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to Antoinette。 ;He is shockingly egotistical。 He has confiscated M。
Larinski。 The idea of employing such a man as that to play /bezique/� �He
will stop coming。;
But the count's former savageness seemed wholly subdued。 He did not
stop coming。
One evening M。 Moriaz committed an imprudence。 In making an odd
trick�察�he carelessly asked M。 Larinski who had been his piano professor。
;One whose portrait I always carry about me�察─�was the reply。
And�察�drawing from his vest´pocket a medallion�察�he presented it to M。
Moriaz�察�who�察�after having looked at it�察�passed it over to his daughter。 The
medallion contained the portrait of a woman with blond hair�察�blue eyes�察�a
refined�察 �lovely mouth�察 �a fragile�察 �delicate being with countenance at the
same time sweet and sad�察�the face of an angel�察�but an angel who had lived
and suffered。
;What an exquisite face� ─�cried Mlle。 Moriaz。
Truly it was exquisite。 Some one has asserted that a Polish woman is
like punch made with holy´water。 One may like neither the punch nor the
holy´water�察�and yet be very fond of Polish women。 They form one of the
best chapters in the great book of the Creator。
;It is the portrait of my mother�察─�said Count Larinski。
;Are you so fortunate as to still possess her�拭─�asked Antoinette。
;She was a tender flower�察─�he replied�察 �and tender flowers never live
long。;
;Her portrait shows it plainly�察�one can see that she suffered much�察�but
was resigned to live。;
For the first time the count departed from the reserve he had shown
towards Mlle。 Antoinette Moriaz。 ;I have no words to tell you�察─ �he
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exclaimed�察 �how happy I am that my mother pleases you� ─�
Othello was accused of having employed secret philters to win
Desdemona's love。 Brabantio had only himself to blame�察�he had taken a
liking to Othello�察�and often invited him to come to him�察�he did not make
him play /bezique/�察 �but he questioned him on his past。 The Moor
recounted his life�察 �his sufferings�察 �his adventures�察 �and Desdemona wept。
The fathers question�察�the heroes or adventurers recount�察�and the daughters
weep。 Such are the outlines of a history as old as the world。 Abel Larinski
had left the card´table。 He had taken his seat in an arm´chair�察�facing Mlle。
Moiseney。 He was questioned�察�he replied。
His destiny had been neither light nor easy。 He was quite young when
his father�察 �Count Witold Larinski�察 �implicated in a conspiracy�察 �had been
compelled to flee from Warsaw。 His property was confiscated�察�but luckily
he had some investments away from home�察 �which prevented him from
being left wholly penniless。 He was a man of projects。 He emigrated to
America with his wife and his son�察�he dreamed of making a name and a
fortune by cutting a canal through the Isthmus of Panama。 He repaired to
New Granada�察�there to make his studies and his charts。 He made them so
thoroughly that he died of yellow fever before having begun his work�察�
having come to the end of his money and leaving his widow in the most
cruel destitution。 Countess Larinski said to her son�此 �We have nothing
more to live on�察 �but�察 �then�察 �is it so necessary to live�拭─ �She uttered these
words with an angelic smile about her lips。 Abel set out for California。 He
undertook the most menial services�察�he swept the streets�察�acted as porter�察�
what cared he�察 �so long as his mother did not die of hunger�拭�All that he
earned he sent to her�察 �enduring himself the most terrible privations�察�
making her think that he denied himself nothing。 In the course of time
Fortune favoured him�察�he had acquired a certain competency。 The countess
came to rejoin him in San Francisco�察�but angels cannot live in the rude�察�
exciting atmosphere of the gold´seekers�察 �they suffer�察 �spread their wings�察�
and fly away。 Some weeks after having lost his motherit was in 1863
Count Abel learned from a journal that fell into his hands that Poland had
risen again。 He was twenty´one years of age。 He thought he heard a voice
calling him�察�and another voice from the skies whispered�此 �She calls thee。
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Go�察�it is thy duty。; And he went。 Two months later he crossed the frontier
of Galicia to join the bands of Langiewicz。
Othello spoke to Desdemona of caverns�察�deserts�察�quarries�察�rocks�察�and
hills whose heads touch heaven�察�of cannibals�察�the anthropophagi�察�and men
whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders。 Count Abel spoke to Mlle。
Moriaz of the fortunes and vicissitudes of partisan warfare�察 �of vain
exploits�察�of obscure glories�察�of bloody encounters that never are decisive�察�
of defeats from which survive hope�察�hunger�察�thirst�察�cold�察�snow stained with
blood�察�and long captivities in forests�察�tracked by the enemy�察�then disasters�察�
discouragements�察�the vanishing of the last hope�察�punishment�察�the gallows�察�
and finally a mute�察�feverish resignation�察�swallowed up in that vast solitude
with which silence surrounds misfortune。 After the dispersion of the band
whose destinies he had followed�察�he had gone over to Roumania。
This narration�察�exact and precise�察�bore the impress of truth。 Count Abel
made it in a simple�察�modest tone�察�keeping himself as much as possible in
the background�察 �and growing persuasive without apparent effort。 There
were moments when his face would flame up with enthusiasm�察�when his
voice would become husky and broken�察�when he would seek for a word�察�
become impatient because he could not find it�察 �find it at last�察 �and this
effort added to the energy of his spasmodic and disjointed eloquence。 In
conclusion�察�he said�此 �In his youth man believes himself born to roll�察�the
day comes when he experiences the necessity of being seated。 I am seated�察�
my seat is a little hard�察�but when I am tempted to murmur�察�I think of my
mother and refrain。;
;What did you do in Roumania�拭─ �inquired M。 Moriaz�察 �who liked to
have stories circumstantially detailed。
;Ah� �I beg of you to excuse me from recounting to you the worst
employed years of my life。 I am my father's own son。 He dreamed of
cutting through an isthmus�察�I of inventing a gun。 I spent four years of my
life in fabricating it�察�and the first time it was used it burst。;
And thereupon he plunged into a somewhat humorous description of
his invention�察�his hopes�察�his golden dreams�察�his disappointments�察�and his
chagrin。 ;The only admirable thing in the whole affair�察─ �he concluded�察�
;and something that I believe never has happened to any other inventor�察�is
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that I am cured entirely of my chimera�察�I defy it to take possession of me
again。 I propose to put myself under discipline in order to expiate my
extravagance。 So soon as my cure is entirely finished I will set out for
Paris�察�where I will do penance。;
;What kind of penance�拭─�asked M。 Moriaz。 ;Paris is not a hermitage。;
;Nor is it my intention to live there as a hermit�察─�was the reply�察�given
with perfect simplicity。 ;I go to give lessons in music and in the
languages。;
;Indeed� ─�exclaimed M。 Moriaz。 ;Do you see no other career open to
you�察�my dear count�拭─�
;I am no longer a count�察─�he replied�察�with an heroic smile。 ;Counts do
not run about giving private lessons。; And a strange light flashed in his
eyes as he spoke。 ;I shall run about giving private lessons until I hear
anew the voice that spoke to me in California。 It will find me ever ready�察�
my reply will be�此�'I belong to thee�察�dispose of me at thy pleasure。' Ah� �this
chimera is one that I never will renounce� ─�
Then suddenly he started as one just awakening from a dream�察�he drew
his hand over his brow�察�looked confusedly around him�察�and said�此 �/Grand
Dieu��/ here I have been talking to you of myself for two hours� �It is the
most stupid way of passing one's time�察 �and I promise you it shall not
happen again。;
With these words he rose�察�took up his hat�察�and left。
M。 Moriaz paced the floor for some moments�察 �his hands behind his
back�察�presently he said�此 �This /diable/ of a man has strangely moved me。
One thing alone spoils his story for methat is the gun。 A man who once
has drunk will drink again�察 �one who has invented will invent again。 No
man in the world ever remained satisfied with his first gun。;
;I beg of you�察�monsieur�察─�cried Mlle。 Moiseney�察 �could you not speak
to the Minister of War about adopting the Larinski musket�拭─�
;Are you your country's enemy�拭─ �he asked。 ;Do you wish its
destruction�拭�Have you sworn that after Alsace we must lose Champagne�拭─�
;I am perfectly sure�察─�she replied�察�mounting on her high horse�察 �that
the Larinski musket is a /chef´d'oeuvre/�察�and I would pledge my life that
he who invented it is a man of genius。;
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;If you would pled