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     ;If you would pledge your word of honour to that�察�mademoiselle�察─�he 

replied�察�making her a profound bow�察 �you may well feel assured that the 

French Government would not hesitate a moment。; 

     Mlle。    Moriaz     took   no   part  in  this  conversation。     Her    face   slightly 

contracted�察�buried in her thoughts as in a solitude inaccessible to earthly 

sounds�察�her cheek resting in the palm of her left hand�察�she held in her right 

hand a paper´cutter�察�and she kept pricking the point into one of the grooves 

of the table on   which   her  elbow  rested�察 �while her half´closed   eyes   were 

fixed   on   a   knot   of   the   mahogany。   She   saw   in   this   knot   the   Isthmus   of 

Panama�察  �San   Francisco�察  �the   angelic   countenance   of   the   beautiful   Polish 

woman   who   had   given birth   to   Count Abel   Larinski�察  �she   saw  there   also 

fields   of   snow�察  �ambuscades�察  �retreats   more   glorious   than   victories�察  �and�察�

beyond all else�察�the bursting of a gun and of a man's heart。 

     She   arose�察  �and    saluted   her   father   without    a   word。  In  crossing    the 

/salon/ she perceived that M。 Larinski had forgotten a book he had left on 

the piano   when   he   came   in。   She   opened   the   volume�察  �he   had   written   his 

name      on   the   top   of  the   first  page�察   �and   Antoinette      recognised     the 

handwriting of the note。 

     Shut up in her own room�察�while taking down and combing her hair�察�her 

imagination long wandered through California and Poland。 She compared 

M。 Larinski with all the other men she ever had known�察�and she concluded 

that he resembled none of them。 And it was he who had written�此 �I arrived 

in this village disgusted with life�察�sorrowful and so weary that I longed to 

die。 I saw you pass by�察�and I know not what mysterious virtue entered into 

me。 I will live。; 

     It seemed to her that for long years she had been seeking some one�察�

and that she had done well to come to the Engadine�察�because here she had 

found the object of her search。 



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                              CHAPTER III 



     Two�察�three�察�four days passed without Count Larinski reappearing at the 

Hotel   Badrutt�察    �where    every   evening    he  was    expected。    This   prolonged 

absence keenly affected Mlle。 Moriaz。 She sought an explanation thereof�察�

the search occupied part of her days�察�and troubled her sleep。 She had too 

much   character   not   to   conceal   her   trouble   and   anxiety。   Those   about   her 

had not the least suspicion that she asked herself a hundred times in the 

twenty´four hours�此 �Why does he not come�拭�will he never come again�拭�is 

it a fixed resolution�拭�Does he blame us for drawing out�察�by our questions�察�

the secret of his life�拭�or does he suspect that I have discovered him to be 

the   writer   of   the  anonymous       letter�拭 �Will   he  leave   Engadine      without 

bidding us good´bye�拭�Perhaps he has already gone�察�and we shall never see 

him  again。; This thought   caused   Mlle。   Moriaz   a heart´burn that she had 

never before experienced。 Her day had come�察�her heart was no longer free�此�

the bird had allowed itself to be caught。 

     Mlle。 Moiseney said to her one evening�此 �It seems certain to me that 

we never shall see Count Larinski again。; 

     She   replied   in   an   almost   indifferent   tone�察   �No   doubt   he   has   found 

people at Cellarina�察�or elsewhere�察�who are more entertaining than we。; 

     ;You   mean   to   say�察─  �said   Mlle。   Moiseney�察   �that   M。   Moriaz   and   the 

/bezique/ has frightened him away。 I would not for worlds speak ill of your 

father�察�he has all the good qualities imaginable�察�except a certain delicacy 

of   sentiment�察 �which   is   not to be   learned   in   dealing   with   acids。 Think   of 

condemning   a   Count   Larinski   to   play   /bezique/�   �There   are   some   things 

that your father does not and never will understand。; 

     M。   Moriaz   had   entered   meanwhile。   ;Please   oblige   me   by   explaining 

what it is that I do not understand�察─�said he to Mlle。 Moiseney。 

     She    replied    with   some    embarrassment�察       �You    do   not   understand�察�

monsieur�察�that certain visits were a charming diversion to us�察�and that now 

we miss them。; 

     ;And do you think that I do not miss them�拭�It has been four days since 

I have had a game of cards。 But how can it be helped�拭�Poles are fickle  

more fools they who trust them。; 



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     ;It may be simply that M。 Larinski has been ill�察─�interrupted Antoinette�察�

with   perfect   tranquility。   ;I   think�察  �father�察  �that   it   would   be   right   for   us   to 

make inquiries。; 

     The   following   day   M。   Moriaz   went   to   Cellarina。   He   brought   back 

word     that   M。   Larinski     had   gone    on   a   walking´excursion        through     the 

mountains�察  �that   he   had   started   out   with   the   intention   of   climbing   to   the 

summit       of  Piz´Morteratsch�察       �and   of   attempting     the   still  more    difficult 

ascent   of   Piz´Roseg。   Mlle。   Moriaz   found   it   hard   to   decide   whether   this 

news   was   good   or   bad   news。 All   depended   on   what   point   of   view   was 

taken�察�and she changed hers every hour。 

     Since   his   mishap�察  �M。   Moriaz   had   become   less   rash   than   formerly。 

Experience   had   taught   him   that   there   are   treacherous   rocks   that   can   be 

climbed      without     much     difficulty�察   �but  from     which    it  is  impossible      to 

descendrocks exposing one  to   the danger of  ending one's days   in their 

midst�察  �if   there   is   no   Pole   near   at   hand。   Certain   truths   stamp   themselves 

indelibly      on   the   mind�察   �so   M。    Moriaz     never     ventured     again    on   the 

mountains without being attended by a guide�察�who received orders  from 

Antoinette not to leave him�察�and not to let him expose himself。 One day he 

came   in   later   than   usual�察  �and   his   daughter   reproached   him�察  �with   some 

vivacity�察    �for   the   continual    anxiety     he   caused     her。  ;The     glaciers    and 

precipices will end by giving me the nightmare�察─�she said to him。 

     ;Pray   on   whose   account�察  �my   dear�拭─  �he   playfully   rejoined。   ;I   assure 

you the ascent that I have just made was neither more difficult nor more 

dangerous   than   that   of   Montmartre�察  �nor   of   the   Sannois   Hill�察  �and   as   to 

glaciers�察�I have firmly resolved to keep shy of them。 I have passed the age 

of prowess。 My guide has been making me tremble by relating the dangers 

to    which     he   was    exposed      in   1864    on    Morteratsch�察     �where     he    had 

accompanied Professor Tyndall and another English tourist。 They were all 

swept away by an avalanche。 Attached to the same rope�察�they went down 

with the snow。 A fall of three hundred metres� �They would have been lost�察�

if�察  �through    the   presence     of  mind     of  one    of  the   guides�察   �they   had   not 

succeeded       in  stopping     themselves      two    feet  from   a   frightful    precipice�察�

which was about to swallow them up。 I am a father�察�and I do not despise 

life。 Let him ascend Morteratsch who likes� �I wish our friend Larinski had 



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made the descent safe and sound。 If he has met an avalanche on the way�察�

he will invent no more guns。; 

     Antoinette   was   no   longer   mistress   of   her   nerves�此  �during   the   entire 

evening she was so preoccupied that M。 Moriaz could not fail to notice it�察�

but   he   had   no   suspicion    of  the  cause。   He   was    profoundly     versed   in 

qualitative and quantitative analysis�察�but less skilled in the analysis of his 

daughter's heart。 ;How pale you are� ─�he said to her。 ;Are you not well�拭�

You are cold。Pray�察�Mlle。 Moiseney�察�make yourself useful and prepare her 

a mulled egg�察�you know I do not permit her to be sick。; 

     It was not the mulled egg that restored Mlle。 Moriaz's color。 The next 

morning as she was giving a drawing lesson to her /protegee/�察�Count Abel 

was announced。 She trembled�察�the blood rose in her cheeks�察�and she could 

not    conceal   her   agitation   from   the   penetrating    gaze   of  the   audacious 

charmer。 It might easily be seen that he had just descended from where the 

eagles themselves seldom ascend。 His face was weather´ beaten by the ice 

and snow。 He had successfully accomplished the double ascent�察�of which 

he was compelled to give an account。 In descending from Morteratsch he 

had been overtaken by a storm�察�and had come very near never again seeing 

the valley or Mlle。 Moriaz。 He owed his life to the presence of mind and 

courage of his guide�察�on whom he could not bestow sufficient praise。 

     While he modestly narrated his exploits�察�Antoinette had dismissed her 

pupil。 He seemed embarrassed by the /tete´a´tete/ which�察�nevertheless�察�he 

had sought。 He rose�察�saying�此 �I regret not being able to see M。 Moriaz�察�I 

came to bid him farewell。 I leave this evening。; 

     She summoned courage and replied�此 �You did well to come�察�you left a 

volume   of   Shakespearehere   it   is。;   Then   drawing   from   her   notebook   a 

paper;I   have   still   another   restitution   to   make   to   you。   I   have   had   the 

misfortune to discover that it was you who wrote this letter。; 

     With   these   words   she   handed   him   the   anonymous   note。 

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