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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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