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brother's   death�拭    �She   assured   me   that�察  �horrified   as   she   naturally   was   at 

the event�察  �her paleness  was purely  the   effect of   a three   months'   absence 

from me。      `You do love me then devotedly��' I exclaimed。 

     ;`A thousand times more than I can tell��' was her reply。 

     ;`You will never leave me again��' I added。 

     ;`No� �never�察�never��' answered she。 

     ;This assurance was confirmed by so many caresses and vows�察�that it 

appeared impossible she could�察�to the end of time�察�forget them。                     I have 

never doubted that she was at that moment sincere。                  What motive could 

she    have    had   for  dissembling      to  such    a  degree�拭    �But     she   became 

afterwards      still  more   volatile   than   ever�察 �or  rather   she   was   no   longer 

anything�察�and entirely forgot herself�察�when�察�in poverty and want�察�she saw 



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other women living in abundance。                I was now on the point of receiving a 

new   proof   of   her   inconstancy�察  �which   threw   all   that   had   passed   into   the 

shade�察 �and   which   led   to the   strangest   adventure   that   ever happened to   a 

man of my birth and prospects。 

     ;As   I   knew   her   disposition�察  �I   hastened   the   next   day   to   Paris。    The 

death of her brother�察�and the necessity of getting linen and clothes for her�察�

were such good reasons�察�that I had no occasion for any further pretext。                         I 

left the inn�察�with the intention�察�as I told Manon and the landlord�察�of going 

in a hired carriage�察�but this was a mere flourish�察�necessity obliged me to 

travel    on   foot�此  �I  walked     very   fast   as  far  as   Cours´la´Reine�察      �where     I 

intended to rest。        A moment of solitude and tranquillity was requisite to 

compose myself�察�and to consider what was to be done in Paris。 

     ;I   sat   down   upon   the   grass。    I   plunged   into   a   sea   of   thoughts   and 

considerations�察  �which   at   length   resolved   themselves   into   three   principal 

heads。     I had pressing want of an infinite number of absolute necessaries�察�

I   had   to   seek   some   mode   of   at   least   raising   a   hope   for   the   future�察  �and�察�

though last�察�not least in importance�察�I had to gain information�察�and adopt 

measures�察�to secure Manon's safety and my own。                     After having exhausted 

myself in devising projects upon these three chief points�察�I was obliged to 

put out of view for the moment the two last。                   We were not ill sheltered 

from observation in the inn at Chaillot�察�and as to future wants�察�I thought it 

would   be   time   enough   to   think   about   them   when   those   of   the   moment 

were satisfied。 

     ;The   main   object   now   was   to   replenish   my   purse。        M。   de T   had 

once   offered   me   his�察  �but   I   had   an   extreme   repugnance   to   mention   the 

subject   to   him   again。     What   a   degradation   to   expose   one's   misery   to   a 

stranger�察�and to ask for charity�此�it must be either a man of low mind who 

would thus demean himself�察�and that from a baseness which must render 

him     insensible     to   the   degradation�察      �or  a   humble      Christian�察    �from    a 

consciousness   of   generosity   in   himself�察  �which   must   put   him   above   the 

sense   of   shame。      I   would   have   sacrificed   half   my   life   to   be   spared   the 

humiliation。 

     ;`Tiberge��' said I�察 �kind Tiberge�察�will he refuse me what he has it in his 

power to grant�拭        �No�察�he will assuredly sympathise in my misery�察�but he 



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will also torture me with his lectures�             �One must endure his reproaches�察�

his   exhortations�察  �his   threats�此  �I   shall   have   to   purchase   his   assistance   so 

dearly�察    �that   I  would     rather   make     any    sacrifice    than   encounter      this 

distressing scene�察�which cannot fail to leave me full of sorrow and remorse。 

Well��'   thought   I   again�察   �all   hope   must   be   relinquished�察  �since   no   other 

course   presents   itself�此  �so   far   am   I   from   adopting   either   of   these�察  �that   I 

would sooner shed half my blood than face one of these evils�察�or the last 

drop rather than encounter both。             Yes�察�the very last drop��' I repeated after 

a   moment's   reflection�察   �I   would   sacrifice   willingly   rather   than   submit   to 

such base supplication� �

     ;`But it is not in reality a question of my existence�               �Manon's life and 

maintenance�察�her love and her fidelity�察�are at stake�                 �What consideration 

can outweigh that�拭        �In her are centred all my glory�察�happiness�察�and future 

fortune�      �There are doubtless many things that I would gladly give up my 

life to obtain�察�or to avoid�察�but to estimate a thing merely beyond the value 

of my own life�察�is not putting it on a par with that of Manon。'                    This idea 

soon decided me�此�I went on my way�察�resolved to go first to Tiberge�察�and 

afterwards to M。 de T。 

     ;On     entering     Paris    I  took    a  hackney´coach�察       �though     I   had   not 

wherewithal to pay for it�察�I calculated on the loan I was going to solicit。                   I 

drove   to   the   Luxembourg�察       �whence   I   sent   word     to  Tiberge   that   I  was 

waiting   for   him。     I   had   not   to   stay   many   minutes。   I   told   him   without 

hesitation the extremity of my wants。              He asked if the fifty pounds which 

I had returned to him would suffice�察�and he at once went to fetch it with 

that   generous   air�察  �that   pleasure   in   bestowing   which   `blesseth   him   that 

gives�察�and him that takes��' and which can only be known to love or to true 

friendship。 

     ;Although   I   had   never   entertained   a   doubt   of   Tiberge's   readiness   to 

grant my request�察�yet I was surprised at having obtained it on such easy 

terms�察�that is to say�察�without a word of reprimand for my impenitence�察�but 

I was premature in fancying myself safe from his reproaches�察�for when he 

had   counted   out   the   money�察  �and   I   was   on   the   point   of   going   away�察  �he 

begged of me to take a walk with him in the garden。                   I had not mentioned 

Manon's   name�察  �he   knew   nothing   of   her   escape�察  �so   that   his   lecture   was 



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merely      upon    my     own    rash    flight   from    St。  Lazare�察    �and    upon    his 

apprehensions lest�察�instead of profiting by the lessons of morality which I 

had received there�察�I should again relapse into dissipation。 

     ;He told me�察�that having gone to pay me a visit at St。 Lazare�察�the day 

after my escape�察�he had been astonished beyond expression at hearing the 

mode in which I had effected it�察�that he had afterwards a conversation with 

the Superior�察�that the good Father had not quite recovered the shock�察�that 

he had�察�however�察�the generosity to conceal the real circumstances from the 

lieutenant´general   of   police�察  �and   that   he   had   prevented   the   death   of   the 

porter from becoming known outside the walls�察�that I had�察�therefore�察�upon 

that   score�察  �no   ground     for  alarm�察   �but   that�察 �if  I  retained   one   grain   of 

prudence�察�I should profit by this happy turn which Providence had given 

to my affairs�察�and begin by writing to my father�察�and reconciling myself to 

his favour�察�and finally that�察�if I would be guided by his advice�察�I should at 

once quit Paris�察�and return to the bosom of my family。 

     ;I listened to him attentively till he had finished。             There was much in 

what he said to gratify me。          In the first place�察�I was delighted to learn that 

I had nothing to fear on account of St。 Lazarethe streets of Paris at least 

were   again   open   to   me。     Then   I   rejoiced   to   find   that   Tiberge   had   no 

suspicion      of  Manon's      escape�察   �and    her   return   to  my    arms。     I   even 

remarked that he had not mentioned her name�察�probably from the idea that�察�

by my seeming indifference to her�察�she had become less dear to my heart。 

I   resolved�察  �if   not   to   return   home�察  �at   least   to   write   to   my   father�察  �as   he 

advised me�察�and to assure him that I was disposed to return to my duty�察�

and consult his wishes。         My intention was to urge him to send me money 

for   the   purpose   of   pursuing   my   ordinary   studies   at   the   University�察  �for   I 

should have found it difficult to persuade him that I had any inclination to 

resume my ecclesiastical habit。            I was in truth not at all averse to what I 

was   now  going   to   promise  him。        On   the  contrary�察  �I  was   ready  to   apply 

myself   to   some   creditable   and   rational   pursuit�察  �so   far   as   the   occupation 

would be compatible with my love。                I reckoned upon being able to live 

with my mistress�察�and at the same time continuing my studies。                      I saw no 

inconsistency in this plan。 

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Tiberge   to   dispatch   a   letter   by   that   day's   post   to   my   father�此  �in   fact�察  �on 

leaving him�察�I went into a scrivener's�察�and wrote in such a submissive and 

dutiful tone�察�that�察�on reading over my own le

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