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asked me how I felt towards you�察 �and if I had not experienced some
compunction at quitting you。 I told him that you were so truly amiable�察�
and had ever treated me with such undeviating kindness�察 �that it was
impossible I could hate you。 He admitted that you were a man of merit�察�
and expressed an ardent desire to gain your friendship。
;`He was anxious to know how I thought you would take my
elopement�察�particularly when you should learn that I was in his hands。 I
answered�察�that our love was of such long standing as to have had time to
moderate a little�察�that�察�besides�察�you were not in very easy circumstances�察�
and would probably not consider my departure as any severe misfortune�察�
inasmuch as it would relieve you from a burden of no very insignificant
nature。 I added that�察�being perfectly convinced you would take the whole
matter rationally�察�I had not hesitated to tell you that I had some business in
Paris�察 �but you had at once consented�察 �and that having accompanied me
yourself�察�you did not seem very uneasy when we separated。
;`If I thought��' said he to me�察�'that he could bring himself to live on
good terms with me�察�I should be too happy to make him a tender of my
services and attentions。' I assured him that�察 �from what I knew of your
disposition�察 �I had no doubt you would acknowledge his kindness in a
congenial spirit�此�especially�察�I added�察�if he could assist you in your affairs�察�
which had become embarrassed since your disagreement with your family。
He interrupted me by declaring�察 �that he would gladly render you any
service in his power�察 �and that if you were disposed to form a new
attachment�察�he would introduce you to an extremely pretty woman�察�whom
he had just given up for me。
;`I approved of all he said��' she added�察 �for fear of exciting any
suspicions�察 �and being more and more satisfied of the feasibility of my
scheme�察 �I only longed for an opportunity of letting you into it�察 �lest you
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should be alarmed at my not keeping my appointment。 With this view I
suggested the idea of sending this young lady to you�察�in order to have an
opportunity of writing�察�I was obliged to have recourse to this plan�察�because
I could not see a chance of his leaving me to myself for a moment。'
;`He was greatly amused with my proposition�察�he called his valet�察�and
asking him whether he could immediately find his late mistress�察 �he
dispatched him at once in search of her。 He imagined that she would
have to go to Chaillot to meet you�察�but I told him that�察�when we parted�察�I
promised to meet you again at the theatre�察 �or that�察 �if anything should
prevent me from going there�察�you were to wait for me in a coach at the�察�
end of the street of St。 Andre�察�that consequently it would be best to send
your new love there�察 �if it were only to save you from the misery of
suspense during the whole night。 I said it would be also necessary to
write you a line of explanation�察 �without which you would probably be
puzzled by the whole transaction。 He consented�察 �but I was obliged to
write in his presence�察�and I took especial care not to explain matters too
palpably in my letter。
;`This is the history��' said Manon�察 �of the entire affair。 I conceal
nothing from you�察 �of either my conduct or my intentions。 The girl
arrived�察�I thought her handsome�察�and as I doubted not that you would be
mortified by my absence�察�I did most sincerely hope that she would be able
to dissipate something of your ennui�此�for it is the fidelity of the heart alone
that I value。 I should have been too delighted to have sent Marcel�察�but I
could not for a single instant find an opportunity of telling him what I
wished to communicate to you。' She finished her story by describing the
embarrassment into which M。 de T's letter had thrown G M�察 �he
hesitated��' said she�察 �about leaving�察�and assured me that he should not be
long absent�察�and it is on this account that I am uneasy at seeing you here�察�
and that I betrayed�察�at your appearance�察�some slight feeling of surprise。'
;I listened to her with great patience。 There were certainly parts of
her recital sufficiently cruel and mortifying�察�for the intention�察�at least�察�of
the infidelity was so obvious�察�that she had not even taken the trouble to
disguise it。 She could never have imagined that G M meant to
venerate her as a vestal。 She must therefore clearly have made up her
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mind to pass at least one night with him。 What an avowal for a lover's
ears� �However�察�I considered myself as partly the cause of her guilt�察�by
having been the first to let her know G M's sentiments towards her�察�
and by the silly readiness with which I entered into this rash project。
Besides�察�by a natural bent of my mind�察�peculiar I believe to myself�察�I was
duped by the ingenuousness of her storyby that open and winning
manner with which she related even the circumstances most calculated to
annoy me。 `There is nothing of wanton vice��' said I to myself�察 �in her
transgressions�察 �she is volatile and imprudent�察 �but she is sincere and
affectionate。' My love alone rendered me blind to all her faults。 I was
enchanted at the prospect of rescuing her that very night from my rival。 I
said to her�此 �With whom do you mean to pass the night��' She was
evidently disconcerted by the question�察 �and answered me in an
embarrassed manner with BUTS and IFS。
;I felt for her�察�and interrupted her by saying that I at once expected her
to accompany me。
;`Nothing can give me more pleasure��' said she�察 �but you don't approve
then of my project��'
;`Is it not enough��' replied I�察 �that I approve of all that you have�察�up to
this moment�察�done��'
;`What��' said she�察 �are we not even to take the ten thousand francs with
us�拭 �Why�察�he gave me the money�察�it is mine。'
;I advised her to leave everything�察�and let us think only of escaping for
although I had been hardly half an hour with her�察 �I began to dread the
return of G M。 However�察�she so earnestly urged me to consent to
our going out with something in our pockets�察�that I thought myself bound
to make her�察�on my part�察�some concession�察�in return for all she yielded to
me。
;While we were getting ready for our departure�察 �I heard someone
knock at the street door。 I felt convinced that it must be G M�察�and
in the heat of the moment�察 �I told Manon�察 �that as sure as he appeared I
would take his life。 In truth�察�I felt that I was not sufficiently recovered
from my late excitement to be able to restrain my fury if I met him。
Marcel put an end to my uneasiness�察�by handing me a letter which he had
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received for me at the door�察�it was from M。 de T。
;He told me that�察�as G M had gone to his father's house for the
money which he wanted�察 �he had taken advantage of his absence to
communicate to me an amusing idea that had just come into his head�察�that
it appeared to him�察 �I could not possibly take a more agreeable revenge
upon my rival�察 �than by eating his supper�察 �and spending the night in the
very bed which he had hoped to share with my mistress�察�all this seemed to
him easy enough�察�if I could only find two or three men upon whom I could
depend�察�of courage sufficient to stop him in the street�察�and detain him in
custody until next morning�察�that he would undertake to keep him occupied
for another hour at least�察�under some pretext�察�which he could devise before
G M's return。
;I showed the note to Manon�察�I told her at the same time of the manner
in which I had procured the interview with her。 My scheme�察�as well as
the new one of M。 de T's�察�delighted her�此�we laughed heartily at it for
some minutes�察�but when I treated it as a mere joke�察�I was surprised at her
insisting seriously upon it�察 �as a thing perfectly practicable�察 �and too
delightful to be neglected。 In vain I enquired where she thought I could
possibly find�察�on a sudden�察�men fit for such an adventure�拭�and on whom I
could rely for keeping G M in strict custody�拭 �She said that I
should at least try�察�as M。 de T ensured us yet a full hour�察�and as to my
other objections�察�she said that I was playing the tyrant�察�and did not show
the slightest indulgence to her fancies。 She said that it was impossible
there could be a more enchanting project。 `You will have his place at
supper�察�you will sleep in his bed�察�and tomorrow�察�as early as you like�察�you
can walk off wit