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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─ �