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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 letter�察�I anticipated the triumph 

I was going to achieve over my father's heart。 

     ;Although I had money enough to pay for a hackney´coach after my 

interview with Tiberge�察�I felt a pleasure in walking independently through 

the   streets   to  M。   de   T's  house。    There     was   great   comfort    in  this 

unaccustomed exercise of my liberty�察�as to which my friend had assured 

me I had nothing now to apprehend。                However�察�it suddenly occurred to 

me�察�that he had been only referring to St。 Lazare�察�and that I had the other 

affair    of  the  Hospital     on   my   hands�察   �being    implicated�察   �if  not   as  an 

accomplice�察�at all events as a witness。          This thought alarmed me so much�察�

that I slipped down the first narrow street�察�and called a coach。                 I went at 

once   to   M。   de   T's�察  �and   he   laughed   at   my   apprehensions。   I   myself 

thought them ridiculous enough�察�when he informed me that there was no 

more danger from Lescaut's affray�察�than from the Hospital adventure。                    He 

told   me   that�察  �from   the   fear   of   their   suspecting   that   he   had   a   hand   in 

Manon's escape�察�he had gone that morning to the Hospital and asked to see 

her�察  �pretending   not   to   know   anything   of   what   had   happened�察  �that   they 

were so far from entertaining the least suspicion of either of us�察�that they 

lost no time in relating the adventure as a piece of news to him�察�and that 

they wondered how so pretty a girl as Manon Lescaut could have thought 

of eloping with a servant�此�that he replied with seeming indifference�察�that it 

by no means astonished him�察�for people would do anything for the sake of 

liberty。 

     ;He continued to tell me how he then went to Lescaut's apartments�察�in 

the hope of finding me there with my dear mistress�察�that the master of the 

house�察  �who   was   a   coachmaker�察  �protested   he   had   seen   neither   me   nor 

Manon�察�but that it was no wonder that we had not appeared there�察�if our 

object was to see  Lescaut�察 �for  that   we   must   have   doubtless   heard   of his 

having been assassinated about the very same time�察�upon which�察�he related 

all that he knew of the cause and circumstances of the murder。 

     ;About two hours previously�察�a guardsman of Lescaut's acquaintance 

had come to see him�察�and proposed play。                Lescaut had such a rapid and 



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extravagant run of luck�察�that in an hour the young man was minus twelve 

hundred francsall the money he had。              Finding himself without a sou�察�he 

begged of Lescaut to lend him half the sum he had lost�察�and there being 

some      difficulty   on   this  point�察  �an   angry    quarrel   arose    between     them。 

Lescaut   had   refused   to   give   him   the   required   satisfaction�察  �and   the   other 

swore�察  �on   quitting   him�察  �that   he   would   take   his   life�察  �a   threat   which   he 

carried into   execution   the   same   night。      M。   de T   was kind   enough   to 

add�察�that he had felt the utmost anxiety on our account�察�and that�察�such as 

they  were�察  �he   should   gladly   continue   to   us   his   services。   I   at   once   told 

him the place of our retreat。          He begged of me to allow him to sup with 

us。 

     ;As I had nothing more to do than to procure the linen and clothes for 

Manon�察�I told him that we might start almost immediately�察�if he would be 

so good as to wait for me a moment while I went into one or two shops。 

I   know   not   whether   he   suspected   that   I   made   this   proposition   with   the 

view   of   calling   his   generosity   into   play�察  �or   whether   it   was   by   the   mere 

impulse   of   a   kind   heart�察  �but�察  �having   consented   to   start   immediately�察  �he 

took me to a shopkeeper�察�who had lately furnished his house。                       He there 

made me select several articles of a much higher price than I had proposed 

to myself�察�and when I was about paying the bill�察�he desired the man not to 

take   a   sou   from  me。    This   he did   so   gracefully�察 �that   I   felt no   shame   in 

accepting his present。        We then took the road to Chaillot together�察�where I 

arrived much more easy in mind than when I had left it that morning。 

     ;My     return   and    the  polite   attentions    of  M。    de  T   dispelled    all 

Manon's melancholy。           `Let us forget our past annoyances�察�my dear soul��' 

said I to her�察 �and endeavour to live a still happier life than before。                After 

all�察�there are worse masters than love�此�fate cannot subject�察�us to as much 

sorrow as love enables us to taste of happiness。'                Our supper was a true 

scene of joy。 

     ;In possession of Manon and of twelve hundred and fifty francs�察�I was 

prouder   and   more   contented        than   the   richest   voluptuary   of   Paris   with 

untold treasures。       Wealth should be measured by the means it affords us 

of satisfying our desires。         There did not remain to me at this moment a 

single wish unaccomplished。             Even the future gave me little concern。              I 



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felt a hope�察�amounting almost to certainty�察�that my father would allow me 

the means of living respectably in Paris�察�because I had become entitled�察�on 

entering upon my twentieth year�察�to a share of my mother's fortune。               I did 

not conceal from Manon what was the extent of my present wealth�察�but I 

added�察�that   it   might suffice  to   support us   until   our fortune  was bettered�察�

either by the inheritance I have just alluded to�察�or by the resources of the 

hazard´table。 



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                                         VIII 



       This Passion hath its floods in the very times of weakness�察�which are 

great prosperity�察�and great   adversity�察�both which   times kindle Love�察 �and 

make it more fervent。! 

                                         BACON。 

       ;For several weeks I thus continued to think only of enjoying the full 

luxury of my situation�察�and being restrained�察�by a sense of honour�察�as well 

as a lurking apprehension of the police�察�from renewing my intimacy with 

my   former   companions   at   the   hotel   of   Transylvania�察  �I   began   to   play   in 

certain    coteries    less   notorious�察   �where    my    good    luck    rendered    it 

unnecessary for me   to have   recourse to   my former   accomplishments。              I 

passed a part of the afternoon in town�察�and returned always to supper at 

Chaillot�察  �accompanied   very   often   by   M。   de   T�察  �whose   intimacy   and 

friendship for us daily increased。 

     ;Manon soon found resources against ennui。             She became acquainted 

with some young ladies�察�whom the spring brought into the neighbourhood。 

They     occupied     their  leisure   hours    in  walking�察    �and   the   customary 

amusements of persons of their sex and age。              Their little gains at cards 

��always within innocent limits�� were laid out in defraying the expense of a 

coach�察�in which they took an airing occasionally in the Bois de Boulogne�察�

and    each   night  when    I  returned�察  �I  was   sure  of  finding   Manon     more 

beautifulmore contentedmore affectionate than ever。 

     ;There  arose�察  �however�察  �certain   clouds�察  �which   seemed   to   threaten   the 

continuance of this blissful tranquillity�察�but they were soon dispelled�察�and 

Manon's      sprightliness    made    the  affair  so   excessively    comical    in  its 

termination�察�that it is even now pleasing to recur to it�察�as a proof of the 

tenderness as well as the cheerfulness of her disposition。 

     ;The     only   servant    we   had    came    to   me   one    day�察  �with   great 

embarrassment�察�and taking me aside�察�told me that he had a secret of the 

utmost     importance     to  communicate      to  me。    I   urged   him   to  explain 

himself without reserve。       After some hesitation�察�he gave me to understand 

that a foreigner of high rank had apparently fallen in love with Manon。                I 

felt my blood boil at the announcement。             `Has she shown any penchant 



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for   him��'    I   enquired�察  �interrupting   my   informant   with   more   impatience 

than was requisite�察�if I desired to have a full explanation。 

     ;He was alarmed at my excitement�察�and replied in an undecided tone�察�

that he had not made sufficiently minute observation to satisfy me�察�but that�察�

having noticed for several days together the regular arrival of the stranger 

at   the  Bois    de  Boulogne�察     �where�察   �quitting   his   carriage�察  �he   walked    by 

himself in the cross´avenues�察�appearing to seek opportunities of meeting 

Manon�察�it had occurred to him to form an acquaintance with the servants�察�

in order to discover the name of their master�察�that they spoke of him as an 

Italian prince�察�and that they also suspected he was upon some adventure of 

gallantry。     He    had   not   been   able   to   learn  anything    further�察  �he  added�察�

trembling as he spoke�察�because the prince�察�then on the point of leaving the 

wood�察�had approached him�察�and with the most condescending familiarity 

asked   his   name�察  �upon   which�察  �as   if   he   at   once   knew   that   he   was   in   our 

service�察    �he  congratulated 

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