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The   whole   world   abandons   me�察  �my   own   father   proves   one   of   the   very 

cruellest of my persecutors�察�no person feels pity for me�                  �You alone�察�in 

this abode of suffering and shameyou alone exhibit compassion for the 

most   wretched of   mankind��'         He   advised   me   not   to   appear   in the   street 

until I had recovered a little from my affliction。            `Do not stop me��' said I�察�

as   I   went   out�察   �we   shall   meet   again   sooner than   you   imagine�此  �get   ready 

your darkest dungeon�察�for I shall shortly become its tenant。' 



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     ;In fact�察�my first idea was nothing less than to make away with the two 

G Ms�察�and the lieutenant´general of police�察�and then to attack   the 

Hospital�察�sword in hand�察�assisted by all whom I could enlist in my cause。 

Even my father's life was hardly respected�察�so just appeared my feelings of 

vengeance�察�for the porter had informed me that he and G M were 

jointly the authors of my ruin。 

     ;But when I had advanced some paces into the street�察�and the fresh air 

had cooled my excitement�察�I gradually viewed matters in a more rational 

mood。      The death of our enemies could be of little use to Manon�察�and the 

obvious effect of such violence would be to deprive me of all other chance 

of   serving   her。    Besides�察  �could   I   ever   bring   myself   to   be   a   cowardly 

assassin�拭     �By what other means could I accomplish my revenge�拭                     �I set 

all my ingenuity and all my efforts at work to procure the deliverance of 

Manon�察  �leaving   everything   else   to   be   considered   hereafter   when   I   had 

succeeded in this first and paramount object。 

     ;I   had   very  little   money  left�察  �money�察  �however�察 �was   an   indispensable 

basis for all my operations。         I only knew three persons from whom I had 

any right to ask pecuniary assistanceM。 de T�察�Tiberge�察�and my father。 

There   appeared   little   chance   of   obtaining   any  from  the   two   latter�察  �and   I 

was   really   ashamed   again   to   importune   M。   de   T。      But   it   is   not   in 

desperate emergencies that one stands upon points of ceremony。                       I went 

first to the seminary of St。 Sulpice�察�without considering whether I should 

be recognised。       I asked for Tiberge。        His first words showed me that he 

knew nothing   of my  latest adventure�此  �this made   me change   the design   I 

had   originally  formed   of   appealing   at   once   to   his   compassion。     I   spoke 

generally of the pleasure it had given me to see my father again�察�and I then 

begged of him to lend me some money�察�under the pretext of being anxious 

before I left Paris to pay a few little debts�察�which I wished to keep secret。 

He   handed   me   his   purse�察  �without   a   single   remark。       I   took   twenty   or 

twenty´five pounds�察�which it contained。              I offered him my note of hand�察�

but he was too generous to accept it。 

     ;I then went to M。 de T�此�I had no reserve with him。                 I plainly told 

him   my   misfortunes   and   distress�此  �he   already   knew   everything�察  �and   had 

informed himself even of the most trifling circumstance�察�on account of the 



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interest he naturally took in young G M's adventure。                    He�察�however�察�

listened to me�察�and seemed sincerely to lament what had occurred。                        When 

I consulted him as to the best means of rescuing Manon�察�he answered that 

he    saw   such    little  ground     for  hope�察   �that�察 �without     some    extraordinary 

interposition of Providence�察�it would be folly to expect relief�察�that he had 

paid   a   visit   expressly   to   the   Hospital   since   Manon   had   been   transferred 

from the Chatelet�察�but that he could not even obtain permission to see her�察�

as   the   lieutenant´general   of   police   had   given   the   strictest   orders   to   the 

contrary�察  �and   that�察  �to   complete   the   catastrophe�察  �the   unfortunate   train   of 

convicts�察�in which she was to be included�察�was to take its departure from 

Paris the day but one after。 

     ;I was so confounded by what he said�察�that if he had gone on speaking 

for another hour�察�I should not have interrupted him。                   He continued to tell 

me�察�that the reason of his not calling to see me at the Chatelet was�察�that he 

hoped to be of more use by appearing to be unknown to me�察�that for the 

last few hours�察�since I had been set at liberty�察�he had in vain looked for me�察�

in order   to   suggest   the   only  plan   through   which   he   could see   a   hope   of 

averting Manon's fate。          He told me it was dangerous counsel to give�察�and 

implored me never to mention the part he took in it�察�it was to find some 

enterprising   fellows   gallant   enough   to   attack   Manon's   guard   on   getting 

outside   the barriere。       Nor   did   he   wait   for   me   to   urge   a plea of   poverty。 

`Here is fifty pounds��' he said�察�presenting me his purse�察 �it may be of use 

to   you�察  �you   can   repay   me   when   you   are   in   better   circumstances。'        He 

added�察  �that   if   the   fear   of   losing   his   character   did   not   prevent   him   from 

embarking in   such an   enterprise�察�he would   have   willingly put   his   sword 

and his life at my service。 

     ;This unlooked´for   generosity  affected   me   to   tears。            I   expressed   my 

gratitude      with   as   much     warmth      as   my    depressed     spirits   left  at   my 

command。         I   asked    him    if  there   were    nothing     to  be   expected      from 

interceding      with    the  lieutenant´general       of   police�此  �he   said   that  he   had 

considered   that   point�察  �but   that   he   looked   upon   it   as   a   hopeless   attempt�察�

because a favour of that nature was never accorded without some strong 

motive�察     �and   he   did   not   see   what    inducement       could    be   held   out   for 

engaging the intercession of any person of power on her behalf�察�that if any 



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hope could possibly be entertained upon the point�察�it must be by working a 

change in the feelings of old G M and my father�察�and by prevailing 

on them to solicit from the lieutenant´general of police the revocation of 

Manon's sentence。        He offered to do everything in his power to gain over 

the    younger     G   M�察   �although     he   fancied    a  coldness     in  that 

gentleman's      manner     towards    him�察  �probably    from    some    suspicions    he 

might entertain of his being concerned in the late affair�察�and he entreated 

me to lose no opportunity of effecting the desired change in my father's 

mind。 

     ;This   was   no   easy   undertaking   for   me�察  �not   only   on   account   of   the 

difficulty    I  should   naturally   meet   in  overcoming      his  opinion�察   �but  for 

another reason which made me fear even to approach him�察�I had quitted 

his lodgings contrary to his express orders�察�and was resolved�察�since I had 

learned the sad fate of my poor Manon�察�never again to return thither。                    I 

was not without apprehensions indeed of his now retaining me against my 

will�察�and perhaps taking me at once back with him into the country。                   My 

elder brother had formerly had recourse to this violent measure。                  True�察�I 

was now somewhat older�察�but age is a feeble argument against force。                      I 

hit upon a mode�察�however�察�of avoiding this danger�察�which was to get him 

by  contrivance   to   some   public   place�察  �and   there   announce   myself   to   him 

under an assumed name�此�I immediately resolved on this method。                      M。 de 

T went   to   G M's�察  �and   I to   the   Luxembourg�察�whence   I   sent   my 

father word�察�that a gentleman waited there to speak with him。                   I hardly 

thought he would come�察�as the night was advancing。                 He�察�however�察�soon 

made his appearance�察�followed by a servant�此�I begged of him to choose a 

walk   where   we   could   be   alone。     We   walked   at   least   a   hundred   paces 

without speaking。       He doubtless imagined that so much precaution could 

not be taken without some important object。              He waited for my opening 

speech�察�and I was meditating how to commence it。 

     At length I began。 

     ;`Sir��' said I�察�trembling�察 �you are a good and affectionate parent�察�you 

have loaded me with favours�察�and have forgiven me an infinite number of 

faults�察�I also�察�in my turn�察�call Heaven to witness the sincere�察�and tender�察�

and   respectful   sentiments   I   entertain   towards   you。   But   it   does   seem   to 



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me�察�that your inexorable severity' 

     ;`Well�察  �sir�察  �my   severity��'   interrupted   my   father�察  �who   no   doubt   found 

my hesitation little suited to his impatience。 

     ;`Ah�察�sir��' I replied�察 �it does seem to me that your severity is excessive 

in the penalty you inflict upon the unfortunate Manon。                   You have taken 

only M。 G M's report of her。            His hatred has made him represent 

her to you in the most odious colours�此�you have formed a frightful idea of 

her。    She   is�察  �on   the   contrary�察  �the   mildest   and   most   amiable   of   living 

creatures�察  �would   that   Heaven   had   but   inspired   you   at   any   one  

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