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     ;And where are you going�拭─�

     ;To the Hotel Badrutt�察�to plead my own cause�察�because my advocate 

has failed me。; 

     ;Ah� �you have chosen an excellent time�察─�cried M。 Moriaz�察 �you have 

a real genius for arriving in season。 Go�察�hurry�察�plead�察�moan�察�weep�察�entreat�察�

you will be well received�察�you can come and tell me all about it。; 

     ;What do you mean�拭─�asked Camille�察 �is it all over�拭�Have you spoken�察�

and did she silence you�拭─�

     ;Not at all�察�she listened to me�察�without enthusiasm�察�it is true�察�but with 

attention and deference�察�when suddenlyAh� �my poor friend�察�how can it 

be helped�拭�This sad world is full of accidents and Poles。; 

    M。 Langis looked at him in amazement�察�as if to ask for an explanation。 

M。 Moriaz continued�此 �Do yourself justice。 You are the most honest fellow 

upon   earth�察  �I   grant�察  �you   are   a   charming   man�察  �and   an   engineer   of   the 

highest merit。 But�察�unfortunately�察�there is no mystery of blood and tears in 

your existence�察�you are perfectly unpretending�察�frank�察�unaffected�察�and as 

transparent as crystal�察�in short�察�you are not a stranger。 Had you a delicate�察�

blond�察�and romantic mother�察�and do you wear her portrait on your heart�拭�



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have you unfathomable green eyes�拭�have you adventures to relate�拭�have 

you visited California�拭�have you swept the streets of San Francisco�拭�have 

you exchanged bullets with the Cossacks�拭�have you been killed in three 

combats and in ten skirmishes�拭�I fear you have not even thought of dying 

once。 Have you tried all professions�察�without succeeding in one�拭�have you 

invented a gun which burst�拭�and�察�above all�察�are you as poor as a church´ 

mouse�拭�What� �is it possible that you possess none of these fine advantages�察�

and yet are audacious enough to ask me for my daughter's hand�拭─�

     M。   Moriaz   ended   this   harangue   as   the   Samaden   mail´coach   passed。 

Count Abel�察�seated on the outside�察�bowed and waved his hand to them。 

     ;Look   well   at   that   man�察─  �said   M。   Moriaz   to   Camille�察   �for   he   is   the 

enemy。; 

     And   then�察  �instead   of   giving   him   the   remaining   information   that   the 

youth desired�察�he said�此�

     ;Go away and forget�察�it is the best thing that you can do。; 

     ;You do not know me yet�察─�replied Camille。 ;I am obstinate�察�I fire to 

the last cartridge。 I will follow your steps。 Oh� �don't be afraid�察�I will lie 

deceive Antoinette�察�let her think that I have relinquished my claims。 I shall 

pay her only a friendly visit�察�but my eyes hunger to see her�察�and I will see 

her。; 

     The morning of the following day the enemy arrived at Chur�察�whence 

he proceeded to Berne。 Deponent saith not why he failed to turn aside at 

Soleure�察�as he had expressed his intention of doing in order to pay tribute 

there to the memory of the great Kosciuszko。 The facts of the case are�察�that 

from Berne he went direct to Lausanne�察�and that immediately on reaching 

there   he   hastened   to   the   Saxon   Casino。   When   he   seated   himself   at   the 

gaming´table�察 �he   experienced   a   violent   palpitation   of   the   heart。   His   ears 

tingled�察   �his  brain   was    on  fire�察 �and   the  cold   sweat    started   out  on   his 

forehead。   He   cast   fierce   glances   right   and   left�察  �he   seemed   to   see   in   his 

partner's eyes his past�察�his future�察�and Mlle。 Moriaz life´size。 Fortune made 

amends   for the   harshness   she had   shown   him  at   Milan。 After   a   night   of 

anguish      and   many     vicissitudes�察   �at  daybreak     Count    Abel    had   twenty 

thousand francs in his pocket。 It was sufficient to pay his debts�察�which he 

was     anxious    to   do�察 �and    to  enable    him    to  await    without    too   much 



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impatience the moment for executing his projects。 He left the casino�察�his 

face   flushed   and   radiant�察  �he   was   so   joyful   that   he   became   tender   and 

affectionate�察  �and�察  �had   M。   Guldenthal himself   come   in   his   way�察 �he   could 

have embraced him。 



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                              CHAPTER IV 



     Although he had said nothing about it to Mlle。 Moriaz in narrating to 

her his   voyages   and   Odysseys�察  �Count Abel   was   already  acquainted   with 

Paris�察�having made several long sojourns there。 This may seem improbable。 

Gone in his early youth to America�察�he had not recrossed the ocean until 

he returned to fight in Poland�察�since then he had lived in Roumania and 

Vienna。   Where�察  �then�察  �had   he   found   time   to   visit   France�拭  �Certain   it   is�察�

however�察�that he was at home on the boulevard�察�and that he knew well the 

streets   that   led   to   the   places   where   Paris   amuses   itself�察  �but   he   had   no 

thoughts now for amusements。 Notwithstanding the fact that his purse was 

full�察  �he   proposed   to   live   a   retired  and   austere   life。   He   found   suitable 

apartments      in  one   of  the   lodging´houses      of  Rue   Mont´Thabor。       These 

apartments�察�on the fifth floor�察�were pleasant but modest�察�they consisted of 

two    rooms    having    a  view    of  the  chestnut´trees     in  the  garden    of   the 

Tuileries。 The   portress   was   a   nice   woman�察  �whose  good´will   Count Abel 

gained on the very first day。 He considered it useful�察�in the affairs of this 

world�察�to be at peace with both conscience and portress。 

     After   getting   installed   in   his   garret   his   first   care   was   to   write   to   M。 

Moses Guldenthal。 He informed him that he was ready to refund interest 

and capital�察�and he commissioned him to pay off some trifling debts that 

he had left in Vienna�察�he also desired him to send him the bracelet�察�which 

he hoped to make use of。 He felt a genuine relief in the thought that he 

owed no man anything�察�that his condition was clear and transparent。 When 

a man is proud he likes to be out of debt�察�and when he is clever he foresees 

all   possible   contingencies。   His   second   care   was   to   go   to   the   Passage   de 

l'Opera and buy a bouquet for sixty francs�察�which he carried to No。 27 Rue 

Mouffetard。 He had one of those memories that retain everything and let 

nothing   escape   them。   This   bouquetthe   most   beautiful   Mlle。   Galet   ever 

had receivedcaused her great astonishment。 She did not know to whom 

to attribute it�察�the modest donor having escaped from the effusions of her 

gratitude by not making himself known。 She supposed that Mlle。 Moriaz 

had sent it to her�察�and�察�as she had taste for composition�察�she wrote to her a 

four page letter of thanks。 



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     Count Abel had not forgotten that he was the bearer of a commission 

from   Mlle      Moriaz。   A   few    days   after   his   arrival�察 �he   decided   to   go   to 

Maisons�察�but to take the longest route there�察�he wanted to see Cormeilles 

in passing�察�and a certain villa in which he was particularly interested。 He 

went in the Argenteuil cars�察�got out at Sannois�察�climbed that pretty hill that 

commands the loveliest of views�察�and stopped at the inn of Trouillet mills 

in   order   to   breakfast   there。   The   morning   was   charmingit   was   in   the 

middle   of Augustand   the   approach   of   autumn   was   already   felt�察  �which 

enhances   the   beauty   of   all   things。   The   sky   was   flecked   with   small   gray 

clouds�察�a light�察�silvery mist hung on the brow of the hills�察�in two places the 

Seine appeared glittering in the sunshine。 Abel breakfasted in the open air�察�

while eating he gazed on the sky and on the great garden´plain extending 

at    his   feet�察  �covered      with    vegetables�察     �grape´vines�察     �and    asparagus�察�

interspersed   with   fruit´trees。   The   wooded   hills   bordering   it   formed   an 

admirable frame。 In his present mood Count Larinski was charmed with 

the landscape�察�which was at once grand and smiling。 Then he questioned 

himself   as   to   how   much   a   bed   of   asparagus   would   yield   at   the   gates   of 

Paris�察�and�察�having finished his calculation�察�he surveyed with the eye of a 

poet   the   heather   and   broom   that   surrounded   him。   He   decided   that   the 

Sannois Hill is more beautiful than Koseg�察�and indeed it is not necessary 

to be in love with Mlle。 Moriaz to hold that opinion。 

     After having had a good breakfast�察�he again set out�察�following the crest 

of the hill and going through the woods。 As he approached Cormeilles�察�he 

saw in the distance�察�beyond a grove of oaks�察�the white walls of a pretty 

villa。   His   heart   beat   faster�察  �and   by   a   sort   of   divination   he   said   within 

himself�察   �That   must   be   it。;   He   inquired�察  �he   had   made   no   mistake。   Five 

minutes later he stood before a railing�察�through which he saw a green lawn。 

At the entrance of the porter's lodge a woman sat knitting。 

     ;Can you tell me where M。 Moriaz lives�拭─�asked Count Larinski。 

     ;Here�察�monsieur�察─  �she   replied�察   �but   M。  Moriaz   is   absent�察�he   will not 

return   for   a   month。   If   you   come   from  a   distance�察  �monsieur�察─  �she   added�察�

graciously�察 �perhaps you would like to rest awhile on the terrace。 The view 

is beautiful。; 

     This hospitable reception seemed a good omen�察�for�察�sensible as he was�察�



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