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learned�察  �God   knows   how�察  �that   her   ruling   passion   is   for   affluence   and 

pleasure�察�and�察�as he is already in possession of a considerable fortune�察�he 

declared his intention of tempting her at once with a present of great value�察�

and   the   offer   of   an   annuity   of   six   thousand   francs�察  �if   I   had   in   all   other 

points considered you both in an equal light�察�I should have had perhaps to 

do more violence to my feelings in betraying him�此�but a sense of justice as 

well as of friendship was on your side�察�and the more so from having been 

myself     the   imprudent�察     �though    unconscious�察     �cause    of   his  passion    in 

introducing      him   here。    I   feel  it  my   duty   therefore    to  avert   any   evil 

consequences from the mischief I have inadvertently caused。 

     ;I   thanked   M。   de T   for   rendering   me   so   important   a   service�察  �and 

confessed to him�察�in a like spirit of confidence�察�that Manon's disposition 

was precisely what G M had imagined�察�that is to say�察�that she was 

incapable of enduring even the thought of poverty。                  `However��' said I to 

him�察 �when it is a mere question of more or less�察�I do not believe that she 

would give   me up   for   any other   person�察�I   can  afford to   let her   want   for 

nothing�察�and I have from day to day reason to hope that my fortune will 

improve�察�I only dread one thing��' continued I�察 �which is�察�that G M 

may   take     unfair   advantage     of  the   knowledge      he  has   of  our   place   of 

residence�察�and bring us into trouble by disclosing it。' 

     ;M。 de T assured me that I might be perfectly easy upon that head�察�

that G M might be capable of a silly passion�察�but not of an act of 



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baseness�察�that if he ever could be villain enough for such a thing�察�he�察�de T´ 

´�察�would be the first to punish him�察�and by that means make reparation 

for   the   mischief   he   had   occasioned。     `I   feel   grateful   for   what   you   say��' 

said   I�察   �but   the   mischief   will   have   been   all   done�察  �and   the   remedy   even 

seems doubtful�察�the wisest plan therefore will be to quit Chaillot�察�and go to 

reside elsewhere。'       `Very true��' said M。 de T�察 �but you will not be able 

to do it quickly enough�察�for G M is to be here at noon�察�he told me so 

yesterday�察  �and   it   was   that   intelligence   that   made   me   come   so   early   this 

morning   to   inform   you   of   his   intentions。      You   may   expect   him   every 

moment。; 

     ;The   urgency   of   the   occasion   made   me   view   this   matter   in   a   more 

serious light。      As it seemed to me impossible to escape the visit of G 

M�察�and perhaps equally so to prevent him from making his declaration 

to Manon�察�I resolved to tell her beforehand of the designs of my new rival。 

I fancied that when she knew I was aware of the offers that would be made 

to her�察�and made probably in my presence�察�she would be the more likely to 

reject them。      I told M。 de T of my intention�察�and he observed that he 

thought it a matter of extreme delicacy。              `I admit it��' said I�察 �but no man 

ever had more reason for confiding in a mistress�察�than I have for relying 

on    the  affection    of   mine。    The     only   thing   that  could    possibly    for   a 

moment blind her�察�is the splendour of his offers�察�no doubt she loves her 

ease�察  �but   she   loves   me   also�察  �and   in   my   present   circumstances�察  �I   cannot 

believe   that   she   would   abandon   me   for   the   son   of   the   man   who   had 

incarcerated her in the Magdalen。'             In fine�察�I persisted in my intentions�察�

and taking Manon aside�察�I candidly told her what I had learned。 

     ;She     thanked    me    for  the   good    opinion    I  entertained     of  her�察 �and 

promised   to   receive   G   M's   offers   in   a   way   that   should   prevent   a 

repetition of them。        `No��' said I�察 �you must not irritate him by incivility�此�

he has it in his power to injure us。          But you know well enough�察�you little 

rogue��'   continued   I�察  �smiling�察   �how   to   rid   yourself   of   a   disagreeable   or 

useless lover��'      After a moment's pause she said�此             �I have just thought of 

an admirable plan�察�and I certainly have a fertile invention。                 G M is 

the son of our bitterest enemy�此�we must avenge ourselves on the father�察�not 

through the son's person�察�but through his purse。                 My plan is to listen to 



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his proposals�察�accept his presents�察�and then laugh at him。' 

     ;`The project is not a bad one��' said I to her�察 �but you forget�察�my dear 

child�察�that it is precisely the same course that conducted us formerly to the 

penitentiary。'     I represented   to her   the danger of such   an enterprise�察  �she 

replied�察   �that  the   only   thing   necessary     was   to  take   our   measures     with 

caution�察�and she found an answer to every objection I started。                   `Show me 

the lover who does not blindly humour every whim of an adored mistress�察�

and   I   will   then  allow   that   I   was  wrong     in  yielding   so   easily   on  this 

occasion。'      The resolution was taken to make a dupe of GM�察�and 

by an unforeseen and unlucky turn of fortune�察�I became the victim myself。 

     ;About eleven o'clock his carriage drove up to the door。                 He made the 

most   complaisant   and   refined   speeches   upon the   liberty  he   had   taken of 

coming to dine with us uninvited。            He was not surprised at meeting M。 de 

T�察�who had the night before promised to meet him there�察�and who had�察�

under   some   pretext   or   other�察  �refused   a   seat   in   his   carriage。  Although 

there was not a single person in the party who was not at heart meditating 

treachery�察�we all sat down with an air of mutual confidence and friendship。 

G   M   easily   found   an   opportunity   of   declaring   his   sentiments   to 

Manon。       I did not wish to annoy him by appearing vigilant�察�so I left the 

room purposely for several minutes。 

     ;I perceived on my return that he had not had to encounter any very 

discouraging   austerity   on   Manon's   part�察  �for   he   was   in   the   best   possible 

spirits。    I  affected   good   humour   also。     He   was   laughing in   his   mind   at 

my   simplicity�察  �while   I   was   not   less   diverted   by   his   own。    During   the 

whole evening we were thus supplying to each other an inexhaustible fund 

of amusement。         I contrived�察�before his departure�察�to let him have Manon 

for   another   moment   to   himself�察  �so   that   he   had   reason   to   applaud   my 

complaisance�察�as well as the hospitable reception I had given him。 

     ;As   soon   as   he   got   into   his   carriage   with   M。   de   T�察  �Manon   ran 

towards me with extended arms�察�and embraced me�察�laughing all the while 

immoderately。        She     repeated    all  his   speeches    and    proposals�察   �without 

altering a word。       This was the substance�此          �He of course adored her�察�and 

wished   to   share   with   her   a   large   fortune   of   which   he   was   already   in 

possession�察�without counting what he was to inherit at his father's death。 



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She should be sole mistress of his heart and fortune�察�and as an immediate 

token of his liberality�察�he was ready at once to supply her with an equipage�察�

a furnished house�察�a lady's maid�察�three footmen�察�and a man´cook。 

     ;`There is indeed a son��' said I�察 �very different from his father� �But tell 

me   truly�察  �now�察   �does   not   such   an   offer   tempt  you��'   `Me��'   she   replied�察�

adapting to the idea two verses from Racine 

       Moi� �vous   me   soupconnez de   cette perfidie�拭                              �Moi� �

je pourrais souffrir un visage odieux�察�Qui rappelle toujours l'Hopital a mes 

yeux�拭�

       `No I' replied I�察�continuing the parody 

       J'aurais   peine  a   penser que   l'Hopital�察 �madame�察                      �Fut   un 

trait dont l'amour l'eut grave dans votre ame。 

       `But it assuredly is a temptationa furnished house�察�a lady's maid�察�a 

cook�察  �a   carriage�察  �and   three   servantsgallantry   can   offer   but   few   more 

seductive temptations。' 

     ;She protested that her heart was entirely mine�察�and that it was for the 

future only open to the impressions I chose to make upon it。                 `I look upon 

his   promises��'   said   she�察   �as   an   instrument   for   revenge�察  �rather   than   as   a 

mark of love。'       I asked her if she thought of accepting the hotel and the 

carriage。     She replied that his money was all she wanted。 

     The    difficulty   was�察   �how    to  obtain   the  one    without    the  other�察  �we 

resolved to wait for a detailed explanation of the whole project in a letter 

which G M promised to write to her�察�and which in fact she received 

next morning by a servant out of livery�察�who�察�very cleverly�察�contrived an 

opportunity of speaking to her alone。 

     She told him to wait for an answer�察�and immediately brought the letter 

to me�此�we opened it together。 

     ;Passing   over   the   usual   commonplace   expressions   of   tenderness�察  �it 

gave a particular detail of my rival's promises。               There were no limits to 

the   expense。     He   engaged   to   pay   her   down   ten   thousand   francs   on   her 

taking possession of the hotel�察�and to supply her expenditure in such a way 

as that she should never have less th

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