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residence   of   two   fond   and   faithful   lovers�拭    �Does   not   each   find   in   the 

other�察�father�察�mother�察�friends�察�relations�察�riches�察�felicity�拭�

     ;If   anything   caused   me   uneasiness�察  �it   was   the   fear   of   seeing   Manon 

exposed      to  want。    I   fancied    myself    already    with   her  in   a  barbarous 

country�察�inhabited by savages。           `I am quite certain��' said I�察 �there will be 

none there more cruel than G M and my father。                 They will�察�at least�察�

allow us to live in peace。        If the accounts we read of savages be true�察�they 

obey the laws of nature�此�they neither know the mean rapacity of avarice�察�

nor the false and fantastic notions of dignity�察�which have raised me up an 

enemy in my own father。            They will not harass and persecute two lovers�察�

when they see us adopt their own simple habits。' I was therefore at ease 

upon that point。 

     ;But   my   romantic   ideas   were   not   formed   with   a   proper   view   to   the 

ordinary wants of life。        I had too often found that there were necessaries 

which could not be dispensed with�察�particularly by a   young and delicate 

woman�察      �accustomed      to  comfort    and   abundance。       I  was    in  despair    at 

having   so   fruitlessly   emptied   my   purse�察  �and   the   little   money   that   now 

remained was about   being forced from  me by the   rascally imposition   of 

the gendarmes。        I imagined that a very trifling sum would suffice for our 

support   for   some   time   in America�察  �where   money  was   scarce�察  �and   might 

also    enable    me    to  form    some    undertaking      there   for   our   permanent 

establishment。 

     ;This idea made me resolve on writing to Tiberge�察�whom I had ever 



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found ready  to   hold   out the generous   hand   of   friendship。        I  wrote  from 

the first town we passed through。           I only alluded to the destitute condition 

in which I foresaw that I should find myself on arriving at Havre´de´Grace�察�

to which place I acknowledged that I was accompanying Manon。                       I asked 

him   for   only   fifty   pistoles。  `You   can   remit   it   to   me��'   said   I   to   him�察�

`through the hands of the postmaster。            You must perceive that it is the last 

time I can by possibility trespass on your friendly kindness�察�and my poor 

unhappy   mistress   being   about   to   be   exiled   from   her   country   for   ever�察  �I 

cannot   let   her   depart   without   supplying   her   with   some   few   comforts�察  �to 

soften the sufferings of her lot�察�as well as to assuage my own sorrows。' 

     ;The gendarmes became so rapacious when they saw the violence of 

my passion�察�continually increasing their demands for the slightest favours�察�

that   they   soon   left   me   penniless。  Love   did   not   permit   me   to   put   any 

bounds to my liberality。        At Manon's side I was not master of myself�察�and 

it  was    no  longer    by  the   hour   that  time   was   measured�察    �rather   by   the 

duration of whole days。         At length�察�my funds being completely exhausted�察�

I   found   myself   exposed   to   the   brutal   caprice   of   these   six   wretches   who 

treated me   with intolerable rudenessyou   yourself   witnessed it   at   Passy。 

My meeting with you was a momentary relaxation accorded me by fate。 

Your      compassion       at   the   sight    of   my    sufferings     was     my    only 

recommendation to your generous nature。                The assistance which you so 

liberally extended�察�enabled me to reach Havre�察�and the guards kept their 

promise more faithfully than I had ventured to hope。 

     ;We arrived at Havre。         I went to the post´office�此�Tiberge had not yet 

had   time    to  answer    my   letter。  I   ascertained   the    earliest  day   I  might 

reckon upon his answer�此�it could not possibly arrive for two days longer�察�

and by an extraordinary fatality�察�our vessel was to sail on the very morning 

of the day when the letter might be expected。               I cannot give you an idea 

of my despair。       `Alas��' cried I�察 �even amongst the unfortunate�察�I am to be 

ever the most wretched��' 

     ;Manon replied�此        �Alas� �does a life so thoroughly miserable deserve 

the care we bestow on ours�拭          �Let us die at Havre�察�dearest chevalier�          �Let 

death at once put an end to our afflictions�           �Shall we persevere�察�and go to 

drag on this hopeless existence in an unknown land�察�where we shall�察�no 



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doubt�察�have   to encounter the most   horrible pains�察 �since it has been their 

object to punish me by exile�拭            �Let us die��' she repeated�察 �or do at least in 

mercy   rid   me   of   life�察  �and   then   you   can   seek   another   lot   in   the   arms   of 

some happier lover。' 

     ;`No�察�no�察�Manon��' said I�察 �it is but too enviable a lot�察�in my estimation�察�

to be allowed to share your misfortunes。' 

     ;Her observations made me tremble。                I saw that she was overpowered 

by   her   afflictions。    I   tried   to  assume   a   more   tranquil   air�察  �in   order   to 

dissipate such melancholy thoughts of death and despair。 

     I   resolved   to   adopt   the   same   course   in   future�察  �and   I   learned   by   the 

results�察�that nothing is more calculated to inspire a woman with courage 

than the demonstration of intrepidity in the man she loves。 

     ;When       I  lost  all  hope    of   receiving    the   expected     assistance     from 

Tiberge�察�I sold my horse�察�the money it brought�察�joined to what remained of 

your     generous     gift�察 �amounted       to  the   small    sum    of   forty   pistoles�察   �I 

expended eight in the purchase of some necessary articles for Manon�察�and 

I put the remainder by�察�as the capital upon which we were to rest our hopes 

and raise our fortunes in America。             I had no difficulty in getting admitted 

on   board   the   vessel。    They  were   at   the   time   looking   for   young   men   as 

voluntary   emigrants        to  the   colony。    The     passage    and    provisions     were 

supplied gratis。       I left a  letter for Tiberge�察 �which was to   go by the  post 

next   morning   to   Paris。     It   was   no   doubt   written   in   a   tone   calculated   to 

affect him deeply�察�since it induced him to form a resolution�察�which could 

only     be   carried    into   execution     by   the   tenderest     and   most    generous 

sympathy for his unhappy friend。 



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     Sunt hie   etiam  sua   proemia   laudi�察�Sunt   lachrymae   rerum�察 �et   mentem 

mortalia tangunt。 

                                          VIRGIL。 

     E'en   the   mute   walls   relate   the   victim's   fame。  And   sinner's   tears   the 

good man's pity claim。 

                                         DRYDEN。 

       ;We set sail�察�the wind continued favourable during the entire passage。 

I   obtained   from   the   captain's   kindness   a   separate   cabin   for   the   use   of 

Manon and myself。          He was so good as to distinguish us from the herd of 

our   miserable   associates。     I   took   an   opportunity�察  �on   the   second   day�察  �of 

conciliating his attentions�察�by telling him part of our unfortunate history。 

I did not feel that I was guilty of any very culpable falsehood in saying 

that   I  was   the   husband     of  Manon。      He    appeared     to  believe   it�察 �and 

promised me his protection�察�and indeed we experienced�察�during the whole 

passage�察�the most flattering evidences of his sincerity。             He took care that 

our   table   was   comfortably   provided�察  �and   his   attentions   procured   us   the 

marked respect   of our   companions in   misery。           The   unwearied object   of 

my   solicitude   was   to   save   Manon   from   every   inconvenience。        She   felt 

this�察�and her gratitude�察�together with a lively sense of the singular position 

in   which    I  had   placed   myself    solely   for  her  sake�察  �rendered    the   dear 

creature so tender and impassioned�察�so attentive also to my most trifling 

wants�察�that it was between us a continual emulation of attentions and of 

love。    I felt no regret at quitting Europe�察�on the contrary�察�the nearer we 

approached America�察  �the   more   did   I   feel   my   heart   expand   and   become 

tranquil。    If I had not felt a dread of our perhaps wanting�察�by and by�察�the 

absolute necessaries of life�察�I should have been grateful to fate for having 

at length given so favourable a turn to our affairs。 

     ;`After a passage of two months�察�we at length reached the banks of the 

desired river。     The country offered at first sight nothing agreeable。               We 

saw   only   sterile   and   uninhabited   plains�察  �covered   with   rushes�察  �and   some 

trees    rooted   up   by   the  wind。     No    trace   either   of  men    or   animals。 

However�察     �the   captain   having    discharged     some    pieces   of  artillery�察 �we 



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presently     observed     a  group     of  the   inhabitants    of  New     Orleans�察   �who 

approached us with evident signs of joy。              We had not perceived the town�此�

it is concealed upon the side on which we approached it by a hill。                        We 

were received as persons dropped from the clouds。 

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