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light to dawn。 Samuel Brohl felt that he had had a film over his eyes�察�and 

that it was now removed。 He saw things that he never had seen before�察�and 

he felt joy mingled with terror。 He learned /The Merchant of Venice/ by 

heart。   He   shut   himself   up   in   the   barn�察  �so   that   he   might   cry   out   with 

Shylock�此 �Hath not a Jew eyes�拭�hath not a Jew hands�察�organs�察�dimensions�察�

senses�察�affections�察�passions�拭�If you prick us�察�do we not bleed�拭�If you tickle 

us�察�do we not laugh�拭�if you poison us�察�do we not die�拭�and if you wrong us�察�

shall we not revenge�拭─�He repeated�察�too�察�with Lorenzo�此�

       ;Sit�察 �Jessica。    Look    how    the  floor   of  heaven     Is  thick  inlaid   with 

patines of bright gold。 There's not   the smallest orb which thou   behold'st 

But   in   his   motion   like   an   angel   sings�察  �Still   quiring   to   the   young´eyed 

cherubins�此  �Such   harmony   is   in   immortal   souls�察  �But   whilst   this   muddy 

vesture of decay Doth grossly close it in�察�we cannot hear it。; 

     Samuel sometimes rose at night to watch the heavens�察�and he fancied 

he heard the voices of the ;young´eyed cherubins。; He dreamed of a world 

where Jessicas and Portias were to be met�察�of a world where Jews were as 

proud as Shylock�察�as vindictive as Shylock�察�and�察�as Shylock�察�ate the hearts 

of their enemies for revenge。 He also dreamed�察�poor fool�察�that there was in 

Samuel   Brohl's   mind   or   bosom   an   immortal   soul�察  �and   that   in   this   soul 

there was music�察�but that he could not hear it because the muddy vesture 



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of decay too grossly closed it in。 Then he experienced a feeling of disgust 

for   Galicia�察  �for   the   tavern�察  �for   the   tavern´keeper�察  �and   for   Samuel   Brohl 

himself。 An   old   schoolmaster�察  �who   owned   a   harpsichord�察  �taught   him   to 

play  on   it�察  �and�察 �believing   he   was   doing   good�察 �lent   him  books。   One   day�察�

Samuel modestly expressed to his father a desire to go to the gymnasium 

at Lemberg   to   learn various   things that seemed   good   to him  to   know。  It 

was then that he received from the paternal hand a great blow�察�which made 

him see all the stars of heaven in broad daylight。 Old Jeremiah Brohl had 

taken    a  dislike   to  his  son   Samuel     Brohl�察   �because    he  thought    he   saw 

something in his eyes that seemed to say that Samuel despised his father。 

     ;Poor devil� ─�murmured Count Abel�察�picking up a pebble and tossing it 

into the air。 ;Fate owes him compensation�察�it has dealt so roughly with him 

thus    far。  He   fell  from   the  frying´pan     into   the  fire�察 �he  exchanged      his 

servitude   for   a   still   worse   slavery。   When   he   left   the   land   of   Egypt�察  �he 

fancied   he   saw   the   palms   of   the   promised   land。   Alas�   �it   was   not   long 

before he regretted Egypt and Pharaoh� �Why was not this woman Portia�拭�

why was she neither young nor beautiful�拭─�And he added�此 �Ah� �old fairy�察�

you made him suffer� ─�

     It seemed to Count Larinski that this woman�察�this ugly fairy who had 

made Samuel Brohl suffer so much�察�stood there�察�before him�察�and that she 

scanned him  from  head   to   foot�察  �as   a   fairy�察  �whether   old or   young�察  �might 

scan a worm。 She had an imperious�察�contemptuous smile on her lips�察�the 

smile of a czarina�察�so Catharine II smiled�察�when she was dissatisfied with 

Potemkin�察�and said to herself�察 �I made him what he is�察�and to´morrow I 

can ruin him。; ;Yes�察�it was she�察�it was surely she�察─�thought Count Larinski。 

;I cannot mistake。 I saw her five weeks ago�察�in the Vallee du Diable�察�she 

made me tremble� ─�

     This   woman   who   had   taken   Samuel   Brohl   from   out   of   the   land   of 

Egypt�察�and had showered attentions upon him�察�was a Russian princess。 She 

owned   an   estate   of   Podolia�察  �and   chance   would   have   it   that   one   day�察  �in 

passing�察�she stopped at the tavern where young Samuel was growing up in 

the shadow of the tabernacle。 He was then sixteen。 In spite of his squalid 

rags�察�she was struck by his figure。 She was a woman of intelligence�察�and 

had no prejudices。 ;When he is well washed and cared for�察─�she thought�察�



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;when he is divested of his native impurities�察�when he has seen the world 

and had communication with honest people�察�he certainly will be a noble 

fellow。; She made him talk�察�and found him intelligent�察�she liked intelligent 

men。 She made him sing�察�assured herself that he had a voice�察�she adored 

music。 She questioned him�察�he told her all his misery�察�and while he talked 

she said to herself�此 �No�察�I do not mistake�察�he has a future before him�察�in 

two or three years he will be superb。 Three years is not long�此�the gardener 

who   grafts   a   young   tree   is   often   condemned   to   wait   longer   than   that。; 

When he had ended his narrative�察�she told him that she was in want of a 

secretary�察�that she had had several�察�but that she had soon tired of them�察�on 

account of their not having the desired qualifications�察�she asked him if he 

would like to accept the position。 He replied only by pointing his finger to 

his father�察�who was smoking his pipe on the door´step。 A moment later she 

was closeted with Jeremiah Brohl。 

     She at once proposed to him to buy his son�察�he dropped his arms in 

astonishment�察�then felt delighted and charmed。 He declared�察�at first�察�that 

his son was not for sale�察�and then he insinuated that if ever he did sell him 

he would sell him dear�察�he was�察�according to his opinion�察�merchandise of 

the best quality�察�a rich and rare article。 He raised his demands ridiculously�察�

she exclaimed�察�he affirmed he could not put them lower�察�that he had his 

terms�察�and that he always sold at a fixed price。 They disputed a long time�察�

she   was   about   to   give   up�察  �he   yielded�察  �and   they   ended   by   making   the 

transaction。 She sent for Samuel and said to him�此 �My boy�察�you belong to 

meI have bought you for cash。 You are satisfied with the bargain�察�are you 

not�拭─�

     He   was   stupefied   to   learn   that   he   had   a   commercial   value�察  �he   never 

had suspected it。 He wanted very much to know what he was worth�察�but 

the   princess   was   discreet   upon   the   subject�察  �and   desired   that   he   should 

believe that he had cost her a fabulous sum。 After reflection�察�he made his 

conditions�察�he stipulated that he should belong to himself for three years�察�

which   time   he   would   employ   in   study   and   in   satisfying   a   multitude   of 

curious longings。 

     She   readily   consented�察  �as   that   had   been   her   own   intention�此  �it   would 

take fully three years before the fruit was ripe and ready to be served at the 



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princely table。 She gave him instructions and advice�察�all bearing the stamp 

of a superior mind�察�she understood the world�察�the state of public affairs�察�

and   physiology�察  �all   that   can   be   learned�察  �and   all   that   cannot   be   learned。 

Thus   Samuel   Brohl   set   out�察  �his   pocket   well   filled�察  �for   the   University   of 

Prague�察  �which   he   soon   left   to   settle   at   Heidelberg�察  �whence   he   went   to 

Bonn�察�then to Berlin�察�then to Paris。 He was restless�察�he did not know what 

he   wanted�察  �but   wherever   he   went   he   studied   semiquavers�察  �naturals�察  �and 

flats�察�it was part of the conditions。 

     The   princess   was   herself   a   great   traveller�察  �two   or   three   times   a   year 

Samuel   Brohl   received   a   visit   from   her。   She   questioned   him�察  �examined 

him�察�felt him�察�as we feel a peach to be certain it is ripe。 Samuel was very 

happy�察�he was free�察�he enjoyed his life�察�he did as he pleased。 One single 

thing     spoiled    his  happiness�察     �when     he   looked    in   the   glass�察  �he   would 

sometimes   say   within   himself�此   �These   are   the   features   of   a   man   who   is 

sold�察  �and   the   woman   who   bought   him   is   neither   young   nor   beautiful。; 

Several   times   he   determined   to   learn   a   trade�察  �so   that   he   might   be   in   a 

position   to   refund   the   debt   and   break   the   bargain。   But   he   never   did。   He 

was both ambitious and idle。 He wanted to fly at once�察�he had a horror of 

beginnings of apprenticeships。 His early education had been so neglected 

that in order to recover lost time he would have been compelled to study 

hardall   the   more   so   because�察  �although   he   was   quick´witted�察  �and   had   a 

marvellous facility for entering into the thoughts of others�察�his own stock 

was   poor�察  �he   had   no   ideas   of   his   own�察  �nor   individuality   of   mind。   He 

possessed a collection of half´talents�察�even in music�察�he was incapable of 

originating�察�when he attempted to compose�察�his inspirations proved mere 

reminiscences。 He did himself justice�察�he felt that�察�strive as he might�察�his 

half´talents     never    would     aid   him    to  secure    the   first  position�察   �and    he 

disdained the second。 In fact�察�what he most needed was will�察�which�察�after 

all�察�makes the man。 He tried to fling himself from his horse�察�which carried 

him where he did not desire to go�察�but he felt that his feet held firm in the 

stirrup�察  �he   had   not   strength   to   disengage   them�察  �and   he   remained   in   the 

saddle。 Not being able to be a great man�察�he abandoned himself to his fate�察�

which condemned him to be only a knave。 At the expiration of his term of 

freedom�察�he declared himself solvent�察�and the princess took possession of 

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