伊浪窮徨慕 > 将砿凪麿窮徨慕 > manon lescaut(凧嬬性帽深蒙) >

及34何蛍

manon lescaut(凧嬬性帽深蒙)-及34何蛍

弌傍�� manon lescaut(凧嬬性帽深蒙) 忖方�� 耽匈4000忖

梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��




     ;She answered�察�that it made her unhappy to think that I could doubt it。 

     ;`Very well��' replied I�察 �I do so no longer�察�and with this conviction�察�I 

may  well   defy  all   my  enemies。        Through   the   influence of   my   family�察  �I 

can   ensure   my  own   liberation   from  the   Chatelet�察  �and   my   life   will   be   of 

little use�察�and of short duration�察�if I do not succeed in rescuing you。' 

     ;We arrived at the prison�察�where they put us into separate cells。                  This 

blow was the less severe�察�because I was prepared for it。                  I recommended 

Manon   to   the   attention   of   the   porter�察  �telling   him   that   I   was   a   person   of 

some      distinction�察   �and   promising      him   a   considerable     recompense。        I 

embraced   my   dearest   mistress   before   we   parted�察  �I   implored   her   not   to 

distress herself too much�察�and to fear nothing while I lived。                 I had money 

with me�此�I gave her some�察�and I paid the porter�察�out of what remained�察�the 

amount of a   month's expenses   for both   of us in�察�advance。                 This had   an 

excellent   effect�察  �for   I   found   myself   placed   in   an   apartment   comfortably 

furnished�察�and they assured me that Manon was in one equally good。 

     ;I immediately set about devising the means of procuring my liberty。 

There   certainly   had   been   nothing   actually   criminal   in   my   conduct�察  �and 

supposing       even    that  our    felonious    intention    was    established     by   the 

evidence      of  Marcel�察    �I  knew    that   criminal    intentions    alone    were    not 

punishable。      I resolved to write immediately to my father�察�and beg of him 

to come himself to Paris。          I felt much less humiliation�察�as I have already 

said�察  �in   being   in   Le   Chatelet   than   in   St。   Lazare。 Besides�察  �although   I 

preserved�察�all proper respect for the paternal authority�察�age and experience 

had    considerably      lessened    my    timidity。    I   wrote�察   �and   they   made     no 

difficulty in the prison about forwarding my letter�察�but it was a trouble I 

should have spared myself�察�had I known that my father was about to arrive 

on the following day in Paris。           He had received the letter I had written to 

him a week before�察�it gave him extreme delight�察�but�察�notwithstanding the 

flattering hopes I had held out of my conversion�察�he could not implicitly 

rely on my statements。          He determined therefore to satisfy himself of my 

reformation by the evidence of his own senses�察�and to regulate his conduct 



                                                121 


´ Page 122´

                                       MANON LESCAUT 



towards me according to his conviction of my sincerity。                   He arrived the 

day after my imprisonment。 

     ;His first visit was to Tiberge�察�to whose care I begged that he would 

address his answer。        He could not learn from him either my present abode 

or condition�此�Tiberge merely told him of my principal adventures since I 

had escaped from St。 Lazare。           Tiberge spoke warmly of the disposition to 

virtue    which    I  had   evinced    at  our  last  interview。     He    added�察   �that  he 

considered      me    as  having     quite   got   rid  of  Manon�察     �but   that  he   was 

nevertheless surprised at my not having given him any intelligence about 

myself     for   a   week。     My     father    was   not   to   be   duped。     He     fully 

comprehended that   there   was   something   in   the   silence   of   which Tiberge 

complained�察�which had escaped my poor friend's penetration�察�and he took 

such pains to find me out�察�that in two days after his arrival he learned that 

I was in Le Chatelet。 

     ;Before I received this visit�察�which I little expected so soon�察�I had the 

honour of one from the lieutenant´general of police�察�or�察�to call things by 

their    right  names�察    �I  was    subjected    to   an  official   examination。       He 

upbraided   me   certainly�察  �but   not   in   any   harsh   or   annoying   manner。     He 

told me�察�in the kindest tone�察�that he bitterly lamented my bad conduct�察�that 

I had committed a gross indiscretion in making an enemy of such a man as 

M。 G M�察�that in truth it was easy to see that there was�察�in the affair�察�

more   of   imprudence   and   folly   than   of   malice�察  �but   that   still   it   was   the 

second time I had been brought as a culprit under his cognisance�察�and that 

he had hoped I should have become more sedate�察�after the experience of 

two or three months in St。 Lazare。 

     ;Delighted      at  finding    that  I  had   a  rational   judge    to  deal   with�察  �I 

explained   the   affair   to   him   in   a  manner   at   once   so   respectful   and   so 

moderate�察�that he seemed exceedingly satisfied with my answers to all the 

queries     he  put。   He    desired    me   not   to  abandon     myself    to  grief�察 �and 

assured me that he felt every disposition to serve me�察�as well on account of 

my   birth   as   my   inexperience。      I   ventured   to   bespeak   his   attentions   in 

favour of Manon�察�and I dwelt upon her gentle and excellent disposition。 

He replied�察�with a smile�察�that he had not yet seen her�察�but that she had been 

represented      to  him   as   a  most   dangerous      person。    This    expression     so 



                                               122 


´ Page 123´

                                       MANON LESCAUT 



excited my sympathy�察�that I urged a thousand anxious arguments in favour 

of my poor mistress�察�and I could not restrain even from shedding tears。 

     He desired them to conduct   me back to my chamber。                    `Love�   �love��' 

cried this grave magistrate as I went out�察 �thou art never to be reconciled 

with discretion��' 

     ;I had been occupied with the most melancholy reflections�察�and   was 

thinking of the conversation I had had with the lieutenant´general of police�察�

when I heard my door open。            It was my father。      Although I ought to have 

been half prepared for seeing him�察�and had   reasons to expect his   arrival 

within a day or two�察�yet I was so thunderstruck�察�that I could willingly have 

sunk into the earth�察�if it had been open at my feet。             I embraced him in the 

greatest possible state of confusion。          He took a seat�察�without either one or 

other of us having uttered a word。 

     ;As I remained standing�察�with my head uncovered�察�and my eyes cast 

on the ground�察 �Be seated�察�sir��' said he in a solemn voice�察 �be seated。                    I 

have to thank the notoriety of your debaucheries for learning the place of 

your abode。       It is the privilege of such fame as yours�察�that it cannot lie 

concealed。      You are acquiring celebrity by an unerring path。                Doubtless 

it will lead you to the Greve�撮�1�А�and you will then have the unfading glory 

of being held up to the admiration of the world。' 

       ��1��Who      has   e'er   been    at  Paris    must    needs    know     the   Greve�察�

The fatal retreat of th' unfortunate brave�察                �Where honour and justice 

most   oddly   contribute�察                            �To   ease   heroes'   pains   by   the 

halter and gibbet。PRIOR。 



     ;I made no reply。        He continued�此       �What an unhappy lot is that of a 

father�察  �who   having   tenderly   loved   a   child�察  �and   strained   every   nerve   to 

bring him up a virtuous and respectable man�察�finds him turn out in the end 

a   worthless   profligate�察 �who   dishonours   him。        To   an   ordinary  reverse   of 

fortune   one   may  be   reconciled�察  �time   softens   the   affliction�察  �and   even   the 

indulgence of sorrow itself is not unavailing�察�but what remedy is there for 

an evil that is perpetually augmenting�察�such as the profligacy of a vicious 

son�察  �who   has   deserted   every   principle   of   honour�察  �and   is   ever   plunging 

from   deep   into   deeper   vice�拭     �You   are   silent��'   added   he�此   �look   at   this 



                                               123 


´ Page 124´

                                      MANON LESCAUT 



counterfeit modesty�察�this hypocritical air of gentleness� �might he not pass 

for the most respectable member of his family��' 

     ;Although I could not but feel that I deserved�察�in some degree�察�these 

reproaches�察  �yet   he   appeared   to   me   to   carry   them   beyond   all   reason。   I 

thought I might be permitted to explain my feelings。 

     ;`I assure you�察�sir��' said I to him�察 �that the modesty which you ridicule 

is by no means affected�察�it is the natural feeling of a son who entertains 

sincere respect for his father�察�and above all�察�a father irritated as you justly 

are   by   his   faults。 Neither   have   I�察  �sir�察  �the   slightest   wish   to   pass   for   the 

most respectable member of my family。               I know that I have merited your 

reproaches�察�but I conjure you to temper them with mercy�察�and not to look 

upon me as the most infamous of mankind。                 I do not deserve such harsh 

names。      It   is   love�察  �you   know   it�察  �that   has   caused   all   my   errors。 Fatal 

passion�     �Have you yourself never felt its force�拭           �Is it possible that you�察�

with the same blood in your veins that flows in mine�察�should have passed 

through life unscathed by the same excitements�拭                �Love has rendered me 

perhaps foolishly tendertoo easily excited too impassionedtoo faithful�察�

and probably too indulgent to the desires and caprices�察�or�察�if you will�察�the 

faults of an adored mistress。          These are my crimes�察�are they such as to 

reflect   dishonour     upon    you�拭   �Come�察     �my   dear   father��'  said  I  tenderly�察�

`show   some   pity   for   a   son�察  �who   has   never   cea

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��

低辛嬬浪散議