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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

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