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have been too painful。        I could not therefore imagine how Manon could�察�

to any other person�察�have devoted a single instant。 

     ;At last I thought I had discovered a clue to the mystery。             `M。 de B 

' said I to myself�察 �is a man extensively engaged in commercial affairs�察�and 

Manon's   relations have   no   doubt   remitted   her   money  through   his   house。 

She has probably already received some from him�察�and he is come today 

to bring her more。       She wishes�察�perhaps�察�to derive amusement by and by�察�



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from  an   agreeable   surprise�察  �by   keeping   me   at   present   in   the   dark。      She 

would doubtless have at once told me all�察�if I had gone in as usual�察�instead 

of   coming   here   to   distress   myself�此  �at   all   events�察  �she   will   not   conceal   it 

from me when I broach the subject myself。' 

     ;I   cherished   this   idea   so   willingly�察  �that   it   considerably   lightened   my 

grief。    I  immediately  returned   to   my   lodgings�察 �and   embraced   Manon   as 

tenderly as ever。        She received   me as usual。           At   first I was tempted   to 

mention   my   conjectures�察  �which   I   now�察  �more   than   ever�察  �looked   upon   as 

certain�察    �but  I  restrained     myself    in  the   hope    that   she   might    render    it 

unnecessary by informing me of all that had passed。 

     ;Supper   was   served。        Assuming   an   air   of   gaiety�察  �I   took   my   seat   at 

table�察�but by the light of the candles which were between us�察�I fancied I 

perceived   an   air   of   melancholy   about   the   eyes   and   countenance   of   my 

beloved      mistress。      The      very   thought      soon    damped      my     gaiety。     I 

remarked that her looks wore an unusual expression�察�and although nothing 

could be more soft or languishing�察�I was at a loss to discover whether they 

conveyed   more   of   love   than   of   compassion。          I   gazed   at   her   with   equal 

earnestness�察�and she perhaps had no less difficulty in comprehending from 

my countenance   what was   passing   in my  heart。                ;We neither   spoke   nor 

ate。    At   length   I   saw   tears   starting   from  her   beauteous   eyesperfidious 

tears�      �Oh     heavens��'     I  cried�察   �my    dearest    Manon�察     �why     allow    your 

sorrows to afflict you to this degree without imparting their cause to me��' 

She   answered   me   only  with sighs�察  �which   increased   my  misery。               I   arose 

trembling from my seat�此�I conjured her�察�with all the urgent earnestness of 

love�察  �to   let   me   know   the   cause   of   her   grief�此  �I   wept   in   endeavouring   to 

soothe her sorrows�此�I was more dead than alive。                   A barbarian would have 

pitied my sufferings as I stood trembling with grief and apprehension。 

     ;While my attention was thus confined to her�察�I heard people coming 

upstairs。     They tapped gently at the door。               Manon gave me a kiss�察�and 

escaping from my arms�察�quickly entered the boudoir�察�turning the key after 

her。    I   imagined   that�察  �not   being   dressed   to   receive   strangers�察  �she   was 

unwilling to meet the persons who had knocked�察�I went to let them in。 

     ;I had   hardly  opened   the   door�察 �when I   found  myself   seized by  three 

men�察�whom  I   recognised   as   my  father's servants。              They  offered   not   the 



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least violence�察�but two of them taking me by the arms�察�the third examined 

my pockets�察�and took out a small knife�察�the only weapon I had about me。 

They begged pardon for the necessity they were under of treating me with 

apparent disrespect�察�telling me frankly that they were acting by the orders 

of my father�察�and that my eldest brother was in a carriage below waiting to 

receive me。    My feelings were so overpowered�察�that I allowed myself to 

be   led  away   without   making   either  reply  or  resistance。 I   found  my 

brother waiting for me as they had stated。        They placed me by his side�察�

and the coachman immediately drove�察�by his orders�察�towards St。 Denis。 

    My brother embraced me most affectionately�察�but during our ride�察�he 

uttered not a word�察�so that�察�as I was not inclined for conversation�察�I had as 

much leisure as I could desire to reflect upon my misfortunes。 



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                                            III 



       That we can call these delicate creatures ours�察�And not their appetites。 

                                    SHAKESPEARE。 

       ;The whole affair was so involved in obscurity that I could not see 

my   way   even   to   a   reasonable   conjecture。    I   was   cruelly   betrayedthat 

was certain�察�but by whom�拭         �Tiberge first occurred to me。        `Tiberge��' said 

I�察 �it is as much as thy life is worth�察�if my suspicions turn out to be well 

founded。'     However�察�I recollected   that he could   not by possibility  know 

my   abode�察  �and   therefore�察  �he   could   not   have   furnished   the   information。 

To accuse Manon was more than my heart was capable of。                     The unusual 

melancholy  with   which   she   had lately  seemed   weighed   down�察 �her   tears�察�

the tender kiss she gave me in parting�察�made it all as yet a mystery to me。 

I   could   only   look   upon   her   recent   melancholy   as   a   presentiment   of   our 

common misfortune�察�and while I was deploring the event which tore me 

from her�察�I was credulous enough to consider her fate as much deserving 

of pity as my own。 

     ;The result of my reflections was�察�that I had been seen and followed in 

the   streets   of  Paris   by   some    persons    of  my   acquaintance�察     �who   had 

conveyed      the  information     to  my   father。   This    idea   comforted    me。    I 

made     up   my    mind    to  encounter    some    reproaches�察    �or  perhaps    harsh 

treatment�察    �for   having    outraged     the  paternal    authority。     I   resolved�察�

however�察�to suffer with patience�察�and to promise all that might be required 

of me�察�in order to facilitate my speedy return to Paris�察�that I might restore 

life and happiness to my dear Manon。 

     ;We   soon   arrived   at   St。   Denis。  My   brother�察  �surprised   at   my   long 

silence�察�thought it the effect of fear。       He assured me that I had nothing to 

apprehend   from  my  father's severity�察 �provided   I   showed   a disposition   to 

return quietly to the path of duty�察�and prove myself worthy of his affection。 

He made me pass the night at St。 Denis�察�merely taking the precaution of 

putting the three lackeys to sleep in my room。             It cost me a pang to find 

myself in the same inn where I had stopped with Manon on our way from 

Amiens   to   Paris。     The   innkeeper   and   his   servants   recognised   me�察  �and 

guessed at once the truth of my history。          I overheard them say�察 �Ah� �that's 



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the handsome young gentleman who travelled this road about a month ago�察�

with the beautiful girl he appeared so much in love with�                �How pretty she 

was�     �The poor young things�察�how they caressed each other�                  �Pity if they 

have been separated��'         I pretended not to hear�察�and kept as much out of 

sight as possible。 

     ;At   St。   Denis   my   brother   had   a   chariot   waiting   for   us�察  �in   which   we 

started early the next morning�察�and arrived at home before night。 

     He saw my father first�察�in order to make a favourable impression by 

telling him how quietly I had allowed myself to be brought away�察�so that 

his   reception   of   me   was   less   austere   than   I   had   expected。  He   merely 

rebuked me in general terms for the offence I had committed�察�by absenting 

myself     without    his  permission。     As     for  my   mistress�察   �he  said   I  richly 

deserved   what   had   happened   to   me�察  �for   abandoning   myself   to   a   person 

utterly unknown�察�that he had entertained a better opinion of my discretion�察�

but that he hoped this little adventure would make me wiser。                    I took the 

whole   lecture   only   in   the   sense   that   accorded   with   my   own   notions。   I 

thanked my father for his indulgence�察�and promised that I would in future 

observe   a   better   regulated   and   more   obedient   course   of   conduct。     I   felt 

that I had secured a triumph�察�for�察�from the present aspect of affairs�察�there 

was no doubt that I should be free to effect my escape from the house even 

before the night was over。 

     ;We sat down to supper。          They rallied me about my Amiens conquest�察�

and my flight with that paragon of fidelity。            I took their jokes in good part�察�

glad   enough   at   being   permitted   to   revolve   in   my   mind   the   plans   I   had 

meditated�察�but some words which fell from my father made me listen with 

earnest attention。      He spoke of perfidy�察�and the not disinterested kindness 

he had received at the hands of M。 de B。               I was almost paralysed on 

hearing the name�察�and begged of my father to explain himself。                   He turned 

to my brother�察�to ask if he had not told me the whole story。                  My brother 

answered�察�that I appeared to him so tranquil upon the road�察�that he did not 

suppose I required this remedy to cure me of my folly。                   I remarked that 

my father was doubtful whether he should give

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