伊浪窮徨慕 > 将砿凪麿窮徨慕 > manon lescaut(凧嬬性帽深蒙) >

及20何蛍

manon lescaut(凧嬬性帽深蒙)-及20何蛍

弌傍�� manon lescaut(凧嬬性帽深蒙) 忖方�� 耽匈4000忖

梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��




you defeat my project�察�I will put an end to your existence。'                `But�察�my dear 

son��'   said   he�察  �pale   and   frightened�察   �what   have   I   done   to   you�拭   �What 

reason have you for taking my life��'             `No��' replied I�察�impatiently�察 �I have 

no design upon your life�察�if you�察�yourself�察�wish to live�察�open but the doors 

for me�察�and you will find me the most attached of friends。'                     I perceived 

the keys upon the table。          I requested he would take them in his hand and 

walk before me�察�making as little noise as he possibly could。 

     ;He     saw   the   necessity    of   consenting。     We     proceeded�察    �and    as  he 

opened   each   door�察  �he   repeated�察  �always   with   a   sigh�察   �Ah�   �my   son�察  �who 

could   have   believed   it��'     `No   noise�察  �good   Father�察  �no   noise��'   I   as   often 

answered in my turn。          At length we reached a kind of barrier�察�just inside 

the great entrance。        I already fancied myself free�察�and kept close behind 

the governor�察�with my candle in one hand�察�and my pistol in the other。 

     ;While      he  was    endeavouring       to  open   the   heavy    gate�察  �one   of  the 

servants�察�who slept in an adjoining room�察�hearing the noise of the bolts�察�

jumped out of bed�察�and peeped forth to see what was passing。                     The good 

Father     apparently     thought    him    strong   enough     to  overpower      me。    He 

commanded him�察�most imprudently�察�to come to his assistance。                       He was a 

powerful       ruffian�察  �and    threw    himself    upon     me    without     an   instant's 

hesitation。      There   was   no   time   for   parleyingI   levelled   my   pistol   and 

lodged   the   contents   in   his   breast�     �See�察  �Father�察  �of   what   mischief   you 

have   been   the   cause��'   said   I   to   my   guide�察   �but   that   must   not   prevent   us 

from finishing our work��' I added�察�pushing him on towards the last door。 

He did not dare refuse to open it。           I made my exit in perfect safety�察�and�察�a 

few paces off�察�found Lescaut with two friends waiting for me�察�according to 

his promise。 

     ;We removed at once to a distance。              Lescaut enquired whether he had 

not heard the report of a pistol�拭          �You are to blame��' said I�察 �why did you 

bring   it   charged��'    I�察  �however�察  �could   not   help   thanking   him   for   having 

taken   this   precaution�察    �without   which   I    doubtless   must   have     continued 

much longer at St。 Lazare。          We went to pass the night at a tavern�察�where I 



                                                70 


´ Page 71´

                                       MANON LESCAUT 



made up�察�in some degree�察�for the miserable fare which had been doled out 

to   me   for   nearly   three   months。    I   was   very   far�察  �however�察  �from   tasting 

perfect     enjoyment�察     �Manon's      sufferings     were    mine。      `She    must     be 

released��' said   I to my  companions�此   �this was   my  sole object   in   desiring 

my own liberty。        I rely on your aiding me with all your ingenuity�察�as for 

myself�察�my life shall be devoted to the purpose。' 

     ;Lescaut�察�who was not deficient in tact�察�and still less in that better part 

of    valour   called    discretion�察   �dwelt   upon    the   necessity    of   acting   with 

extreme caution�此�he said that my escape from St。 Lazare�察�and the accident 

that happened on my leaving it�察�would assuredly create a sensation�察�that 

the lieutenant´general of police would cause a strict search to be made for 

me�察�and it would be difficult to evade him�察�in fine�察�that�察�unless disposed to 

encounter something worse�察�perhaps�察�than St。 Lazare�察�it would be requisite 

for me to remain concealed for a few days�察�in order to give the enemy's 

zeal time to cool。       No doubt this was wise counsel�察�but�察�one should have 

been   wise   oneself   to   have   followed   it。   Such   calculating   slowness   little 

suited my passion。         The utmost I could bring myself to promise was�察�that 

I would sleep through the whole of   the next day。                 He locked me in   my 

bedroom�察�where I remained patiently until night。 

     ;I employed   great part of the time in   devising schemes   for   relieving 

Manon。       I felt persuaded that her prison was even more inaccessible than 

mine   had   been。     Force   was   out   of   the   question。   Artifice   was   the   only 

resource�察�but the goddess of invention herself could not have told me how 

to   begin。    I   felt   the   impossibility   of   working   in   the   dark�察  �and   therefore 

postponed the further consideration of   my schemes until I could acquire 

some knowledge of the internal arrangements of the Hospital�察�in which she 

was confined。 

     ;As   soon   as   night   restored   to   me   my  liberty�察 �I   begged of   Lescaut   to 

accompany   me。         We   were   not   long   in   drawing   one   of   the   porters   into 

conversation�察�he appeared a reasonable man。                 I passed for a stranger who 

had often with admiration heard talk of the Hospital�察�and of the order that 

reigned      within    it。   I   enquired     into   the   most    minute     details�察   �and�察�

proceeding       from    one   subject    to  another�察   �we   at   length   spoke    of   the 

managers�察  �and   of   these   I   begged   to   know   the   names   and   the   respective 



                                                71 


´ Page 72´

                                         MANON LESCAUT 



characters。      He gave me such information upon the latter point as at once 

suggested an idea which flattered my hopes�察�and I immediately set about 

carrying it into execution。 

     I asked him ��this being a matter essential to my plan�� whether any of 

the    gentlemen      had    children。     He    said    he  could     not   answer     me   with 

certainty as to all�察�but as for M。 de T�察�one of the principal directors�察�he 

knew   that   he   had   a   son   old   enough   to   be   married�察  �and   who   had   come 

several   times   to   the   Hospital   with   his   father。     This   was   enough   for   my 

purpose。 

     ;I   immediately   put   an   end   to   our   interview�察  �and�察  �in   returning�察  �I   told 

Lescaut of the plan I had formed。              `I have taken it��' said I�察 �into my head�察�

that M。 de T�察�the son�察�who is rich and of good family�察�must have the 

same   taste   for   pleasure   that   other   young   men   of   his   age generally  have。 

He   could   hardly   be   so   bad   a   friend   to   the   fair   sex�察  �nor   so   absurd   as   to 

refuse     his  services     in  an   affair  of   love。    I   have    arranged     a  plan   for 

interesting him in favour of Manon。               If he is a man of feeling and of right 

mind�察�he will give us   his assistance from generosity。                    If   he is not to be 

touched   by   a   motive   of   this   kind�察  �he   will   at   least   do   something   for   a 

handsome   girl�察  �if   it   were   only   with   the   hope   of   hereafter   sharing   her 

favours。      I   will   not   defer   seeing   him��'   added   I�察   �beyond   tomorrow。         I 

really feel so elated by this project�察�that I derive from it a good omen。' 

     ;Lescaut himself allowed that the idea was not unreasonable�察�and that 

we   might   fairly   entertain   a   hope   of   turning   it   to   account。    I   passed   the 

night less sorrowfully。 

     Next morning I dressed as well as�察�in my present state of indigence�察�I 

could     possibly     contrive     to  do�察  �and    went    in  a  hackney      coach     to  the 

residence   of   M。   de   T。    He   was   surprised   at   receiving   a   visit   from   a 

perfect     stranger。    I   augured     favourably   from       his   countenance       and   the 

civility of his manner。         I explained my object in the most candid way�察�and�察�

to excite his feelings as much as possible�察�I spoke of my ardent passion 

and   of   Manon's   merit�察  �as   of   two   things   that   were   unequalled�察  �except   by 

each other。       He told me�察�that although he had never seen Manon�察�he had 

heard of her�察�at least�察�if the person I was talking of was the same who had 

been   the   mistress   of   old   G   M。     I   conjectured   that   he   must   have 



                                                  72 


´ Page 73´

                                       MANON LESCAUT 



heard of the part I had acted in that transaction�察�and in order to conciliate 

him more and more by treating him with confidence�察�I told him everything 

that   had   occurred   to   Manon   and   myself。      `You   see�察  �sir��'   said   I�察   �that   all 

that can interest me in life�察�all that can command my affections�察�is in your 

hands。     I have no reserve with you�察�because I have been informed of your 

generous and noble character�察�and�察�being of the same age�察�I trust I shall 

find some resemblance in our dispositions。' 

     ;He   seemed   flattered   by   this   mark   of   candour   and   confidence。       He 

replied in a manner that became a man of the world�察�and a man of feeling 

also�察  �for   they   are   not   always   synonymous   terms。       He   told   me   that   he 

appreciated   my   visit   as   a   piece   of   good   fortune�察  �that   he   considered   my 

friendship as a valuable acquisition�察�and that he would endeavour to prove 

himself     worthy    of   it�察 �by   the  sincerity  of   his  services。    He    could    not 

absolutely promise to restore Manon to my arms�察�because�察�as he said�察�he 

himself had very little influence�察�but he offered to procure me the pleasure 

of seeing her�察�and to do everything in his power to effect her release。                      I 

was the more satisfied with this frank avowal as to his want of influe

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��

低辛嬬浪散議