   no 

consequence to others�察�and which 

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