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one   is   not   allowed   to   strangle。   I   will   say  no   more。   Have   I   made   myself 

intelligible�拭�You are so intelligent。 

       ;Apropos�察�Antoinette sends you a sketch or a painting�察�I do not know 

which�察�that will be handed to you by Count Abel Larinski。 He is a Pole�察�of 

that there can be no doubt�察�you will perceive it at once。 I wish him well�察�he 

was obliging enough to extricate me from a breakneck position into which 

I had foolishly thrust myself。 That I have a pair of legs to walk on�察�and a 

hand to write with�察�I owe to him。 I recommend him to your kind reception�察�

and   I   beg   you   to   get   him   to   relate   his   history。   He   is   one   of   those   who 

narrate�察�not every day�察�it is true�察�but when you touch the right spring�察�he 

starts�察�and cannot be stopped。 Seriously�察�M。 Larinski is no ordinary man�察�



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you will find pleasure in his acquaintance。 I have discovered that he is in 

rather   embarrassed   circumstances。   He   is   the   son   of   an   emigrant�察  �whose 

property has been confiscated。 His father was a half fool�察�who made great 

attempts     to  cut  a  channel    through    the  Isthmus    of  Panama�察   �and   never 

succeeded in cutting his way through anything。 He was himself beginning 

to earn money in San Francisco�察�when�察�in 1863�察�he gave everything up to 

go    and   fight  against   the  Russians。    This   enthusiastic    patriot  has   since 

adopted the calling of an inventor�察�in which he has been unsuccessful�察�he 

is now in search of a livelihood。 Do not think he will ask for anything�察�he 

is an hidalgo�察�he wraps himself proudly in his poverty�察�as a Castilian does 

in his cloak。 I am interested in him�撮察�I want to assist him�察�give him a lift�察�

but�察�first�察�I wish to feel sure that he is worthy of my sympathy。 Examine 

him closely�察�sift him well�察�I trust your eyes rather than my own�察�I have the 

greatest faith in your skill in this kind of valuation。 

       ;Antoinette   sends   you   her   most   affectionate   greetings。   She   adores 

Saint Moritz�察�you would think that she had found something here which 

has wrought a charm over her。 For my own part�察�I am delighted to have 

recovered my appetite�察�my sleep�察�and all the rest�察�and yet I regret having 

come�察�can you reconcile that�拭�Let me know as soon as possible what you 

think    of  my   Pole�察  �but�察 �pray   do  not   condemn     him   unheard。    No    hasty 

decision�察    �I  entreat�察 �an   expert   is  bound    not   to  be  influenced     by  his 

prejudices�察�but to weigh his judgments as his words。 Adieu�察�dear madame�察�

pity me in spite of my full cheeks。; 

     Madame de Lorcy replied in these words�察�by return mail�此�

       ;You are indeed innocent�察�my dear professor�察�and your finesse is but 

too apparent�察�I could not help understanding。 Is she�察�indeed so foolish。 I 

did not think her overwise�察�but here she astonishes me more than I would 

have believed。 You can tell her�察�for meor rather don't say anything to her�察�

I will only speak to you�察�I am too angry to reason with her。 I will see your 

Pole�察�I await him resolutely�察�but�察�in truth�察�I have seen him already。 I am 

well acquainted with him�察�I know him by heart�察�I have no doubt that he is 

some     impostor。    I  will  examine     him   without    prejudice�察   �with  religious 

impartiality。 You are so good as to remind me that an expert suspends his 

judgment。 I will hold my police force in reserve�察�and I will let you know 



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before long what I think of your adventurer。 Ah� �yes�察�I do pity you�察�poor 

man。 After all�察�however�察�you alone are to blame�察�is it my fault that you did 

not know how to act�拭�God bless you� ─�

     At the time when Samuel Brohl�察�seated amid the heather�察�in an oak´ 

grove�察�was conversing with phantoms�察�Mme。 de Lorcy�察�alone in her /salon/�察�

was occupied with her needlework�察�and her thoughts�察�which revolved in a 

circle�察  �like   a   horse   in   a   riding´school。   She   had   for   several   days   been 

expecting      Count    Abel    Larinski's   visit�察 �she   wondered      at  his  want    of 

promptness�察     �and    suspected    that  he   was   afraid   of  her。  This    suspicion 

pleased     her。  Several   times    she  fancied    she  heard    a  man's   step  in  the 

antechamber�察�at which she started nervously�察�and the rose´coloured strings 

of her cap fluttered on her shoulders。 

     Suddenly�察�while she was counting her stitches�察�with head bent down�察�

some one entered without her perceiving it�察�seized her hand�察�and�察�devoutly 

kissing it�察�threw his hat on the table�察�and then dropped into a chair�察�where 

he remained motionless�察�with his legs stretched out�察�and his eyes riveted 

on the floor。 

     ;Oh�    �It  is  you�察  �Camille�察─   �exclaimed     Mme。     de  Lorcy。    ;You    come 

apropos。 Well�拭─�

     ;Well� �yes�察�madame�察�that is it�察─�replied M。 Langis�察 �and you see before 

you   the   most   unhappy   of   men。   Why   is   your   pond   dry�拭  �I   want   to   fling 

myself into it head foremost。; 

     Mme。 de Lorcy laid down her embroidery�察�and crossed her arms。 ;So 

you have returned�拭─�said she。 

     ;Would to God I never had gone there� �It is a land where poison is sold�察�

and I have drunk of it。; 

     ;Don't abuse metaphors。 You have seen her�拭�What did you say to her�拭─�

     ;Nothing�察�madamenothing of what is in my heart。 I made her believe 

that I had reflected�察�and changed my views�察�that I was entirely cured of my 

foolish passion for her�察�that I was simply making her a friendly visit。 Yes�察�

madame�察�I remained half a day with her�察�and during the half day I never 

once betrayed myself。 I convinced her that the mask was a face。 Tell me�察�

conscientiously�察  �have   you   ever   read   of   a   more   heroic   act   in   Plutarch's 

/Lives of Great Men/�拭─�



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     ;She herself�察�what did she say to you�拭─�

     ;She   was   so   enchanted�察  �so   delighted   with   the   change�察  �that   she   was 

dying to embrace me。; 

     ;She shall pay for it。 And he�察�did you see him�拭─�

     ;Just caught a glimpse of him�察�looked up to him as was befitting the 

humility   of   my   position。   This   fortunate   man�察  �this   glorious   mortal�察  �was 

enthroned on the top of the mail´coach。; 

     ;Is he really so fascinating�拭─�

     ;He has�察�I assure you�察�a certain look of deep profundity�察�and he bears 

his exploits inscribed on his brow。 What am I�察�to contend against him� �You 

must allow that I have the appearance of a school´boy。 And yet�察�if I were 

to boast。 This road in Transylvania for which I had the contract was by no 

means easy to construct。 We had to cut through the solid rock�察�working in 

the   air�察 �suspended     by   ropes。   This   perilous   labour   so   disheartened     our 

workmen that some of them left us�察�to encourage the rest�察�I was slung up 

like them�察�and like them handled the pickaxe。 One day�察�in the explosion of 

a   charge   a   piece   of   stone   struck   the   rope   of   one   of   my   men   with   such 

violence that it cut it as clean in two as the edge of a razor would have 

done。 The   man   fellI   believed   him   to   be   lost�察  �by   a   miracle�察  �his   clothes 

caught   in   some   brushwood�察  �to   which   he   succeeded   in   clinging。   It   was   I 

who went to his assistance�察�and I swear to you that in this rescue I proved 

the strength of my muscles�察�and ran the risk twenty times of breaking my 

neck。 The workmen had mistrusted me on account of my youth�察�from that 

day�察�I can assure you�察�they held me in respect。; 

     ;Did you relate this incident to Antoinette�拭─�

     ;What would have been the use�拭�With women it does not suffice to be 

a   great   man�察  �you   must   have   the   look   of   one   too。; And   Camille   Langis 

cried out�察�clinching his hands�此 �Ah� �madame�察�I entreat you�察�do you know 

where I can procure a Polish head�察�a Polish mustache�察�a Polish smile�拭�Pray�察�

where are these articles to be had�察�and what is their market price�拭�I will 

not haggle� �O women� �what a set you areplague on you� ─�

     ;And are aunts the same�拭─�gravely asked Mme。 de Lorcy。 

     He answered more calmly�此 �No�察�madame�察�you are a woman without an 

equal�察�and I name you every day in my prayers。 You are my only resource�察�



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my consolation�察�my counsel。 Do not refuse me your precious instructions� �

What ought I to do�拭─�

     Mme。 de Lorcy gazed up at the ceiling for an instant�察�and then said�此�

;Love   elsewhere�察  �my   dear�察  �abandon   this   foolish   girl   to   her   fate   and   her 

Pole。; 

     He   started   and   replied�此   �You   demand   what   is   impossible。   I   am   no 

longer   my   own   master�察  �she   has   taken   possession   of   meshe   holds   me。 

Love elsewhere�拭�Can you think of it�拭�I detest herI curse herbut I adore 

her� ─�

     She rejoined�此 �You should not use hyperbole any more than metaphors。 

Both   are   unsolid   food。   When   you   decide   not   to   love�察  �you   will   love   no 

more。; 

     ;That supposes that I have several hearts to choose from。 I never had 

but one�察�and that no longer belongs to me。 So you refuse me your advice�拭─�

     ;What   advice   would   you   have   me   give   you   before   having   seen   M。 

Larinski before having taken the measure of this hero�拭─�

     ;What� �you expect to see him�拭─�

     ;I am waiting for him to call�察�and I am sorry he keeps me waiting。; 

     ;Seriously�察�will you receive this man�拭─�

     ;I have been asked to examine him。; 

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