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he believed in presentiments and prognostics。 He entered without waiting 

to be urged。 When he had crossed the lawn he stood facing two detached 

buildings�察  �separated   by   a   mass   of   verdure�此  �to   the   right�察  �an   old   summer´ 

house�察�used from time immemorial for M。 Moriaz's collections�察�laboratory�察�

and library�察�to the left�察�a new two´story house�察�part stone�察�part brick�察�built 

in an elegant but unobtrusive  style�察�without ornament or pretension�察 �and 

flanked   by   a   turret   covered   with   ivy   and   clematis�察  �which   served   for   a 

dove´cote。 The   house   was   not   a   palace�察  �but   there   was   an   air   about   it   of 

well´being�察�comfort�察�and happiness。 In looking at it you felt like saying�察�

;The inmates here ought to be happy� ─�This was about what Count Abel 

said to himself�察�in fact�察�he   could hardly refrain from exclaiming�察  �Dieu� �

how      happy    I  shall    be   here� ─   �The    situation�察   �the   terrace�察  �the   garden�察�

everything pleased him infinitely。 It seemed to him that the air here was 

fresher�察  �more   delightful   than   elsewhere�察  �that   it   was   exhilarating   in   the 

extreme�察�it seemed to him that the grass on the lawn was greener than any 

grass   he   ever   had   seen   before�察  �that   the   flowers   in   the   carefully   tended 

borders      exhaled     an   unusually     delicious     perfume。      He   espied    an   open 

window   on   the   ground´floor。   He   drew   near   it�察  �the   room   into   which   he 

gazed�察�full of /bric´a´brac/ of exquisite choice�察�was Mlle。 Moriaz's study。 

There was in the appearance of this little sanctuary�察�hung with white silken 

drapery�察  �and   as   elegant   as   the   divinity   whose   favourite   tarrying´place   it 

was�察    �something       of   purity�察  �chastity�察   �and    maidenliness。       It  opened      its 

windows   to   the   fresh   breezes   and   to   the   perfume   of   the   flowers�察  �but   it 

seemed as if nothing could penetrate there that was coarse or suspicious�察�

that the entrance   was forbidden to   all doubtful or   malignant beings   who 

might   have   a   secret   crime   to   hide�察  �to   all   pilgrims   through   life   who   had 

travelled its highways and had brought hence dust and mud on the soles of 

their shoes。 Strange to say�察�Count Abel experienced an attack of timidity 

and embarrassment。 He felt that he was indiscreet�察�he averted his eyes and 

went away。 

     This   impression   was   soon   dispelled。   He   regained   his   assurance�察  �and 

walked   around   the   terrace   twice�察  �treading   the   gravel   with   the   step   of   a 

conqueror�察  �making   it   feel   the   full   weight   of   his   foot。   He   finally   seated 

himself   on   a   bench�察  �he   had   the   nonchalant   attitude   of   a   man   who   is   at 



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home。 Five or six doves were billing and cooing on the ledge of the roof�察�

he could readily understand that they were talking of him�察�and that they 

were   saying�察   �Here   he   iswe   have   been   waiting   for   him。;   A   beautiful 

Angora cat�察�white as snow�察�with delicate nose and silky hair�察�came�察�arching 

her   back   and   waving   her   bushy   tail�察  �from   out   a   grove�察  �and   advanced 

towards      him。    She   examined      him    curiously     an   instant�察  �rubbed     herself 

against the bench�察�and then sat coquettishly at the feet of the intruder。 He 

caressed her�察�saying�此 �You are as white and graceful as your mistress�察�you 

are an intelligent animal�察�you understand�察�my dear�察�that I come from her。 

Shall I tell you a secret�拭�She loves Count Abel Larinski。; 

     With   these   words   he   rose   and   left�察  �after   thanking   the   portress�察  �who 

would      have    been    extremely      astonished      had    she   been    aware     of   the 

reflections that had just been occupying his mind。 He went a short distance 

on the highway�察�then finding�察�to the right�察�a road that led to Cormeilles�察�he 

took it�察�but soon struck into a path that wound through the woods。 He was 

sorry to leave a spot that spoke vividly to his heart�察�and even more so to 

his imagination。 He seated himself on the turf�察�in the midst of a grove of 

oaks�察�around him stretched a blooming heath。 Through an opening in the 

grove�察�he could see Saint´ Germain�察�its forests�察�and the Seine glittering in 

the   sunshine�察  �with   the   two   bridges   of   Maisons   Lafitte   spanning   it   with 

their arches。 Through another opening he caught a glimpse�察�to his left�察�of 

the proud bastions of Mont´Valerien�察�and�察�in the distance�察�Paris�察�the Arc de 

l'Etoile�察  �the   gilt   dome   of   the   Invalides�察  �and   the   smoke   of   the   factories 

rising slowly  in   the   air�察 �then by  turns   remaining   stiff   and   motionless�察 �or 

being swept away by the wind。 

     The   place   was   retired�察  �solitary�察  �very  still。   No   sound   was   to be   heard 

save the singing of a lark�察�and at intervals the melancholy cry of a peacock。 

Abel      Larinski     was    overcome       by   a   mysterious      emotion�察     �he   felt   a 

voluptuous   languor   steal   through   his   veins。   He   watched   the   smoke   over 

Paris�察  �and   he   saw   floating   in   it   an   ethereal   form   whose   face   was   partly 

concealed   by   a   red   hood。   It   smiled   on   him�察  �and   he   read   in   this   smile   a 

promise of all the joys of the land of Canaan。 

     He   turned   away  his   eyes�察  �partially  closing   them�察  �and   there   appeared 

another form to himin truth�察�very different from the first。 It was that of a 



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man whom he had known intimately�察�of a man whom he had deeply loved。 

In vain the lark sang aloud�察�in vain the peacock wailed Abel Larinski no 

longer   heard   them。   He   was   thinking   of   a   certain   Samuel   Brohl�察  �he   was 

reviewing in his mind all the history of this Samuel�察�a man who never had 

had a secret from him。 This history was quite as sad a one as that of Abel 

Larinski�察�but much less brilliant�察�much less heroic。 Samuel Brohl prided 

himself neither on being a patriot nor a paladin�察�his mother had not been a 

noble   woman       with   the   smile   of  an   angel�察  �and   the  thought     never   had 

occurred to him of fighting for any cause or any person。 He was not a Pole�察�

although born in a Polish province of the Austrian Empire。 His father was 

a Jew�察�of German extraction�察�as indicated by his name�察�which signifies a 

place   where   one   sinks   in   the   mire�察  �a   bog�察  �swamp�察  �or   something   of   that 

nature�察  �and   he   kept   a   tavern   in   a   wretched   little   market´town   near   the 

eastern     frontier   of  Galiciaa    forlorn    tavern�察  �a  forlorn   tavern´    keeper。 

Although always on the alert to sell adulterated brandy to his neighbour�察�

and to seize the opportunity to lend him money on usury�察�he did not thrive�此�

he was a coward of whose timidity every one took advantage to make him 

disgorge   his   ill´gotten   gains。   His   creed   consisted   in   three   doctrines�此  �he 

firmly     believed    that   the  arts  of   lying   well�察  �of  stealing    well�察  �and   of 

receiving a blow in the face without apparently noticing it�察�were the most 

useful arts to human life�察�but�察�of the three�察�the last was the only one that he 

practised successfully。 His intentions were good�察�but his intellect deficient。 

This arrant rogue was only a petty knave that any one could dupe。 

     Abel Larinski transported himself�察�in thought�察�to the tavern in which 

Samuel Brohl had spent his first youth�察�and which was as familiar to him 

as though he had lived there himself。 The smoky hovel rose before him�此�he 

could   smell   the   odour   of   garlic   and   tallow�察  �he   could   see   the   drunken 

guestssome seated round the long table�察�others lying under itthe damp 

and dripping walls�察�and the rough�察�dirty ceiling。 He remembered a panel in 

the   wainscoting   against   which   a   bottle   had   been   broken�察  �in   the   heat   of 

some dispute�察�it had left a great stain of wine that resembled a human face。 

He remembered�察�too�察�the tavern´keeper�察�a little man with a dirty�察�red beard�察�

whose demeanour was at once timid and impudent。 He saw him as he went 

and came�察�then saw him suddenly turn�察�lift the end of his caftan and wipe 



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his cheek on it。 What had happened�拭�An insolvent debtor had spit in his 

face�察�he bore it   smilingly。 This   smile was   more repulsive to Count Abel 

than the great stain that resembled a human face。 

     ;Children   should   be   permitted   to   choose   their   fathers�察─  �he   thought。 

And   yet   this   poor   Samuel   Brohl   came   very   near   living   as   happy   and 

contented      in  the  paternal    mire   as   a  fish  in  water。   Habit    and   practice 

reconcile one even to dirt�察�and there are people who eat and digest it。 What 

made Samuel Brohl think of reading Shakespeare�拭�Poets are corrupters。 

     The way it happened was this。 Samuel had picked up�察�somewhere�察�a 

volume   which   had   dropped   from   a   traveller's   pocket。   It   was   a   German 

translation of /The Merchant of Venice/。 He read it�察�and did not understand 

it�察  �he  reread    it�察 �and   ended    by   understanding       it。  It  produced    a  wild 

confusion of ideas in his mind�察�he thought that he was becoming insane。 

Little   by   little�察  �the   chaos   became   less   tumultuous�察  �order   began   to   reign�察�

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