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     With   these   words   she   handed   him   the   anonymous   note。   He   changed 

countenance�察  �and   it   was   now   his   turn   to   grow   red。   ;Who   can   prove   to 

you�察─�he demanded�察 �that I am the author of this offence�察�or rather crime�拭─�

     ;Every bad case may be denied�察�but do not you deny。; 

     After a moment's silence�察�he replied�此 �I will not lie�察�I am not capable of 

lying。 Yes�察�I am the guilty one�察�I confess it with sorrow�察�because you are 



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offended by my audacity。; 

     ;I   never     liked   madrigals�察    �either    in  prose    or   verse�察   �signed    or 

anonymous�察─�she returned�察�rather dryly。 

     He   exclaimed�察   �You   took   this   letter   for   a   madrigal�拭─  �Then�察  �having 

reread it�察�he deliberately tore it up�察�throwing the pieces into the fireplace�察�

and added�察�smiling�此 �It certainly lacked common´sense�察�he who wrote it is 

a fool�察�and I have nothing to say in his defence。; 

     Crossing her hands on her breast�察�and uplifting to him her brown eyes�察�

that were as proud as gentle�察�she softly murmured�察 �What more�拭─�

     ;I   came   to   Chur�察─  �he   replied�察   �I   entered   a   church�察  �I   there   saw   a   fair 

unknown�察  �and   I   forgot   myself   in   gazing   at   her。   That   evening   I   saw   her 

again�察�she was walking in a garden where there was music�察�and this music 

of harps and violins was grateful to me。 I said within myself�此�'What a thing 

is the heart of man� �The woman who has passed me by without seeing me 

does   not   know   me�察  �will   never   know   of   my   existence�察  �I   am   ignorant   of 

even her name�察�and I wish to remain so�察�but I am conscious that she exists�察�

and I am glad�察�content�察�almost happy。 She will be for me the fair unknown�察�

she cannot prevent me from remembering her。 I will think sometimes of 

the fair unknown of Chur。' ; 

     ;Very good�察─�said she�察 �but this does not explain the letter。; 

     ;We are coming to that�察─�he continued。 ;I was seated in a copse�察�by the 

roadside。 I had the blueswas profoundly weary�察�there are times when life 

weighs      on   me    like   a   torturing   burden。     I  thought     of   disappointed 

expectations�察�of dissipated illusions�察�of the bitterness of my youth and of 

my future。 You passed by on the road�察�and I said to myself�察�'There is good 

in life�察�because of such encounters�察�in which we catch renewed glimpses 

of what was once pleasant for us to see。' ; 

     ;And the note�拭─�she asked again�察�in a dreamy tone。 

     He    went     on�此   �I  never    was    a   philosopher�察    �wisdom      consists    in 

performing only useful actions�察�and I was born with a taste for the useless。 

That evening I saw you climb a hill�察�in order to gather some flowers�察�the 

hill was steep and you could not reach the flowers。 I gathered them for you�察�

and�察�in sending my bouquet�察�I could not resist the temptation of adding a 

word。   'Before   doing   penance��'   I   said   to   myself�察  �'let   me   commit   this   one 



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folly�察�it shall be the last。' We always flatter ourselves that each folly will 

be   our   last。   The   unfortunate   note   had   scarcely   gone�察  �when   I   regretted 

having sent it�察�I would have given much to have had it back�察�I felt all its 

impropriety�察�I have dealt justly by it in tearing it to pieces。 My only excuse 

was my firm resolution not to meet you�察�not to make your acquaintance。 

Chance ordered otherwise�此�I was presented to you�察�you know by whom�察�

and how�察�I ended by coming here every evening�察�but I rebelled against my 

own weakness�察 �I   condemned myself   to   absence for   a   few days�察 �so   as   to 

break a dangerous habit�察�and�察�thank God� �I have broken my chain。; 

     She   lightly   tapped   the   floor   with   the   tip   of   her   foot�察  �and   demanded 

with the air of a queen recalling a subject to his allegiance�察 �Are you to be 

believed�拭─�

     He   had   spoken   in   a   half´serious�察  �half´jesting   tone�察  �tinged   with   the 

playful melancholy that was natural to him。 He changed countenance�察�his 

face flushed�察�and he cried out abruptly�察 �I regained my strength and will on 

the summit of Morteratsch�察�and I only return to bid you farewell�察�and to 

give you the assurance that I never will see you again。; 

     ;It is a strange case�察─�she replied�察 �but I pardon you�察�on condition that 

you do not execute your threat。 You are resolved to be wise�察�the wise avoid 

extremes。 You will remember that you have friends in Paris。 My father has 

many connections�察�if we can be of service to you in any way; 

     He did not permit her to finish�察�and responded proudly�此 �I thank you�察�

with    all  my   heart。  I  have   sworn    to   be  under   obligations   to   none    but 

myself。; 

     ;Very well�察─�she replied�察 �you will visit us for our pleasure。 In a month 

we shall be at Cormeilles。; 

     He shook his head in sign of refusal。 She looked fixedly at him�察�and 

said�察 �It must be so。; 

     This look�察�these words�察�sent to Count Abel's brain such a thrill of joy 

and   of   hope   that   for   a   moment   he   thought   he   had   betrayed   himself。   He 

nearly fell on his knees before Mlle。 Moriaz�察�but�察�speedily mastering his 

emotions�察     �he    bowed     gravely�察   �casting    down     his   eyes。    She    herself 

immediately resumed her usual voice and manner�察�and questioned him on 

his journey。 He told her�察�in reply�察�that he proposed to go by the route of 



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Soleure�察  �and   to   stay   there   a   day   in   order   to   visit   in   Gurzelengasse   the 

house where Kosciuszko�察�the greatest of Poles�察�had died。 He had thought 

of this pilgrimage for a long time。 He added�此 �Still another useless action。 

Ah� �when shall I improve�拭─�

     ;Don't improve too much�察─�she said�察�smiling。 And then he went away。 

     M。 Moriaz returned to the hotel about noon�此�his guide being engaged 

elsewhere�察�he had taken only a short ramble。 After breakfast his daughter 

proposed to him that he should go down with her to the banks of the lake。 

They made the descent�察�which is not difficult。 This pretty piece of water�察�

that has been falsely accused of resembling a shaving´dish�察�is said to be 

not less than a mile in length。 When the father and daughter reached the 

entrance of the woods that pedestrians pass through in going to Pontresina�察�

they seated themselves on the grass at the foot of a larch。 They remained 

some   time   silent。 Antoinette   watched   the   cows   grazing�察  �and   stroked   the 

smooth�察�glossy leaves of a yellow gentian with the end of her parasol。 M。 

Moriaz busied himself   with   neither   the   cows  nor   the   yellow   gentianhe 

thought   of   M。   Camille   Langis�察  �and   felt   more   than   a   little   guilty   in   that 

quarter�察�he had not written to him�察�having nothing satisfactory to tell him。 

He could see the young man waiting in vain�察�at the Hotel Steinbock。 To 

pass   a   fortnight   at   Chur   is   a   torture   that   the   most   robust   constitution 

scarcely can endure�察�and it is an increased torture to watch every evening 

and   every  morning   for a   letter   that   never   comes。   M。   Moriaz   resolved   to 

open hostilities�察�to begin a new assault on the impregnable place。 He was 

seeking in his mind for a beginning for his first phrase。 He had just found 

it�察�when suddenly Antoinette said to him�察 �in a   low�察�agitated�察�but   distinct 

voice�此 �I have a question for you。 What would you think if I should some 

day marry M。 Abel Larinski�拭─�

     M。 Moriaz started up�察�and his cane�察�slipping from his hand�察�rolled to 

the bottom of the declivity。 He looked at his daughter�察�and said to her�此 �I 

beg of you to repeat what you just said to me。 I fear I have misunderstood 

you。; 

     She   answered   in   a   firmer   voice�察   �I   am   curious   to   know   what   you 

would think if I should marry�察�some day or other�察�Count Larinski。; 

     He   was   startled�察  �thunderstruck。   He   never   had   foreseen   that   such   a 



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catastrophe   could   occur�察  �nor   had   the   least   suspicion   that   anything   had 

passed   between   his   daughter   and   M。   Larinski。   Of   all   the   ideas   that   had 

suggested   themselves   to him�察  �this   seemed   the   least   admissible�察  �the   most 

improbable   and   ridiculous。   After   a   long   silence�察  �he   said   to   Antoinette�察�

;You want to frighten methis is not serious。; 

     ;Do you dislike M。 Larinski�拭─�she asked。 

     ;Certainly not�察�I by no means dislike him。 He has good manners�察�he 

speaks well�察�and I must acknowledge that he had a very graceful way of 

taking me from off my rock�察�where I should still be had it not been for him。 

I am grateful to him for it�察�but�察�from that to giving him my daughter�察�there 

is a wide margin。 If he wanted me to give him a medal he should have it。; 

     ;Let us talk seriously�察─�said she。 ;What objections have you to make�拭─�

     ;First�察�M。 Larinski is a stranger�察�and I mistrust strangers。 Then�察�I know 

him but slightly。 I naturally demand additional information。 Finally�察�I own 

that the state of his affairs; 

     ;Ah� �that is the main point�察─�she interrupted。 ;He is poor�察�that is his 

crime�察�which he has not disguised。 How differently we think� �I have some 

fortune�察�its only advantage that I can see is that it makes me free to marry 

the man I esteem�察�though he be poor。; 

     ;And   perhaps   a   little   because   of   that   very   reason�察─  �

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